Hello from Pushkar, which is regarded as one of the holiest cities in Hinduism. We arrived here yesterday lunchtime following a horrific 5am start and a 5.5 hour train journey from Udaipur. I was sad to leave India's city of romance, which had a lovely relaxed vibe about it. An evening boat cruise was the final action of my time there, which awarded us incredible views of the sun setting over the mountains. But that very much marked the end of a chilled out two d...

Hello again from beautiful Udaipur, which is another gem of a city in Rajasthan state. I really wasn't expecting it to live up to its billing as India's most romantic city, but in my 2 days here I have found myself surprisingly agreeing with the tag. Although I haven't seen much of India, I would be shocked if there was any other city as peaceful, tranquil and romantic in this generally chaotic country. After just one night here I found myself feeling much more ...

Well I've just arrived in Udaipur, which is apparently India's most romantic city, but we spent the last 2 nights in Rajasthan's second largest city Jodhpur (population 1.6 million). The last few days have seen me get my first taste of Indian public bus transport, with the bus journey from Jaisalmer to Jodhpur taking 5 hours, and this morning's bus taking a grueling 7 hours. Both busses we got were similar in design, with us being seated on pretty standard coac...

I don't think anybody in our group expected our India trip to throw up a place like Jaisalmer. We arrived here from chaotic, noisy and congested Delhi, and I had pretty much prepared myself for all our other destinations to be equally as intense. Jaisalmer however is nothing at all like Delhi. It is much more peaceful, relaxed and slow paced, and it feels very safe. Within the grounds of the old fort, where we are staying, there are no cars because the streets ar...

Hello from the Rajasthani hill fort city of Jaisalmer, which is over towards the border with Pakistan. We have just arrived here after a 19 hour overnight train ride from Delhi, and I've decided to take advantage of some free time we have before our orientation walk to update my blog on my 2 other days in Delhi. I met my tour group on Friday evening, but prior to that I had the entire day to myself to do a bit more sightseeing. That was once the ultra friendly h...