Hotel Simla Haveli
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... beggars are are asking foe money. After about 40 minutes the sun disappears and then there is made scramble as all guides rush to get there clients back. We returned to our little lodge at a bone jarring trot where I was served dinner and told that I would be picked up at 8.30 in the morning. I had anticipated a night under the stars with a campfire and riding around like Lawrence of Arabia.not sleeping in a dirty little thatched ...
Making friends, building sand castles&bruised bums
... sand in the shower pool then in we jumped. Slapped on some sun tan lotion, then got my tan on, minimising the lines like normal and hoping I would fall asleep as usual to forget about the sun! Or this would have been the plan if it weren’t for the f**king flies. They were doing all our heads in. We had lunch around the pool and gave up for the sun about 3 when me and Laura decided to go for a wonder. Upon leaving the hotel and wondering about 100m we ...
Holi Desert!
... and seeing it deserted we returned to bed. We were woken at 5.30am by people singing and dancing around a huge bonfire. It certainly was a sight to behold and well worth the early start time!
Later that morning after breakfast and a snooze we headed out armed with our coloured powder and got completely art attacked! (Once we get our small technology hitch sorted we will upload the before and after pics of this!). It was completely manic on the streets so after a ...
Sun, Sand & The Stars
... painful) morning jaunt around the desert we stopped in this very picturesque sandy gulley sheltered from the mild wind on both sides by bushes and trees. After another lunch of Chai, Curry & Chapati we relaxed under the shade of some trees reading, napping and just soaking up all the desert had to offer.
The afternoon trek whilst at least feeling more comfortable certainly took more of a toll on me. We had passed alot of the time playing word games ...
In to the desert
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 amazing.
Next, it was off to do a bit of shopping to prepare for the desert safari. Shorts ...
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