Jaisalmer was founded in 1156 by a leader of the Bhati Rajput clan named Jaisal. The Bhati’s, who trace their lineage back to Krishna, ruled right through until Indian Independence in 1947. By the 16th Century, Jaisalmer was prospering from its position on the camel-train routes between India and South East Asia. Under British rule,ContinueContinue reading “India: Travelling to Jaisalmer”
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India: Mehrangarh
After waking up and nearly knocking myself out on a shelf in the room, I had the breakfast of champions…toast! Following breakfast, I took an incredibly hard walk up to Mehrangarh: hard because of the heat, which didn’t show any signs of giving in. I only walked for about ten minutes, but those ten minutesContinueContinue reading “India: Mehrangarh”
India: Travelling to Jodhpur
Today was woken up by what can only be described as someone throwing a metal keg down three flights of stairs! It was about 7.30am and I was not impressed, needless to say I did go back to sleep, however it wasn’t a good sleep. Taking an Auto-Rickshaw to the Bus Station I arrived justContinueContinue reading “India: Travelling to Jodhpur”
India: Today I have been everywhere
What a journey, today I’ve been EVERYWHERE. Beginning in Bundi, travelling to Chittorgarh and doing a spot of sightseeing before getting back onto a bus and travelling to Udaipur…phew…a long day. Setting off for the train station at the early hour of 8.45am was a little harsh as I was still half asleep, but theContinueContinue reading “India: Today I have been everywhere”
Inida: Bundi Place and Taragarh Fort
Today I went on an adventure! It was just like Indiana Jones, but without the whip…or the brave adventurer. I woke up hoping to eat some leftover food from my meal last night…but it was half nibbled…therefore I have come to the conclusion that the room has mice! My adventure this morning was up theContinueContinue reading “Inida: Bundi Place and Taragarh Fort”
India: Braless to Bundi on a Blueline
Waking up this morning with sunburn was not a pleasant feeling. Nevertheless, I got up and packed the last of my belongings, bound for breakfast and one last meal at the lovely ‘Milkman Guest House’. Walking the short distance to the Bus Station thoroughly wore me out after yesterday. To be honest, any physical activityContinueContinue reading “India: Braless to Bundi on a Blueline”
India: Pushkar
I got the bus from Jaipur to Pushkar. I managed to overstay at the hotel (by this I mean that I thought that the check-out was 12 noon, but really it was 10am) and then getting hassled by some Auto Rickshaw drivers. Really I just wanted to find an internet cafe and then find someContinueContinue reading “India: Pushkar”
India: The Pink City
Today I woke up after spending a large chunk of the night listening to the storm that has been raging! It began with some light rain that got heavier as the evening progressed and then developed into a full blown storm into the early hours of this morning. There’s been thunder and lightning and everywhereContinueContinue reading “India: The Pink City”
India: Jaipur Belly
Today I have been ill. I shan’t go into great detail, as I’m sure you don’t want to know. Let’s just say that it’s not pleasant and I haven’t wanted to go away from the hotel room much! On a more upbeat note, I have monkeys outside the room. I tried very hard to getContinueContinue reading “India: Jaipur Belly”
India: Jaipur
Waking up bright and early at the spritely hour of 8am I packed up my bag and taxied it to the bus station. With mere minutes to go until it departed, I managed to get onto the correct bus headed for Jaipur. This would cost ₨730 and take six hours. When I arrived onto theContinueContinue reading “India: Jaipur”
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