Blogs from Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia - page 17

We travelled 402 km to Jaipur through the mountains and beautiful agricultural communities. We endured traffic jams, road construction and, of course, animals wandering on major highways. The haveli where we are staying is like a little oasis in the craziness of a city of 3.2 million people. The setting is surrounded by a mosque, a hari karishna temple and several practicing Hindu families. The owners keep two cows and a calf in the complex for milk and they use the cattle dung to fuel the kitchen (the butane comes directly to the stove via tube). They also use solar boxes to cook vegetables on the roof. Meals of traditional Indian fare are served family-style in the dining room. On our first night, we ran into one of the staff members from Camp Bliss. She was ... read more

Geo: 26.8616, 75.6958Night #3 of the 5-Day wedding party next door and obviously "Gangnam Style" is still going strong in India ;) Also, did not get much sleep again. We drove on long and winding roads through places back in time until we reached a semi-famous Monkey Temple, which wasn't worth the time. And finally arrived at the famous City of Jaipur! And what did my driver? First thing he does, driving me to a textile shop. Apparently part of the tour (i never signed up for). So I played along so that he got his damn stamp proofing he dropped me off there. Fucking sales people, wasting my time everywhere i go here. I am so sick of it! Nacht #3 der 5-taegigen Hochzeitsparty nebenan und "Gangnam Style" ist offenbar auch hier in Indien immer ... read more

Vandaag was feitelijk een kennismakingsdag, en meteen de eerste reisdag waarin we van Delhi naar Jaipur reden. Sommige mensen hadden elkaar al gevonden tijdens de vlucht maar ik had niet veel meer kunnen doen dan iedereen de avond ervoor de hand te schudden. We zijn een gezelschap van 13 man inclusief reisleider, met 6 vrouwen en 7 mannen. Er zijn drie stelletjes, een vader en zoon en vijf singles. Afgezien van de noordelijke provincies is heel Nederland zo´n beetje vertegenwoordigd en er is één Vlaamse. Qua leeftijden is het een min of meer gelijk verspreid in de leeftijdscategorie 30 tot 60 met 4 man van rond mijn leeftijd en beroepen variërend van fabrieksarbeider tot DJ/jongerenwerker tot bestuurlijk ambtenaar. De reisleider begeleidt al 13 jaar reizen over de hele wereld bij Djoser en is als hij dit ... read more

Planty's version After sadly re-packing our bags having thoroughly enjoyed our stay in Dubai and briefly experiencing how we would be living our lives if we were stupendously wealthy, we headed for the airport. Airports seem to become our second home as of late as in our first 2 weeks of travelling we had visited more airports than the average person does in 2 years. Once again, our airline was Qatar Airways, and those who read my previous blog entry will now how delighted I was to fly with them, although it had occurred to us yet again when we attempted to check-in, that all Qatar Airways check-in staff have the intelligence similar to that of roll of half used toilet paper. We were this time informed that we “need to have ticket home to UK” ... read more

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