Jaisalmer Fortress

With only 120km drive to go for the drive to Jaisalmer, our driver was starting to fall asleep on the wheel and swerving and starting to freak us out, he didn't want to stop for a break as he didn't want to lose time as he still had to drive back to Bikaner, Tristian offered to drive and to my horror the driver accepted. I couldn't stop laughing, …

India - Day 6 - Train to Jaisalmer
So on the one hand we were relieved when we arrived at the station to find at the very least, we had been assigned beds in the cattle class, we were unable to bribe or pay our way for a better ticket. The train was literally full.
As it arrived it, it was also quite clear that there seemed to be way more …

India - Day 7 - Jaisalmer
Scorching day in the desert. Babu our hotel minder made us breakfast on the rooftop, then we headed off to explore the Jain temples within the fort and the fort itself. In India, you can climb and explore every nook and cranny of the monuments. None of this health and safety nonsense and nowhere is off bounds. Truly …

The last 3 weeks has been spent here in the Land of Kings where I have been lucky to see some beautiful temples, palaces and forts, step in a open sewer, have a bumpy camel safari and more!!
As the tourist season is coming to an end and the heat is intensifying places are becoming a little more deserted

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Jaisalmer the Golden City. Certainly its a city driven by gold, or at east money. The story of Jaisalmer is actually quite sad. As far as tourism is concerned now it exists for 1 reason and 1 reason only. Camel Trekking. Whilst this is all well and good (I can testify first hand that the trekking here is great), I can't help but feel it has rather …

Despite our apprehension of boarding trains or even stepping foot on platforms ever again following the incident in Jabalpur, our 18 hour train journey to Jaisalmer was very comfortable and we arrived feeling refreshed and ready to explore this amazing desert town.

We checked into the Residency Centre Point Guesthouse, which had good …

Our trip to the Desert...
Dr Bhati the owner of the school came up to us and said "tomorrow you go Jaisalmer, local train and stay my friends hotel. OK?" Erm yes but what about the details! What time is the train do we need to book a ticket and whats the name of the hotel!! So armed with absolutely no information we got up the next morning and …

Jaisalmer Fort
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Jaisalmer Fort is one of the largest forts in the world. It is situated in Jaisalmer city in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It was built in 1156 AD by the Bhati Rajput ruler Rawal Jaisal, from where it derives it name. The fort stands proudly amidst the golden stretches of the …

... new fantasy I'm Lisa the veiled lady, hidden within the shady walls of my luxurious haveli in this desert fortress town of Jaisalmer, looking out through the delicately carved sandstone window shields but remaining a mysterious figure to the masses down ...

... terms. The Maharaja then bought up the whole edition of that newspaper to prevent the pictures from reaching India. Most memorable about Jodhpur fortress, however, was the view of the town 200m below. Huge vultures and eagles were swooping around, ...

... the back of the waiting jeep. Then you look up. And all of a sudden you are seven years old again. The fortress of Jaisalmer towers 300 metres above, on the only hill in the middle of the surrounding desert landscape. While the town has long ...

... As the pain in my ass built and built, it was clear - it was time for my secret weapon. Jaisalmer is one of a handful of cities in India where the buying and ingestion of bhang is COMPLETELY LEGAL. There is a government shop in Jaisalmer called the ...

... , and is home to a colony of 100 musicians and their families. From its breezy roof it has fantastic views across golden Jaisalmer and the fort, which lulled us still further into forgetting their forgetting us at 5 am. Today, we ventured ...

... is a huge fortress with towers and bastions all over the place.  There are actually only two inhabited fortresses in the world, Jaisalmer and Carcassone, both of which I have been to.  We were expecting a nice quiet stay here since it is so ...

... " hostel. We were cold, tired and hungry. The touts did not receive a warm welcome from any of us. Jaisalmer is largest fortress in India and is surrounded by tiny (in comparison to the gigantic fort) sandstone buildings and small narrow streets. There ...

... through. Still fun though. So for those that are interested, in the Rajasthan area we have hit Jaiselmer (Camel Trek), Jodhpur (Fortress) and Udaiper (palaces). For those that may want to follow in fotsteps though only have a bit of time - check ...

... remained untouched by the outside influences. The rise of shipping trade and the port of Mumbai saw the decline of Jaisalmer. But the desert fortress, that seems to be straight out of the 'Tales of the Arabian Nights' still enchants. The life within ...

... is straight out of an Arabian fairy tale, glowing with the luminescence of a mirage at sunset. Jaisalmer is a city with crenellated city walls and a magnificent fortress. It is also right next to the Thar desert and a great place to take a camel ...