Blogs from Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia - page 13

Visiting Jaipur ? 10 Must visit Tourist spots you must visit in Jaipur. So I am quite sure that you are acquainted by the fact that Jaipur is one of the top most tourist destination in India. So here is my list of 10 must visit tourist spot that you can't miss if you are visiting to Jaipur. For a guided tour of Jaipur or if you need to rent a car make sure you visit my website www.indianheritagetours.org City Palace – Jaipur City Palace is the combination of Mughal, Rajput and European architect which tends to lead to the unique wonder. City Palace, which was the home of the king Sawai Maan Singh, is different from all the forts of Jaipur which shares the part of the art gallery, marble pillars and carved interiors which ... read more

Train stations in India are very lively places. They are a mix of people coming and going from all over the country, people frantically trying to buy non-reservable tickets, and people who have set up shop on blankets, filling the station floor, waiting for trains to arrive. When we arrived at Varanasi train station, it was 36 degrees, with clothe soaking humidity. This was our first Indian rail experience, and we wandered aimlessly amongst the chaos trying to figure out when and where our train would be, when a station employee (real this time!) directed us to the ‘tourist room’. “Tourist room?!”, we thought. We tiptoed through the families spread out, sleeping on the station floor, and came to a door marked ‘tourist room’. Inside was a large air-conditioned room with leather couches, private bathroom, and ... read more

Jaipur is in Rajasthan. One would think the landscape is more of a desert. On the contrary, it is surrounded by lot of hills with green trees. It does not rain a whole lot here though. Average rainfall in a year is 12 to 15 inches of which majority is July and August. Before starting to talk about the sites, it will worthwhile to mention that the best breakfast served during the tour is really here. Huge spread of International, South, North etc. On top, they can make dosa per your order. Praveen wanted pancakes here as one of the stations was serving pancakes. The waiter there made a mickey mouse shaped pancake for Praveen! As usual we loaded up as much here. Unfortunately, we had to rush through since the guide had warned that the ... read more

There are always advantages to every travel situation in life, and this is never more true than when you are planning a trip to India. Never forget that this vast country is, geographically, a sub-continent. From the snowy peaks of the Himalayas in the north, through the deserts to the west, down to the steamy heat of the south, there is a huge range of climatic zones. So whenever you plan your journey, there will always be the weather factor to be considered. Given the size of the country, there is no single ‘ideal’ time to visit India. For example, if you wish to travel to Ladakh, high up in Kashmir, you can only do so during the hot summer months, when the snow melts in the passes, and the road and airport become, once again, ... read more

You can add snake charming to a resume right? Cause I've got this stuff down people! The cobra was quite nice and let me pet him. No worries though, no venom.....I think.... read more