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    Kushinagar - recommended budget accommodation?

    by siel 14 April 2012

    Hi, can anyone recommend budget accommodation (max 1000 Rs for single room) in Kushinagar? tx, s

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    RE: 3 days in Gorakhpur

    by WILLEMSPIE 12 November 2011

    Gorakhpur is not a pleasant city, especially around the train station. You can go and visit Kushinagar.

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    RE: India Visa + overland pilgrimage

    by trekkingmonk 02 September 2011

    Some extra advice on your trip. While walking down into the sacred area of Kusinara there is a Vietnamese pilgrims rest house that looks…

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    Re: India Visa + overland pilgrimage

    by trekkingmonk 02 September 2011

    P.S. It is probably better to return from Kusinara to Gorakpur and take a train to Varanasi to visit Sarnath, then train from Varanasi…

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    Re: India Visa + overland pilgrimage

    by trekkingmonk 02 September 2011

    Yes, you can obtain a visa to India from the Indian Embassy visa section in Kathmandu. The trip from Kathmandu to Lumbini, crossing the…

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    India Visa + overland pilgrimage

    by hecticlee 02 September 2011

    Hi there I am going to be in Nepal next April and wanted to see if its easy to attain a visa for India from Nepal? Also I am planning…

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    RE: Clothes in January

    by RobertNL 01 December 2010

    Buddha Circle: Lumbini / Kushinagar / Bodgaya / Sarnath Robert

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    Advice on Kesariya and Vaishali

    by hazellandcarl 20 November 2010

    Has anyone been to the Buddhist pilgrimage sights of Kesariya and Vaishali? We are thinking of visiting them on the way to Patna from…

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    Re: Kushinagar to Patna

    by ndrx 20 November 2010

    1) [http://www.indiastudychannel.com/resources/43044-Kushinagar-Place-Gautam-Budha-near-deoria.aspx] Kushinagar > Kasia > Tarkulwa >…

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    Kushinagar to Patna

    by hazellandcarl 19 November 2010

    Hello! Does anyone know how we can get from Kushinagar to Patna? Is there a direct bus, or a few buses we can take? Any info appreciated…

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    RE: Please feedback on this Itinerary: Delhi/Agra - Buddhist's trail - Kolkata

    by hazellandcarl 16 November 2010

    Looks good - we're actually doing a similar route but starting in Varanasi / Sanarth and going up to Kushinagar then trying to loop round…

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    Healthy Eating in India

    by hazellandcarl 11 November 2010

    Hello! We are travelling India as vegetarians aboard a [Veggie Bus|www.theveggiebus.org] and finding it a culinary delight for veggies…

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    RE: Mandalay or Bagan?

    by Sophie8 10 November 2010

    Hi Cecil, For me two days was enough for Bagan. I rented a bicycle for two days and was biking around and saw all the main temples and…

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    Re: Please feedback on this Itinerary: Delhi/Agra - Buddhist's trail - Kolkata

    by silver2306 10 November 2010

    Ok, after further consideration i took off Patna/Vaishali cos they're too far out ... anyway, i placed nalanda half a day initially…

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    RE: Please feedback on this Itinerary: Delhi/Agra - Buddhist's trail - Kolkata

    by silver2306 10 November 2010

    Thanks guys. Initially gave 5 dys Sarnath cos the Dalai Lama will teaching thru out. But i have reduced it now (& added time else where)…

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    Please feedback on this Itinerary: Delhi/Agra - Buddhist's trail - Kolkata

    by silver2306 09 November 2010

    Hi guys, I'll be backpacking on the buddhist trail- first time to north india! & also plan to tour around the cities of Delhi/Agra/Calcu…

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    Can it get more bizaare than this?

    by nijkerk 28 July 2010

    ""Burmese military leader General Than Shwe visited the eastern Indian Buddhist center in Bodhgaya on Sunday. He then traveled to several…

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    buddhist train

    by wongawonga 08 February 2010

    There is a special `Buddhist Train’ leaving on February 13. The Mahaparinirvan Express takes you to Bodhgaya , Nalanda, Sravasti, Lumbin…

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    Re: Long Distance Walking and Camping, Gorakhpur to Kushinagar

    by sunjay 24 October 2009

    [http://ngo.india.gov.in/] [http://www.socialjustice.nic.in/ ] [http://members.rediff.com/15aug1947/ngolink.html ] [http://www.idrf.org/d…

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    Long Distance Walking and Camping, Gorakhpur to Kushinagar

    by gunka 24 October 2009

    Just curious if it is safe and or possible to walk "long" distances in India and camp along the way? I was thinking of walking from Gorakhpu…

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    RE: East UP, Bihar and Nepal – Itinerary Advice

    by hihowruin 15 September 2009

    I have edited slightly my plan... lemme know what you guys think of it 23rd of January we fly from Delhi to Kathmandu. 23rd (shopping…

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    RE: East UP, Bihar and Nepal – Itinerary Advice

    by vistet 15 September 2009

    +23rd, 24th and 25th we stay and visit Kathmandu..+ Suggest you stay in Boudnath. +26th, 27th and 28th we stay in Pokhara+ Pokhara…

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    RE: East UP, Bihar and Nepal – Itinerary Advice

    by bsmart 14 September 2009

    I'll answer as much as i can: 23rd, 24th and 25th we stay and visit Kathmandu (is it possible to include Chitwan here and yet see everyth…

  25. hihowruin avatar

    East UP, Bihar and Nepal – Itinerary Advice

    by hihowruin 14 September 2009

    Hello Guys I am all confused with my travel plan... would be great if you can give your suggestions to me. I have to go to Gaya for…

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