We get the hump in Jaisalmer
From the five-star luxury of Jodhpur’s Raas Hotel to the sublime chaos of Jaisalmer in the Rajasthan desert — and yes, a camel ride was involved. Tom gets the hump, in more ways than one.
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Poppy day in Rajasthan
Jodphur, Thursday 23rd October. We arrived in Jodphur yesterday afternoon after a long drive from Udaiphur ( with a stopover for a quick look-see at a famous marble Jain Temple in Ranakpur…. Memsahib had a priest say a prayer for her there…. which she had to pay for….but I declined the offer…. ‘Bloody Athiest’ I […]
Read MoreRed Dot Specials?
Monday 20th October 2014 We have arrived in Udaipur at last, after our 'Spice-Jet' flight from Delhi was delayed by 5 hours ( delayed or cancelled, hard to know?). Lucky for us, I received a phone call from our Mr Ashish at 'Oriental Routes'. (there's a joke there somewhere…. ever had an ori… forget […]
Read MoreOh goodness gracious me….!
Just a very quick update before we depart in 15 minutes for Jaipur…….Memsahib and I are in a small desert town half-way between Jaiselmere and Jaipur…. it's called Naguar, and no, I'd never heard of it before either. We've been here for 2 nights, staying in the most fantastic place you could wish for…. The […]
Read MoreWell I’ll be Burka’d…
Up early, as we have to meet up with our personal tour guide at 9:30 this morning. After a superb breakfast in the '1911' restaurant, we get to the lobby 15 minutes late, to find him waiting patiently for us….( I find that most Indians seem to be the patient type here) He introduces himself […]
Read MoreThey Sikh us here, they Sikh us there….
Glad that long flight is over. Memsahib and I sailed through customs at Delhi's 'Indira Gandhi International Airport'…. no worry's about th excess wine we have either. The main concern for the authorities seemed to be the Ebola health inspection check that everyone off the Emirates flight had to go through…. all flights coming from […]
Read MoreFirst Class to Delhi?……almost…
The last time I posted on the blog from Dubai I remember complaining about the price of the coffee as well as the service…..( actually it was in Doha airport, but both are in the ‘Yewknighted’ Arab Emirates, both begin with letter D, and both are places to be avoided at all cost, unless in […]
Read MoreTime for Memsahib to pack her Sari once again
It was a real ‘spur-of-the-moment’ decision a couple of months ago that saw me make a booking for India. We were spending a few nights of relaxtion up at our country retreat ( calm down… It’s really just a rural 50 acre lot, with a comfortable ‘country style ‘weekender’ house on it, hidden away […]
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