Desert in Jaisalmer

Came into Jaisalmer today. This place is one of the reasons I decided on Rajasthan. The desert fort rises high out of the city to keep watch over all that’s around. It’s also India’s only living ...
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Nik and I were up and headed to the rooftop restaurant just before 7:30am as we were being picked up at 8:00am for our camel safari. As we got to the top of the stairs, we noticed bodies still asleep ...
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We arrived in the desert town of Jaisalmer early in the morning - we awoke to a man who popped his head in our sleeper to take 20 rupees for a "tourist tax"- scammed once again! After hearing ...
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Rod: Hey, hey, aujourd’hui on s’en va pour notre petit safari en chameaux, ho ! desolé Jules, ce sont des dromadaires !! J’etais assez excité car je ne suis jamais monté sur un dromadaire, donc on va ...
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Imagine the classic honey coloured stone cotswolds village of Stowe-on-the-Wold being taken over by Asians. Return after 10 years and that's ...
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Day 38: Got up early and finished packing and caught a rickshaw to the bus for Jaisalmer. The bus appeared to leave from a ...
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We arrive in Jaisalmer at 07:00 after racing through the streets of Jodphur in the dead of night (hair raising) in a rickshaw to pick up our night train. he train has been comfy and quiet, perhapsdue ...
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So the idea of a camel safari sounds utterly touristy but its pretty chill for a few days to escape the crowds of the cities. A nice family i was staying with in bikaner hooked me up with a relative ...
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