Jaisalmer and the Camel Safari At weekends, we have the chance to get away from the monotony of the camp, and out into the wild, wild west of Rajasthan. The first weekend, we catch a bus to Jodhpur, enjoying the soothing sounds of a young Indian woman retching uncontrollably out of the window at the back, spraying innocent passers by with refreshing mists of vomit and bile. There's little to tell about Jodhpur - the buildings are all painted a lilac blue, and there's a huge fort on top of the hill overlooking the city. It has a market, restaurants, and guest houses. Nothing interesting happened whilst we were there, so I'll move on to the second weekend, in Jaisalmer. Jaisalmer is known as the golden city, and as in Jaipur and Jodhpur, the buildings
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