Narayan Niwas Jaisalmer

... I felt in my lower regions..

When we got back to the hostel we were pretty stinky and dirty and believe me no one came near us then.. ha ha thats the way to do it, smell awful and they leave you alone..

We were in to the end of our 2nd week by then of India and to be honest we both felt sick of it, sick of the hassling, sick of the stares and jeers we got everywhere we went. We both made calls, emotional calls home and decided that we would head straight to ...

We arrived to Jaisalmer mid afternoon tired and hot, the heat in Jaisalmer was constantly in the 40's and Mela was pretty sick. In Jaisalmer the big business for the locals is camel trekking and very few people are stupid enough to try this in the middle of the dry season as it is unbearable hot, and there for you are hassled every five minutes to go on a trek. No one seemed to understand that while Mela was sick we were not going to get on a camel and go to the middle of nowhere for ...

... by camel owners and mobbed for a camel ride. we opted for a camel cart which was pretty basic. anshul had a seat which made him nervous as he had read about the flatulous nature of the beast. from what we had read at the net we were expecting a long camel drive to reach the dunes, but they were right there, just on the left side of the road. we were in the thick of things within a few minutes. sand dunes all around and high dusty ...

... Indian ladies (see photograph to illustrate their wonderfullness). They eyed me very suspiciously for the first six hours or so but as soon as they found out i wasn't married they got very friendly indeed. Indian women - as i have found to my cost -can be outrageous flirts. They also hand out large amounts of beautiful cuisine which on a long trip like this is a life saver. They find it very rude if you politely decline any offer of food so you end up ...

... appear some things when the wind blows). They also seem to have a ceremonial way of praying. There are statues of what seems like Buddha only with his eyes open, in different sizes all around the temple.They sing songs very quickly and touch the feet of one statue and then go to the next and so on. The Jain temples are really the most impressive of all temples in terms of details of the carving.

Later on, we drove towards Khuri. On the way, we saw ...

... Tiger. Our camels were named Johnny, Sonia, and Mr McGoo, I have no clue who named them. Camels are really the ugliest animals I've ever seen. They have beetle eyes that bulge, hairy eyebrows, and they chew in figure eights. When they stand up from kneeling, it is so jerky, you lurch forward, then backward, then forward again. They don't smell too bad though, when they're not ******* and belching. Riding one feels a bit like riding a ...

... very cheap, it is the nicest I've stayed in yet, it has towels! Not that I mind most rooms not having towels, I'm just not used to it so it was exciting. And, they do camel safaris and they have one leaving tommorow that couldn't be more perfect if it was tailor made. I'm going with a group of 3 other people, a couple and another single girl so I feel quite safe. It's for one day, but I can choose to keep going for more days if I like. Everyone has told me, only go ...

... conduct. These 29 rules (Bish-noi means '29' in the Hindi language) form the base of the Bishnoi-philosophy. They are vegetarians and have great respect for all living things. They keep buffaloes, sheep and goats, but only for their milk, wool and manure (used as fuel and construction material for their houses.) Travel on to Rohat, once a fort and now an elegant hotel, where the local ruling family welcomes you for lunch. If you ...

... seeing more and have more flexibility. Night market are great in India and you can buy anything from plastic dolls to expensive saris. Marawa a small village in the north of Rajesthan was our first destination. We stayed in a Haveli which was authentic and had very small doorways (Rich banged his head only once on the frame! I guess I have an advantage). The guide was 15years old and spoke some English ...

... They're are all so sincere and serious. They are engrossed in the spiritual importance of these rituals. This is a very religious country. Religion permeates every aspect of life and every minute of every day. We've just spent to nights in a hotel with a miniature shrine at reception. A hidden stereo beneath it whined the same two lines of chanting continuously; all day and all night. Deeply irritating and enormously superstitious. What happens when the power ...