Hotel Oasis Haveli Jaisalmer

... italy for dinner, we couldn't resist as the food was so great last night and it has great views of the fort, we sat and watched the sun go down and the fort light up. Just waiting now to catch our overnight train to Jodpur, we are on the waiting list so not exactly sure whats going to happen there but we'll soon see.<br> <br>We have really enjoyed Jaisalmer, complete contrast to Jaipur as the place is really laid back and chilled out so was just what we ...

... were no stirups, and it is quite hard to maintain balance up there. I think my beast was at least 2-3 feet higher than the others. <br><br>The Thar desert is mostly scrub brush, thorn bushes and one plant that actually has no leaves at all. It has only green trigs that are covered in bark that has chlorophyl and all the photosynthesis occurs in the stems. (Not having leaves minimizes mostiure loss).<br><br>As the afternoon sun was beginning to set into the ...

India is SO colourful!<br><br>We have made many an overnight train journey around this beautiful state in the desert. Starting in Udaipur - Mt Abu - Jodhpur - Jaisalmer - Jaipur - Pushkar, we have visited many a temple, fort and bazaar, ridden on camels, slept out in the open in the desert and oh yes, completely over endulged on the amazing indian cuisine!! There's no chance that we'll be coming home thin now!<br><br>We have ...

... br><br> Morning along with a slight hangover came early, as did our train out, I barely had time to make it by the Bhang shop for train snacks..........barely ...one more thing...in an inspired act of kindness and generosity, I parted with my skate board...I will let that sink in for a minuet .<br><br> I gave a skateboard to a kid in the middle of the desert.....maybe those cookies were stronger than I thought.

... not fun) and the pain, a cliche but true, every time we stopped it took Ben about five minutes to peel himself of the camel and then he walked like a cowboy for the few hours. The best time to ride were in the early evening and early morning when the camels and we were more alive and the Camels happily cantered along. The night on the dunes was also excellent, except for the fear of snakes,scorpions and the thousands of Beatles it was beautifully peaceful with a great view of the stars.

... Deliah and Seru (Deliah's friend from the village) started dinner while we enjoyed the sunset looking over the sand dunes. By the time dinner was ready the sun had gone down so we ate dinner around the fire, veg curry, rice and paratha. There was lot's of Dune beetles running around which freaked Nicola out a little bit but they are harmless enough. After dinner we took our bedding and put the blankets on the top of one of the sand dunes and settled down for the night ...

... 160km from Pakistan border separated by Thar desert, you can see the military presence around getting in and out of Jaisalmer. From the restaurant, you can see fighter jets landing in the west every few minutes. After lunch, we visited the fort museum 250rs includes camera fee and audio guide. The state of the guide is not as well maintained as Megrangarh and an indication of the quality of the sights in this museum vs ...

In case you haven't heard, India has a lot of people. As many of you may know, I'm not particularily fond of my fellow species. So if you took away say, 95% of the people (taking away the begging children and touts), I would love India. I love the food and the Chai, and a rickshaw ride through the narrow city streets is always good for an adreniline rush, but the fact remains that there are just ...

... up i go.... At midday we stopped for lunch in the shade of a shrub...Melissa &amp; I proceeded to chase the shade around said shrub for the next 3 hours. At this point i was pretty clear that i would not be doing 2 days on the back of a camel. More accurately, my left hip wouldn't. We carried on for a short time before arriving at another town..this one the home of one of our guides, Arkaram. He invited us into his family home....his incredibly hard working mother served us ...

... flew there. There was no way he could have gone a different way to the ground level and he didn't pass us on the stairs. How did he get there so fast? He was working away in the kitchen when we left. Some saints are able to de-materialize and materialize their bodies at will or be in two places at once. We couldn't believe our eyes. We all laughed at the "trick" and i gave the boy a namaste greeting with my palms placed together in front of my chest then ...