We arrived 7km away from the bus stand at Ajmer at 4am in the morning (which is 19km from here)! We refused to be ripped off by the rickshaw drivers, so decided to walk the 7k and then get a government bus from Ajmer bus stand to Pushkar (the 1st one leaving at 6am)! Very interesting seeing the city at that time in the morning... some very interesting characters!! Mums, please don't worry... we know about Personal Safety... we were in a group of 8 other backp...

Arrived in Jodhpur at 4am with no idea where we were going or where we were going to stay. We asked to be dropped off at the clock tower with the intention of finding our own room, but as absolutely nothing was open, we wre a bit stuck. Luckily a lady arrived to try and convince us to stay at her guest house called Heaven. Usually we would be dubious, but had little choice so went to have a look. It turned out to be one of the nicest places we've stayed, with...

Arrived in Jodhpur at 4am with no idea where we were going or where we were going to stay. We asked to be dropped off at the clock tower with the intention of finding our own room, but as absolutely nothing was open, we wre a bit stuck. Luckily a lady arrived to try and convince us to stay at her guest house called Heaven. Usually we would be dubious, but had little choice so went to have a look. It turned out to be one of the nicest places we've stayed, with...

Need to pack... buy things we had forgotten about (like Immodium!)... say goodbye to family and friends... remember to take bag to airport... get our flight to India! it was very emotional for both of us, but also very exciting There is a sweepstake for: 1) who will lose something first? 2) How long into our trip? Not sure who won but the result was: James - his torch - before he had got to Heathrow

Arrived here with Ziat, Sebastian, Linda and Ferri - all looking for a place to stay! The other 2 couples checked-in to Jag Niwas hotel - very nice, much better than our attempt! So after an afternoon of bagage storage, James went back to get our bags so we could change hotels! He came back grinning from cheek to cheek - something had happened! The owner of the hotel had tried to charge 3/4 of the room rate (only about 1 pound but it was the principle!) and Jame...