We travelled to Nawalgarh in the centre of the Shekhawati Region by local bus because Debbie decided that “we have to travel by bus at some point.” I had spent at least a week dropping ever more obvious hints that I would slightly rather go by car than on one of the overcrowded, dirty, smelly, […]

Jaipur is mostly pink. A result of an edict issued by Maharaja Ram Singh in 1876 to commemorate the forthcoming visit of The Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII). The owners of the city’s buildings are required to repaint the outside of their dwellings every two years with another coat of pink paint but, […]

Our guide book says that ‘between April and August we would be crazy’ to come to Jaisalmer because ‘the city becomes hellishly hot’. So we boarded the train for the 6 hour rattle from Jodhpur to the middle of the Thar Desert. Although the guide book is often inaccurate, in this instance the warning was […]

Besides giving its name to a ridiculous riding garment, Jodhpur is stepped in history. Driven from their traditional homeland, the Rathores settled in the region which was on the vital trade route between Delhi and Gujarat, profiting from the trade in opium, sandalwood, dates and copper. They prospered to such an extent that they decided […]

Udaipur has been called the ‘most romantic spot on the continent of India‘, the ‘Venice of Rajasthan’ and the ‘City of lakes’. The old city, sitting on Pichola Lake, is a cupola crowned area of hues of icing sugar, creams and honeysuckle. The ‘new’ city is an unimaginative collection of undistinguished buildings that has grown […]

The blue town of Bundi feels like a touch of old India. It is off the tourist trail and, as yet, uncorrupted by the hordes of visitors that we have encountered elsewhere. It’s a captivating place with narrow twisty lanes, grand old town gates, little shops and bazaars; a place where we can wander without […]