Stories from a trip to Rajasthan
This was going to be a highlight of our trip to India. The possibility of seeing a Bengal tiger, in the wild, in Rathambore National Park. It had been the former royal hunting ground for many centuries and was also home to a 1000 year old fort. The estimate was Read more…
Bhawani had done us proud. We were suitably dressed as guests for an Indian wedding. Gemma and I looked impressive in our saris especially after the local laundress had undid our first attempts at dressing and pinned our saris correctly. Stuart looked like a maharajah! We set off at 6pm. Read more…
Bhawani was our host in the Pleasant Havelli Hotel, in Jaisalmer. He was good company: friendly, knowledgeable and entertaining. It was nearing the end of the season so we were the only guests. He offered to take us to the best viewpoint in town, to watch the sun set over Read more…
Travelling on foot in India, it is difficult to avoid hard-selling, hustling and some hassle. It can be exhausting and a bit annoying. After all we were supposed to be on holiday. You start off politely enough. ” No thank you…….not now…maybe later….etc” and you end up engaging in conversation. Read more…
I was pretty sure that I knew the answer to this one. I loved travel and I loved learning about other places, people and cultures so it must definitely broaden the mind. But India made me dig a little deeper. We met several lovely people during our trip – Read more…
No trip to India would be complete without a night at a Bollywood movie. The Indian film industry is the biggest in the world and is based in Mumbai. We were in Jaipur, Rajhastan, which is practically the other side of the country. So a Mumbai visit was impossible. But Read more…
The best part of the camel safari was the Desert Camp. I had cooled down and the others had arrived. We surveyed our temporary home. the camp consisted of a cooking area, a sitting area and a sleeping area. toilet facilities were based on sheer will-power (dont go) or finding Read more…
So, when you’re sitting on a camel – seat position and balance are crucial. Stay central and sit upright. Always, look ahead rather than down. Lean back when the camel is going down hill. Grip the saddle tightly with your legs. I figured all this out by myself due to Read more…
This is the kind of activity I would consider briefly, pre – holiday, and then dismiss on the grounds that I am neither young enough, nor fit enough, nor adventurous enough. The problem was that I was travelling with my daughter (who is young , fit and adventurous) and Read more…
India is a vast country and the distances are hard to grasp. We have a driver for a few days to take us between cities. Sohan is 58 years old and comes from the North of India, near the border with China. He comes to Delhi to work and returns Read more…
