Yikes, where has all the water gone???? Pushkar is a very holy place for Hindus – they make pilgrimage here to bathe in the Ghats (pools), to 'take' the waters and cleanse themselves. We had heard how beautiful the city was, surrounding a central lake with ancient buildings stepped down into the water….another floating city and…….yup…….dried up! Floating in a soccer field, a cow pasture, a mud hole. Using my best Hin...

Udaipur turned into a bit of a dump – the water in the lake dried leaving hotels and restaurants 'floating' in a cow field. It would be beautiful with a full lake but…..now ….not so much, here’s hoping for some big monsoons for India this year! Basically our time in Udaipur was spent trying to get my laptop repaired. The owner of the hotel , Ramu, was really nice and called in many favours for me and 1 day turned into three and...

We had heard a lot about Udaipur from tourists – they told us the city was a 'not to miss' in Rajasthan, and because of Carrie’s tight schedule, we had to chose between the sparkling city of lakes, Udaipur, or the Jewel of the Desert – Jasilneer. In Jasilneer we could take a camel safari – two, three days into the desert, sleeping under the stars…..sounded lovely and I do have a particular love of camels, but……we...