Swaying back and forth to the rhythm of the camel's gait, I found myself humming the theme to Lawrence of Arabia. Not much can top watching the sun set over the dunes as you meander towards a desert camp. We marvelled at how bare and pristine the landscape appeared -- a mix of sandy plains and sudden, unexpected waves-like dunes. We hungrily devoured the tasty, campfire supper. And later, as we lay listening to the constant chatter of the camel drivers, we wa...

What does a great British seaside holiday mean to you? Crabbing and candyfloss, garish graphics and 70s pop, ice cream, and crumbling piers packed with glittering lights and amusement arcades? Well, picture something like that but substitute the sea for a lake, quadruple the amount of ice cream being sold and add some over-excited Indians in pedalos -- who I'm really not sure appreciate how incredible kitsch this is all is, at least not on the same level as u...

You can't miss the muscular fort that towers over the Blue City of Jodhpur: it's larger-than-life and, judging by the elephant ramming-proof gates, totally impregnable. Around Mehrangarh's base, the old city, a jumble of Brahmin-blue cubes, is just as attention grabbing....but, alas, that's as far Jodhpur came to capturing our imaginations. Maybe we've been travelling for too long, or perhaps the unbearable heat is finally taking its toll, but...

Our brief encounter in Assam was thrilling; but merely 'wet our appetite'. We wanted more.We knew the chances of a second tiger sighting were slim at best. And with only one morning at Ranthambore National Park, to do a safari, the odds weren't in our favour. But we had to try!So at 6am, full of anticipation, we piled into the Cantt (a 6-man jeep); our hearts sank as we listened to fellow passengers' tails of disappointing safari, after disappoint...

Not quite the traveller hang-out we'd anticipate... Our vision of chilling with like-minded backpackers -- drinking cold coffees in rooftop cafes -- fled along with all the visitors, and almost as many business owners, escaping the city's heat. Once we accepted this small disappointment, Bundi turned out to be a captivating town, full of narrow lanes of Brahmin-blue houses, lakes, hills, bazaars and a temple at every turn. I'd almost say that 'Blu...