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Rats and Camels (Jaipur & Jaisalmer)

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December 18th 2007
(Catherine) We are now in Rajastan, India's desert state. We had a couple of days in the capital Jaipur (nicknamed the Pink City although it's actually more of a dirty peach!) before moving on to Jaisalmer. We didn't particularly enjoy Jaipur. It was really busy, we were constantly hassled and it was very dirty. There aren't any pavements so walking around was a nightmare (one evening it to ... read more

Asia » India » Rajasthan » Jodhpur

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more