Pithla Haveli Jaisalmer
36 Indira Colony Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, 345001, India
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Camping with Camels
... their fill of water before finding us a shady spot for lunch. He and his team of suspiciously underage workers cooked up veg curry, rice and chapatis, all made from scrathc even including the fire which they had to prepare. Ali was friendly and helpful and spoke some English although conversations mostly involved him asking us whether things were good and then saying welll....come whenever we said yes.
In the evening we arrived at small area of sand dunes where we stayed for ...
The desert city of Jaisalmer
... us by his hotel for a cup of chai and a hard sell for a desert safari. No such luck mate - but good chai. Finally got to the hotel literally in the middle of one of the turrets of the fort. It's amazing. Went for leisurely stroll through the fort in the scorching sun, then down to the lake to take a pedalo ride and view the stunning temples lining the lake with amazing views of the ...
Day 50 - Living on the edge
... up some immaculately named barfi sweets on the way home.
For a now-border town that has played host to an awfully big military presence in the last few decades, with a history of wealth and a present of rampant tourism, Jaisalmer is amazingly small and relaxed. Having stayed outside of the fort in its centre, we barely saw any other travelers (apart from the bus tour), and find it a picture perfect place to end our touring, before finally returning to ...
Esto es otra cosa
... del fuerte se me acerca un hombre bajito con una sonrisa de oreja a oreja y despues de presentarse amigablemente me dice que si lo encuentro en Jodhpur le invito a una cerveza. Le digo que bien, total, seguro que no nos cruzamos. Nando. Acordaros de ese nombre.
Despues una vueltecita por alguna de las calles proximas al fuerte, camino al hotel. Tenemos ganas de que llegue el proximo dia, por el safari en camello y demas.
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Riding across the desert
... 8211; heading into the desert on a camel safari for 2 days. Not very long, not really treacherous. But it would all be on the back of a camel. A camel! How cool is that?
Jaisalmer is just a cool place all around. The hot desert sun may bake away, but at the heart of the city lies the impressive Fort, rising out of the landscape like a giant golden sand castle. It is also one of the few living forts in the world – nearly a third of the population lives ...



