Delhi and Deserts.

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Asia » India » Rajasthan » Jaisalmer
March 23rd 2014

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Hello you lovely lovely peeps. Yo. Happy Sunday! Just a quick update from lil ol me. Sorry it has been so long since my last post, I have been oddly busy. Well.....Delhi. I am not going to go in to huge details about Delhi as I went in to great detail on my last post about the joys of a big Indian cities. I observed that even among the filth and poverty you could find beauty and the same applies... Read Full Entry

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This is Piru testing out my E Cigarette. I love Piru very much, a lovely and funny chap. And possibly the worlds thinnest man.

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We are very close to the Pakistan border so the Indian Government has built loads of wind farms to power the floodlights and various military bases.

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Once again my Mums silk sheet comes in useful. All I need now is a hostage and a YouTube channel. This is a selfie. I am yoot.

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So the Camel. The exact reason why man invented the Range Rover. Which one would you prefer?

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See, a Range Rover is just........better.

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Dinner in the desert.

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Standard Issue desert dune photo. Truth is most of the Thar desert is bushy scrub land.

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Standard issue cute desert kid photo. We had a guest complain about the use of child labour as camel drivers. But in this place this is a great job and in many instances pays for school or supports several family members. People just don't understand.

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I exploited the same child to drag me down the dunes on a bag. Is this child labour?

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Standard issue Desert sunset picture. Very lovely though isn't it. The splodge on the left of the picture is a piece of sand inside the lens. Not a UFO.

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Morning in camp. I will be honest, sleeping on sand is not actually that comfortable.

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We saw the sun set and we watched the sun rise again.

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Piru is my lovely brother. Here he is doing what he does best, driving while on his mobile phone.

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This is an especially sneeky shot of the police questioning Piru about his various licences. There were snacks, tea and lots of back slapping.

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Even out here in the desert religion plays a very important part of life.

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I was lucky enough to be here for the Holi festival where everyone throws colour at each other. It is jolly fun and exactly why I travel.

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I believe Holi is a fertility festival. I personally think they should give a miss for a decade or so. Can I say that?

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Holi involves getting very drunk in the morning, sleeping in the afternoon and then some more booze in the evening.

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Everyone was covered in colour, except the police, which I though was funny.

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I love tourists, heading out in to Holi with massive expensive cameras.

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Nice to see some women out, truth is Holi is pretty male dominated.

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