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Sri Lanka: Arriving in Negombo

Sri Lanka: Arriving in Negombo

| February 26, 2013 | 1 Comments

Where to stay in Sri Lanka when you arrive? Negombo Vs Colombo We decided that rather than spending our first few nights in Colombo amid the madness of a capital city, we would ease into Sri Lanka by staying at the nearby beach town of Negombo.  It is closer to the airport and if you […]

Goa Retirement, Revamps and a bit of Home Cooking

Goa Retirement, Revamps and a bit of Home Cooking

| February 20, 2013 | 1 Comments

We hang about in Goa for our remaining time in India sampling foods from home and join the large expat community and retired folk enjoying what is on offer. We had decided in Udaipur that it was time to invest some time doing some work on the blog.  Our traffic has been growing steadily over […]

Udaipur And A Break From Travel Blogging

Udaipur And A Break From Travel Blogging

| February 18, 2013 | 1 Comments

For those arriving at this travel blog post hoping to find out detailed information about our experiences and things to do in Udaipur, leave now, as you’ll need to look elsewhere instead.  The hectic schedule of our last two weeks on the road with our driver had wearied us a little.  The thought of seeing […]

Jodhpur and the Road to Udaipur

Jodhpur and the Road to Udaipur

| February 15, 2013 | 4 Comments

Jodhpur – The Blue City It was a long drive to Jodhpur, our second to last destination in Rajasthan, before waving off our driver.   The three restful days in Jaisalmer and our separation from each other had allowed driver and passenger relations to be restored to more friendly less tense mood levels.   So we set off […]

Jaisalmer Desert Camel Safari

Jaisalmer Desert Camel Safari

| February 12, 2013 | 7 Comments

Three Men, Three Camels and No Wisdom There are a multitude of  choices for your Jaisalmer desert camel safari.  You can trek for days deep into the desert, sleep under the stars with a few blankets without a tent, sleep in a basic tent or even in the luxury of semi-permanent tent in a desert […]

India Driving Tour: Jaisalmer

India Driving Tour: Jaisalmer

| February 8, 2013 | 2 Comments

Our India driving tour of Rajasthan was entering its final leg with a three day visit to Jaisalmer and a search for a camel safari. The Road to Jaisalmer We had decided the night before, after doing some on-line research, that we were not happy with the driver’s recommendation and outline costs (2,500Rp.) for the desert safari […]

Our Route from Mandawa to Bikaner

Our Route from Mandawa to Bikaner

| February 5, 2013 | 2 Comments

Driving from Mandawa to Bikaner The journey from Mandawa to Bikaner is listed as taking just over 3 hours, at around 188km, but with a few detours to some sights along the way we arrived six hours after we departed.   We had left Mandawa at 9am that morning, and on arrival in the city, […]

Mandawa calms on our Rajasthan Road Trip

Mandawa calms on our Rajasthan Road Trip

| February 2, 2013 | 0 Comments

We left the lovely Pushkar after our breakfast and set out towards Mandawa, this was going to be one of the longer travelling days on this trip at six hours. The journey though is full of sights though as a great deal of it is away from the main highways and you travel through great little villages […]

Pushkar: Not A Perfectly Peaceful Place

Pushkar: Not A Perfectly Peaceful Place

| January 29, 2013 | 6 Comments

Pushkar – Another Holy City We left Jaipur to start a whistle stop tour to three different Rajasthan towns over the next three days. The first was to be Pushkar one of India’s most holy cities. If I had to describe Pushkar in comparison to other Indian places we have visited I would say it […]

India Travel: Things to do in Jaipur

India Travel: Things to do in Jaipur

| January 28, 2013 | 1 Comments

Day four of our Rajasthan tour was going to be a slow day, and all we had on the agenda was a visit to the City Palace and the Albert Museum (or Albert Hall as it is known in some guides). We planned to spend the rest of the day doing some chores.  Here is […]