Monthly Archives: March 2010

YO BLOGFANS we have just returned to Jaisalmer after an epic four-day three-night trek through the blimin’ hot 40 degree deserts of Rajasthan, yes sir! We started by catching a jeep out of the city for about an hour to … Continue reading →

Another 5 hours down the line we came to an even smaller city surrounding an even larger fort, this time it was my turn to be infirm.  Jaisalmer is famed for its camel treks so all the hotels are dirt … Continue reading →

As the Jonny was recovering from an excess of the local foods we did not do very much during our stopover here. We went and sat in the garden of an impressive memorial which was a good vantage for view … Continue reading →

After Delhi we spent a couple of days in Jaipur, the capital of India’s Western desert state, Rajasthan. We spent the first day having a look round the ‘old pink city’, at grand royal sandstone Palaces and a bizarre 280-yr-old … Continue reading →

We flew into Delhi at 2am, not the most sociable hour to arrive in any city, and caught one of the classic ambassador taxis to the centre down motorways filled with huge lorries swerving around car sized pot holes.  We … Continue reading →