Regent Hotel Bikaner

Sadul Colony Bikaner, Rajasthan, 51000, India

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In the desert with camels and the three (wise) men

A travel blog entry by global.nomads

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... off with a dry rag. It works surprisingly well. Only now and then is there some grinding between our teeth.

The sun disappears into the desert dust long before it reaches the horizon. There does not seem to be a classical sunset here. The nights we spend under the open sky. Mattresses are rolled out and thick blankets are provided for cover and warmth. Before we close our eyes we are marvelling at the Milky Way. When we wake up at night we can track how ...

In an indian desert town

A travel blog entry by global.nomads

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... India but that he should go and take this unique opportunity anyway. The honor of taking care of his parents was still more important to him that this rare career position. He declined the job offer and remained with his parents.

Later on we met another man who had a similar story. He was taking care of his parents in his home already for a long time therefore he was bound to this place. Travelling as well as other activities that he finds ...

Camels and desert

A travel blog entry by jaxandtom

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... for the purpose of a good haggle prior to some white tax and eventually a deal being struck. For us the deal on this occasion was an all day safari, including lunch, sunset viewing, dinner watching the stars and maybe a beer or two yet this is obviously off the record in Rajasthan. We also discovered that 'camel man' was so named for more than his own status as King of the safari's. His grandfather was ...

Sun Gate

A travel blog entry by ifranz

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... themes. He explained in detail the different natural products he uses to create his masterpieces: saffron, leaf powder, several stones and minerals, arabic gum as a binding agent and a few leaves of gold for the final touch on the sheet that can be either paper, camel bone, camel leather or silk. Yes mom, I know you're reading and you'll have to wait until I come back to see what I bought you.


My last stop ...

Hell's Bus

A travel blog entry by ifranz

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... no, luxury buses don't operate on this route so I'll leave that to your imagination) I finally arrived at sandy Bikaner. Unable to communicate with my host for a specific pickup time I got helped by the another hotel's owner . He recognized the name of my host, called him and saved the day. It was so relieving to see that there is still some nice and polite people doing things for free in this country.

If you remember what happened a couple of days before, I ...

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