Sadhu on the road to Galta

I'm just trying to have a good time!

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June 1st 2009
Jaipur is the gateway to Rajastan...a huge transport hub and shopping mecca, it is known as The Pink City after the painted city walls. In reality it's more a dirty salmon colour, and the heavy pollution in the intense heat don't really help my first impressions! We hook up with a young rickshaw driver and his ever-present sidekick, who takes us to a good, cheap guesthouse and offers his services ... read more

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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