Udaipur, Rajasthan
Narlai to Udaipur On our drive from Narlai to Udaipur, we stopped off at Ranakpur, said to be the most spectacular of the Jain temples. We nearly decided to skip Continue Reading →
Nic and John’s adventures and tips as they travel the world
Narlai to Udaipur On our drive from Narlai to Udaipur, we stopped off at Ranakpur, said to be the most spectacular of the Jain temples. We nearly decided to skip Continue Reading →
Our drive from Jodhpur to Narlai was a leisurely affair, only 140 kms to the village that was home to only 7,000 people (very small for India!). With the population Continue Reading →
Jaisalmer to Jodhpur To mix things up on yet another lengthy drive between the poster cities of Rajasthan, our driver, Anand, took us on a less travelled route via Osian. Continue Reading →
The first thing we noticed about the RAAS Hotel in Jodhpur was its discretion. On approach, there was no flamboyant heralding of the grandeur behind the very high walls. In Continue Reading →
Bikaner to Jaisalmer Driving from Bikaner to Jaisalmer yielded much the same landscape as our previous journeys through Rajasthan – vast arid spaces, cows, camels, shanties and people living their Continue Reading →
Children playing in the dusty, unpaved street watched as our car slowly drove past. The cows with swishing tails didn’t even bother to glance our way. Our driver was trying Continue Reading →
The approach to Laxmi Niwas Palace down the long driveway evoked an Indian Downton Abbey episode of my imagination. The pink stone from Dulmera was the perfect medium with which Continue Reading →
Fatehpur The town of Fatehpur is part of the Shekhawati region of Rajasthan and is often used as a base to explore the area. As we had chosen the smaller Continue Reading →
Samode Palace After only three nights, we were not quite ready to leave Jaipur, but our planned itinerary dictated our steps. We elected to take a leisurely pace on our Continue Reading →
City Palace The first thing that appealed to us about this tourist attraction was the simple fact that we could pay our entrance fees with credit card! This may sound Continue Reading →