So maybe you feel like we are giving you the short end of the stick by not telling all the great things you will experience on the explorations… yeah we felt bad about it too… ok, not really, but in case you were wondering what is exactly in store for you we put all the [Read more...]

This year the monsoon has come late and our family is packing up our bags in 45c heat to get ready to visit Two Chimneys in Gethia, Kumoun. It is a lovely and quaint 150 year old British Bungalow on multiple levels hidden in a hilly forest of fir trees. I can see myself now [Read more...]

Since starting VaranasiWalks officially last year in 2009 (though we have been doing research and walks with university students since 2001), we have had very interesting people come with us on heritage walking tours of Varanasi.  Some of the people might be just as interesting as the expeditions.  During Jan – Feb we were walking every other [Read more...]

When you are walking around the city of Varanasi you can literally stumble on history.  The rubble of heritage found on our walks is a mishmash of balcony ledges, carved stones and seemingly discarded images.  Exploreres on our walks are often taken aback by the apparent disregard of a 200 year old carved stone lintel [Read more...]

One of the best sights of the city is taking in the Ganga Aarti in the evening.  Viewing it from the boat is impressive as it feels like the pujaris (priests) are looking right at you, but I prefer to be on the shore and see all the folks interacting together in the event.  Come take our Boat Journey #2 and experiance it for yourself!