Since we decided not to go all the way to Jaiselmer to see the desert we booked a 2 days trip into the Thar desert from Jodhpur. We were sold: -sand dunes -beautiful sunsets -camp under the star among the dune -visits various villages -and the possibility of a desert wedding which we kindly declined Instead and not surprisingly things went a little differently. We were the only 2 people on the tour which was great and we had our own camel, we rode to the d...

Jodhpur was supposed to be a quick stop on the way to Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan, instead it became our home for 5 days. The city is a complete chaotic, loud, dirty, smelly, polluted, with cow poo and open sewers everywhere, walking around the city it's an hazard as you risk being run over every 2 minutes. For the Indians when it comes to driving rules, it seems there are no rules, they pretty much do what they want, and above all the honk, a lot, I mean A ...

First thing that hit us about Udaipur was the 39 degrees at 6 o'clock in the evening, this place is hot. Mumbai was a sticky and polluted 32 degrees, here we reach the mid 40s during the day, but luckily it's dry. Udaipur, one of the 3 most important cities of Rajasthan, is also called the Venice of the East (!!) I guess it's because of the 2 beautiful lakes and the magnificent palaces that emerge from the water. That's why it was crucial to have a room with a v...

Namaste! We are in Mumbai and we are overwhelmed, and I believe we will be for the most part of our month here. Unlike any other place I have been, here you don't start your day thinking that there could be a new adventure awaiting, here, you know it is going to be an adventure. Everything is, negotiating a taxi fare, trying crossing the street, tasting a new food and waiting for the possible devastating consequences, taking a sip of water from a dodgy bottle, ba...

After 5 hours of mountain roads, with a driver that spat, burped and snorted for the said 5 hours, and no signs whatsoever of snowy himalayan peaks, we finally arrived in Rishikesh on the banks of the river Ganga (or Ganges, you choose). Rishikesh is the home of Yoga in India, it is scattered with ashrams everywhere and heaps of westerners that come here to cleanse their souls and find themselves but really what they find is a cold beer in the evening just like ...