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March 4th 2013
'A journey through Rajasthan' - India - 4 Mumbai-Udaipur-Ranakpur-Jodhpur-Nagaur-Roopangarh-Jaipur-Ranthambore-Keoladeo-Fatehpur Sikri-Chambal-Agra-Delhi-Shimla-Dharamsala-Pong-Amritsar Nagaur-Roopangarh-Jaipur 25th February 2013 Gone are the rocky Rajasthan hills as we leave Jodhpur by car, heading for Nagaur and the Cattle Fair. Nagaur is India's second largest cattle fair and the main reason for our diversion into the wilds of Rajasthan. One thing we had failed to discover in our research was the vast renovation project being undertaken on Nagaur's Ahichhatragarh Fort. The other thing we were previously unaware of was that Devendra's father, Karan Singh Bhati, (we met Devendra in Jaipur as you might remember) was responsible for the Royal Tent; a unique, moveable, 100 tented hotel complex, current... read more
India deel 1: Heftige cultuurschok en het leven in stilte
Published: April 24th 2013Asia » India » Rajasthan » Jaipur » Chomu
March 3rd 2013
Na Australië begon ons avontuur aan ons volgende continent: Azië. Omdat dit ons laatste continent is, bekruipt ons ook het gevoel van ons laatste hoofdstuk van de wereldreis. Hoe lekker is het dan om te beseffen dat we nog maar op de helft zijn van onze reis en nog een heleboel kunnen genieten, beleven en zien! Onze eerste voet op de bodem van Azië was in Singapore. Een moderne mega stad, zonder een duidelijke identiteit. De stad lijkt opgebouwd uit kleine wijken waar de verschillende immigranten wonen, zoals Little India, Little Birma, Chinatown en Arab street. Voor ons is Singapore een basis, een thuishaven in Azië. We komen het continent binnen en zullen na maanden hier het continent ook weer verlaten. Wij hebben Singapore ervaren als een moderne stad die aan elkaar hangt van strenge regels, ... read more
February 23rd 2013
How many times have I been to this overcrowded, over-touristy city? How many times have I said I really don't need to go again? Too many times perhaps! You either love or hate its buzz, its teeming hoards, its chaotic traffic. Me? I love it. I always find new things to see and do here. Of course, the had never been here before, so they had to pack everything into the inadequate day and a half that our hectic itinerary allowed. We needed a plan. I knew what there was to see - but not the order in which to fit it into so little time. That's where the superior knowledge of our driver came in handy. Although he currently lives 400 kilometres away in Udaipur, Yadu is a native of this city and knows the ... read more
February 16th 2013
Day 23: Jaipur We woke up very early in the morning to catch a 5:10 train to Jaipur in the desert province of Rajasthan. We got a rickshaw to take us. We arrived to find that the train was canceled. We later found out that it had been canceled the day before as we'll and likely would continue to be canceled for a couple more days. An Argentenian couple was using a local man to negotiate with a taxi driver to charter him for the 5-6 hour journey. But that wasn't going anywhere and the price was going higher and higher despite finding more tourists in the same situation to join in. We ended up waiting in line to get general tickets (no seats) for the next train at 6:30.Having been in the sleeper class a ... read more
January 16th 2013
What an amazing assault on the senses when you travel through the narrow streets of old Delhi by tuk tuk! No matter how much you read or hear about India truly prepares you, not even nearly 3 months in south-east Asia. We passed by markets or open air stalls killing chickens, cooking omelette from the omelette walla, dried spiced noodles and freshly cooking popcorn all added to the array of smells. And I can barely begin to record all the sights but suffice to say we saw all manner of humanity on the streets of Delhi, not just in old quarter, but one of the most poignant was a boy of around 8 years face made up like a clown cartwheeling and somersaulting between the cars on a busy highway so that as the traffic slowed ... read more
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January 11th 2013
We got up and packed, had some breakfast, checked out and went to meet Amanda and Martin. they had arranged for there driver to take us with them to Jaipur. The drive back to Jaipur was really nice as the scenery way lovely but it was so good to have a catch up with Amanda and get to know Martin a bit more. We stayed at a the same hotel as Martin and Amanda which was opposite the one we stayed at a few days earlier and cheaper. We saw the perverted shop keeper again but just ignored him and got snacks and water from a shop just down the road. We checked in and had some lunch all together before Amanda and Martin went off sight seeing. We chilled out on the roof terrace, catching ... read more
Exploring Jaipur in a Tuk-Tuk oh and Those Blooming Shops
Published: January 13th 2013Asia » India » Rajasthan » JaipurJanuary 8th 2013
Aidan felt better although now I had a dodgy tum but we got sorted a d met the tuk-tuk driver from yesterday in reception. I didn't see the perverted shop keeper until we were in the tuk-tuk so I said stop and said oh good morning, now my husband is here maybe you would like to repeat the perverted things you said to me well he just looked at me and said bye bye! I said no I didn't think so, he continued with the bye bye thing and I said you are a disgrace to India and then off we went in the tuk-tuk! I just couldn't let him think it was acceptable to speak to women like that! So off we went on our tour of Jaipur, our tuk-tuk driver had lots of ideas ... read more
January 7th 2013
We got up early-4am to get to the train station to catch the train to Jaipur. The train arrived late again by 2 hours. We had barely got off the train when a Tuk-tuk driver had already clocked us. He offered us a fair price and he took us to a hotel we had seen. It was a bit pricy so the driver took us to another one. It was ok so we checked in and rested. Aidan wasn't feeling too well so we spent most of the day in the room. We tried to venture out in the evening however Aidan ft too ill so we scurried back. We stopped at the small shop opposite our hotel to get a few necessities and then went to the room. Aidan went straight to the bathroom and ... read more
January 1st 2013
We departed the hotel in Jaipur at around 0800 after another uninspiring breakfast. We knew the journey was going to be the longest of the trip at around seven hours.The journey was pretty uneventful, with us only stopping to use the loo and for Vijay to have the odd ciggy. He had tried to hide the fact he smoked but Alice had caught him have a crafty drag behind one of the buildings! The day was not too hot and the whole family were happy to snooze, read or watch the world go by as we had a mixture of good highway interspersed with unkempt roads and the odd traffic jam. We arrived at the hotel after driving through Jodhpur city. The traffic was mad as ever, but as we entered the main streets, passage was ... read more
December 29th 2012
Early drive to Jaipur. Beautiful clear morning, the best time to truly appreciate the multi-sensory delights of India. All families were waking along the roadside, fires burning and chai being made. We stopped at a fruit stall and bought some fruit, similar to pear and pomegranate, a hard green fruit called Amrood. A long busy drive endured, as we all dozed and listened to Hindi music courtesy of Vijay. One village we passed through had the translation of 'Beautiful Village', which was fitting of its countryside. Forty minutes from Jaipur, we turned up a lane, framed with Bourgainvilla flowers of every colour, especially peach and pink. A lovely sight to see on a December day. At the top of the lane was a small car park where we parked and were met by a lovely friend ... read more
