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Category Archives: Uttar Pradesh
Leaving India – Arriving in Nepal.
There was time to see a final sunrise over the Ganges before having to move on to Nepal. Our journey from Varanassi to Kathmandu was long with high high points and low low ones! We hired a car which we … Continue reading
Posted in India, Kathmandu, Nepal, Uttar Pradesh
Tagged Border Crossing, India, Kathmandu, Nepal, Uttar Pradesh, Varanassi
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India Highlights.
Leaving India made for a very early teary start. I loved my time there and feel I have so much to thank India for. I hope with all my heart I’ll make it back one day. My India highlights… 1 … Continue reading
Posted in Goa, India, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh
Tagged Dhaaravi, Goa, Hampi, Hampi Bazaar, India, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Taj Mahal
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Pictures from Varanassi.
A few pictures from our days spend amidst the chaos that is Varanassi. Despite the ridiculous amount of filth, the billion animals, the burning bodies and the constant jostling crowds I loved the city. Varanassi oozed a special atmosphere, it enchanted … Continue reading
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Varanassi.
Arriving in Varanassi was bittersweet. I’d long wanted to visit the city on the shores of the Ganges but it was to be our final stop in India so I felt undeniably sad that the Indian part of our adventure was … Continue reading
Posted in India, Uttar Pradesh
Tagged Burning ghats, Ganges River, India, Uttar Pradesh, Varanassi
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Pictures from the Taj Mahal.
On our way through India I must have asked at least a hundred people what they thought of Agra. The most common response I received was “It’s a shit hole”. Before arriving I had heard countless stories about the crowds, … Continue reading
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Agra.
I’m sure many would disagree but we found Agra to be a welcome rest from busy cities, pushy touts and air so thick it could choke a person. The tales of aggressive tour guides, cheating hostel owners and a rubbish … Continue reading
Arriving in Agra.
We were up at the crack of dawn to fight our way through the crowds of mannerless men and clamber onto our Agra bound train. The journey was fairly non-eventful and strangely, it was much faster than we’d anticipated. We’d … Continue reading