Yesterday (3rd) Spent quiet day trying to settle my frazzled nerves after the mayhem of Mumbai and THAT bus trip. In the evening went to Bagore-ki-Haveli (haveli means traditional, ornately decorated residence), which was built in the 18th century on the water's edge. There I watched a traditional Rajasthani dance performance, including a dance with a woman with 9 pots on her hand, dancing on glass - they do like to see their women suffer! Today (4th) arra...

Firstly, let me apologise for same picture, but hoping to download some of my own in the next few days. Got up early today and left guest house at 0830 for a tour around the surrounding area. I had my own personal driver and for the whole day it only cost about a tenner. I made sure he didn't go too fast, after my previous experiences. We drove out into the countryside for about an hour, through villages and beautiful green hilly countryside. We arri...

Where to begin on the journey from hell! Tuesday 9am got taxi into central Mumbai to pick up bus to Udaipur, which left at 1130. I decided that as the trip was 16 hours I'd treat myself and book a double sleeper bed, grand total still only 20 quid. The bus did not have air conditioning, but I figured that over night with windows open, it would be fine. Two hours into trip and still in Mumbai, back near where I'd been staying. At this point I should have ...