We have been in Jaisalmer, the 'Golden City' for the last 5 days. It's quite a small and touristy place, but has a nice relaxed feel to it. When we left our place in Jodhpur, the old lady (I presume mother/grandmother) who lived downstairs gave me a ring as a present. By the time I got to the train station most of the jewels had fallen off it, but it was sweet anyway! They also told us about a place to stay in Jaisalmer, that would pick us up at 5am the next morn...

Spent the last couple of days in Jodhpur (the blue city). It is a great city with a friendly vibe. We were recommended a place to stay (Hotel Sarvar) by our previous host and it is really close to the fort and the clocktower where the main market is, so perfect. It is also cheap, so even better! Yesterday we walked through the main shopping street then took a rickshaw to the Umaid Bhawan Palace. This was amazing and was built between 1929 and 1944, and designed ...

Just a quick update before we move on to Jodhpur this afternoon. Yesterday we walked down to the main market to get some supplies. We were given flowers each down the street and when we went to have a look at the Holy Lake were told we needed to throw them into the river (pool) as the river is dry at the moment! They then took us separately to perform some elaborate ceremony which ends in them asking for money. We knew that this would probably happen but they...

Pushkar is amazing! We took the train from Jaipur the Ajmer and then got a taxi to Pushkar as there is no train station, but it's only about 10k from Ajmer. We arrived yesterday and had been given the name of a place to stay that was good and cheap. So, we headed there (Hotel Aravali) and we took an en suite room with a balcony for just 4.20GBP per night! The room is basic but great for us. There is also a roof top chill out area with hammocks in the sun and a sh...

Our guest house in Jaipur is great. The room is huge and there was a man painting ornate detail around our door frame when we arrived. We looked out of our window the afternoon when we arrived and watched camels go by, pulling carts, chipmunks and parroquetes in the trees opposite and about 20 monkeys playing in the trees opposite too. There is also a great rooftop restaurant at the hotel, which gives you a great view. The next day we had arranged for a ricks...