Jodhpur, in the state of Rajasthan, is found on the eastern fringe of the Thar Desert hosting a population of about 1 million people. The city huddles in the hills below the mighty Mehrangarth Fort. The blue city denotation comes from a color wash where indigo was added to a lime based whitewash used to deter insects. The blue originally denoted the high caste of Brahmin, however now is very common. Back in 1391, Jodhpur was the most important town of the M...

We had stayed at the Taj Jai Mahal Palace in Jaipur. We've not talked much about our hotels. Needless to say, they were beautiful - mostly of the Taj Group and yes some of them were original palaces with significant hotel additions. We are basically travelling due west with the first area outside of Jaipur very industrial, especially sandstone and marble mining. The terrain is also rolling much as on the other side of Jaipur, leaving the city and villag...