The fabric shop

Jaipur - pt 1

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January 29th 2011
We were greeted at Jaipur station immediately by a young guy offering an autorickshaw. I instinctively said no as we'd read about the rip off touts but when he agreed to take us to the hotel we wanted to stay we agreed. His mate greeted us outside and we all got in to their pink seated rickshaw. They mentioned they also do tours and suggested they could show us the city. This wasn't unexpected sin ... read more

Asia » India

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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