Arriving at the Balsamand Garden retreat

Jaipur to Jodhpur

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March 14th 2013
Jaipur to Jodhpur We left the hotel and drove through the old city where we saw people sweeping the streets and collecting rubbish, it all looked very tidy but the shops were run down and despite its pink colour it could all do with a face lift. We continued on to the new city and there is considerable evidence that this is a thriving modern place with the new metro being built, shopping malls, ... read more

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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