https://grrrltraveler.com A Female Solo Travel Blog | It's not a vacation until you survive it! Fri, 17 Jan 2025 21:53:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://grrrltraveler.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/favicon.gif https://grrrltraveler.com 32 32 https://grrrltraveler.com/varanasi-travel-guide/ https://grrrltraveler.com/varanasi-travel-guide/#comments Thu, 03 Aug 2017 01:19:34 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=51886   This post contains affiliate links. I highly recommend trip insurance on your adventures. Use this trip insurance finder tool to find an plan based on your budget! Check out affordable U.S. trip insurance. Varanasi. It’s one of the holiest pilgrimage cities in India. Travelers either love it or hate it. With the mother Ganga running...]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/varanasi-travel-guide/feed/ 3 https://grrrltraveler.com/celebrating-diwali-with-an-india-family/ https://grrrltraveler.com/celebrating-diwali-with-an-india-family/#comments Thu, 13 Jul 2017 12:08:28 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=51799   This post contains affiliate links. I highly recommend trip insurance on your adventures. Use this trip insurance finder tool to find an plan based on your budget! Check out affordable U.S. trip insurance. There are two things I’ve long wanted to do in India– stay with a local Indian family and celebrating Diwali in Varanasi....]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/celebrating-diwali-with-an-india-family/feed/ 10 https://grrrltraveler.com/5-must-try-indian-street-foods-in-varanasi/ https://grrrltraveler.com/5-must-try-indian-street-foods-in-varanasi/#comments Sun, 25 Jun 2017 14:37:58 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=51306   This post contains affiliate links. I highly recommend trip insurance on your adventures. Use this trip insurance finder tool to find an plan based on your budget! Check out affordable U.S. trip insurance. What are the must try street foods in Varanasi? Street food is not in plain sight in Varanasi as it is in...]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/5-must-try-indian-street-foods-in-varanasi/feed/ 14 https://grrrltraveler.com/things-to-know-before-traveling-varanasi/ https://grrrltraveler.com/things-to-know-before-traveling-varanasi/#comments Sun, 25 Jun 2017 14:36:18 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=51328   Varanasi, otherwise known as Bananas, can appear like a chaotic city. Travelers either love it or hate it. Sitting along the Ganges River, it is one of the oldest and largest spiritual cities in India and a big pilgrimage spot for many, who wish to take their departed ones to the Ganges. However, as...]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/things-to-know-before-traveling-varanasi/feed/ 9 https://grrrltraveler.com/things-to-know-about-sunrise-boat-rides-on-the-ganges-varanasi/ https://grrrltraveler.com/things-to-know-about-sunrise-boat-rides-on-the-ganges-varanasi/#comments Sun, 05 Jul 2009 20:23:12 +0000 http://travelerdiaries.wordpress.com/?p=783 Each year, there are thousands of pilgrimages to the holy city of Varanasi. (VIDEO)]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/things-to-know-about-sunrise-boat-rides-on-the-ganges-varanasi/feed/ 1 https://grrrltraveler.com/ghat-life-in-varanasi/ https://grrrltraveler.com/ghat-life-in-varanasi/#comments Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:57:18 +0000 http://travelerdiaries.wordpress.com/?p=124 Exploring Ghat Life]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/ghat-life-in-varanasi/feed/ 4 https://grrrltraveler.com/varanasi-stains/ https://grrrltraveler.com/varanasi-stains/#comments Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:47:46 +0000 http://travelerdiaries.wordpress.com/?p=122 The darker side of Varanasi When you first arrive Varanasi's streets and alleyways, especially closer to the Ganges can feel like a shit hole... one giant toilet! It takes time to acclimate to all that's going on in the surrounding environment. ]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/varanasi-stains/feed/ 1 https://grrrltraveler.com/varanasis-humorous-underbelly/ https://grrrltraveler.com/varanasis-humorous-underbelly/#comments Sun, 05 Oct 2008 21:44:31 +0000 http://travelerdiaries.wordpress.com/?p=120 My first sightseeing day in Varanasi]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/varanasis-humorous-underbelly/feed/ 1 https://grrrltraveler.com/durga-puja-festival-in-varanasi/ Sun, 05 Oct 2008 12:20:07 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=29599 Durga Puja Festival in Varanasi]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/sunrise-on-the-ganges-cremated-bodies/ Sun, 05 Oct 2008 11:26:06 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=15288 My boat cruise down the Ganges at 6 AM felt beautifully special ...and not, with reason that at least a 100 of other tourist boats were out on the waters racing to make the length of the Ganges before sunrise!]]>