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    RE: from Darjeeling to Patna

    by Giora 26 May 2012

    It's as safe as anything in India. I would STRONGLY advise you to use trains while travelling in Bihar. The bus situation in Bihar is…

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    RE: east india

    by Jeraboa 24 May 2012

    In Bihar you will meet plenty of other travellers in Bodhgaya, but few other places. I enjoyed Bihar a lot the countryside is beautiful…

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    RE: patna-gaya bus

    by Giora 21 May 2012

    I don't know anything about the Bihar Tourism bus, but I have some advice on travelling in Bihar: take the train!! The roads in the state…

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    RE: Trip report Darjeeling – Sikkim – Bihar –Varanasi

    by romel 05 May 2012

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    RE: Bihar and Bodh Gaya

    by John555 01 May 2012

    Bihar does have a terrible reputation and I must say it is the only place in India where I have ever felt in danger. I agree, but should…

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    Bihar and Bodh Gaya

    by kumari74 01 May 2012

    I would like to visit Bodh Gaya and take a tour of the ancient buddhist sites around Bihar and UP. Bihar does have a terrible reputation…

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    RE: Trip report Darjeeling – Sikkim – Bihar –Varanasi

    by siel 01 May 2012

    pics for Varanasi and Sarnath: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2940214394511.2111549.1535700207&type=3&l=e6ee7c2f14 for Bihar:…

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    RE: Trip report Darjeeling – Sikkim – Bihar –Varanasi

    by zoltan 30 April 2012

    Good report. Thank-you for sharing the details of your journey. Would love to know if you have photos to share as well (a web-link perha…

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    Trip report Darjeeling – Sikkim – Bihar –Varanasi

    by siel 30 April 2012

    Trip report Darjeeling – Sikkim – Bihar – Varanasi *Kurseong & Darjeeling* My first stop was in Kurseong, coming from the Banglade …

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    RE: Travelling alone in North India (Delhi, Jaipur, Agra, Varanasi)

    by musafir 24 April 2012

    Bihar and UP in May would be insufferable. Have you ever been in 45 + C. daily kind of heat? I think not!!! Go to Leh ,Tabo,…

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    RE: Varanasi to Bodhgaya transport

    by Giora 20 April 2012

    It's a long way from Varanasi to Bodhgaya: you're looking at a trip that, by taxi, will you the best part of a day. Most of the journey…

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    RE: 2 months in India. Where to go?

    by arif4ukhan 09 April 2012

    its also better u visite Bodh Gaya in Bihar where Budha places

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    RE: Tourist Police in decline after Mubarak?

    by SilverMaple 06 April 2012

    I certainly have shared the OP’s fears about Egypt. For 20 years I vetoed any holidays there till my wife pressured me to go last autumn,…

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    RE: India Travel

    by purnimasingh 04 April 2012

    Hi, If you really wish to travel offbeat location in India..then i have a suggestion. Visit Bihar & Jharkhand. "Mandar Hill Parvat" is…

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    RE: Is it possible?

    by musafir 03 April 2012

    Sasaram in Bihar is on the way from Kolkatta to Benares. Jaunpur in UP is an easy day trip from Benares to see some huge…

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    RE: Getting to Bodhgaya by train

    by mr_rush 16 March 2012

    Go for 2 tier AC. Bihar is much safer than it used to be.

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    RE: Getting to Bodhgaya by train

    by shiva108 16 March 2012

    Hi ü Take the train to Gaya (they are direct trains from Delhi and Varanasi) and then a bus a or a rickshaw to Bodhgaya. No problem, it's…

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    Getting to Bodhgaya by train

    by nosarayogi 16 March 2012

    Hi - I will be traveling from Delhi to Bodhgaya about May 1, coming back May 14. I'm going to the Root Institute. I've been reading about…

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    RE: Choice Between Itineraries - Rajasthan

    by musafir 13 March 2012

    #13 !!!!Asia's , nay the world's most amazing wonder of the world is Angkor watt in Cambodia Borobodur in Java isn't shabby…

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    Re: Is it worth visiting Janakpur?

    by travelgreen 16 February 2012

    There are different ways of seeing it of course. It is one of the important Hindu pilgrimage site. If you are just visiting Nepal, this…

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    Traveling India - (Mid March - May) - What to see?? Companions?

    by raimar01 14 February 2012

    Dear Fellow Travelers, I will be traveling India from Mid March until the beginning of May and wanted some advice on where I should go…

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    RE: WARNING: Travel post

    by Shanna 12 February 2012

    Reading, and then watching "The Far Pavilions" as a kid has always made me want to go to India, and the Khyber Pass. It also makes me…

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