Blogs from Mount Abu, Rajasthan, India, Asia - page 2

this was kinda nice place to escape the heat of rajasthan........ read more

Upaipur to Mt Abu - 185km, approx 3 hour drive 9th December The taxi rides between towns offered us just as much of the Indian experience we had been hoping for. Mr Rau soon understood we were on a budget so stopping at tourist restaurants where a tea was Rs. 50 (Rs. 10 in most towns) wasn’t what we wanted or were willing to pay! Instead he started stopping for tea at local tea stands where a masala tea was only Rs. 5 and eat at the local restaurants where a hearty curry was less than the expensive coffee of the tourist restaurants. The local places were always much more interesting to stop at, we were an interest to the locals and it also gave us an opportunity to speak to some locals. Although the ... read more

Sorry it has taken a while to get this updated... after the north I hit Goa where it was very difficult to do much else than eat good food and chill by the beach, getting back on it now though! So going back a few weeks now, from Udaipur I took a bus at 8am on the 25th of Jan up to Mt. Abu. I had read that there were loads of hotels there, so I decided not to book ahead since I was due to arrive at around 2pmish and thought that that would give me plenty of time to look around and find a good deal on a hotel room. I first started realising something was different on the bus there, it was full of not the usual indian crowd, but wealthier, very excitable ... read more

Hello again, and seasons greetings to one and all. Hope you're all having a merry christmas, and wishing you a happy new year as well! It's been a while since the last blog, and there's a lot to catch up on, so straight down to business. Last update we were just about to leave Varanasi on the night train to Agra. We got to the station in plenty of time, only to find our train was 3 hours delayed. This, plus another 5 hours delay en route, didn't make for the best introduction to Indian train travel. By the time we reached Agra it was mid-afternoon, and a little late to start sightseeing, so we just settled for a big meal (our first since lunch the day before!) with a rooftop view of the Taj Mahal. ... read more

Following on from the excitement of the desert theatre puppet show we made our way to Mt. Abu - the Blackpool of Rajasthan and the state's only hill station. Resplendent with tourist tat and more ice cream than you could ever eat, even the vile, putrid smelling green lake helped complete the illusion. It also is the proud owner of its polo field, although it is only used once a year for horse polo and once for camel polo (I think they must have better behaved camels than Jonny and Hoodu). The main highlight of Mt. Abu is the magnificent Dewala Jain temples (reputed to be the most intricate in the world), weird rock formation and Trevor the crocodile. Well, we assumed he was called Trevor as he was the only living thing to be found ... read more