Through the eye of an elephant

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August 26th 2015

Published: November 21st 2015

We were both woken out of our deep sleep by the young indian guy who changes the bed linen on the trains. "Jodhpur" he says. Looking around us, the cabin was almost empty, like the people who were laying in their beds a few hours ago had snuck off in the night. Looking at our watch, it was only 6am. Relieved, we said we are going to Jaipur. We had at least another 4 hours. "No, Jodhpur" he said a... Read Full Entry

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mikesrtw

Hi we're Chris and P. We have quit our jobs and sold our house to follow our dream of travelling around the world for 12 months!!! Let’s jump back about 2 years - We're driving to P's friend’s house for an evening meal when she turns and says "I've been thinking..." And what a thought that was indeed. That thought turned into buying a dilapidated property and spending a total of 2 years 'doing it up' ourselves coupled with a new job and a wedding thrown into the mix for good measure. We even questioned ourselves at times on whether travelling would actually become a reality or be j... full info

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21st November 2015

nancic123
Nanci and David Curry

Another good adventure!
We are continuing to enjoy your adventures. Glad you are conscientious about the elephants. We rode them up to the Amber Fort when we were in Jaipur and felt sorry for them standing in the heat all day. I remember the Hawa Mahal had scaffolding up for repairs and I was really looking forward to photographing it. One of our favorite cities in India. I related well to your story of "getting separated" on the train. It is one of the most frightening things to think of being in a foreign land and not knowing where your travel partner is! Thanks for sharing your journey with us!

22nd November 2015

mikesrtw
CrispyLife

Another adventure
No problem. Thanks you for reading and sharing your views. Even though we know it will work out if we do get seperated... in that exact moment all I felt was panic and dred ?

22nd November 2015

RENanDREW
Ren & Andrew

Awww...
One of the cutest photos I've seen in a long time! I know exactly how P felt about the elephants - my desire to be near elephants has to be balanced with not contributing towards their suffering, but it's such a complex issue. And with even greater habitat loss with expanding human numbers in Asia, the problem is only going to get worse :(

22nd November 2015

mikesrtw
CrispyLife

Aww
Yes I agree, the challenge of keeping them safe is a real complex one. They are hardly protected in the wild or in capactivity. In capativity they can be overused and abused for tourism's sake and in their own habitat they are ay risk of being captured and killed for their ivory. More standards need to be implemented to keep them safe ?

22nd November 2015

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Village life
Is a life like this simple or complicated. Ah, so many questions.

22nd November 2015

mikesrtw
CrispyLife

Village Life
A question that will evokes a lot of thought... makes a really tranquil picture though ?

22nd November 2015

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Sunset over Jaipur
Special moments in each town. India is a mix of emotions.

23rd November 2015

Bhuvanesh Rao
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A good read
I was wondering if you had internet connection in your smartphone or did you write the blog in a cybercafe.

23rd November 2015

mikesrtw
CrispyLife

Re: A good read
Thank you Bhuvanesh. Whilst in India we did have internet data on our smartfone but also used the wifi at the hostels we stayed at. Generally the wifi is good. We write most of our blogs on our phone. We do also have a small laptop although we rarely use it as it can be difficult to take out sometimes. Thanks for reading.

27th November 2015

Ake Och Emma
Ake Dahllof and Emma Holmbro

That is funny
That is one funny photo. You were lucky to catch that one. /Ake

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