Bikaner,09-01-1994. A local bus with numerous stops along the way took 8 h. to get to Bikaner where Hotel Green at 89 Rp. for a double doesn t seem a bad place to stay. Fraulein Brigit s big wish is to see the Karma Mati Temple about 80 km. from Bikaner, where the local rat population is considered holy. The sadhus looking after the temple consi...

So, another fortnightly update on our Indian adventure! Since last emailing from the foothills of the Himalayas I write now in a calm hotel, with swimming pool nearby, escaping the heat of the deserts of Rajasthan. Our first dip since we've been on the road, and the cool water is wonderful! The last two weeks have seen us move on from Manali (th...

Wow! I can't tell you guys how great it is to hear from all of you - it gives me great courage to move forward. Anyhow the last two days have been much different from the experience in Delhi. Since I have taken a guide (both a blessing and until now a seeming burden) things have been much better. My guide Vicki (spelling? - it's a man) is travel...

Namaste!! We arrived into Bikaner on the bus from Jaisalmer. Of course, the bus was full (with people standing too) and late!! India time is alot like African time - you get there when you get there!! :-) We caught a rickshaw to our hotel which was amazing. The place used to be where the prime minister of Bikaner once had lived with his three wi...

Hello and welcome to the first non-Delhi entry.....I'm very happy at having recently escaped the confines of the capital....10 days is far too long to spend there but we're out now and on the road on our 3 week tour of Rajasthan (one of indias more touristy states) in the capable hands of of driver, Anwar....i'll get a photo of him soon so u can...

After a week in India and many hours in the car we arrive in Udaipur and finally get to an Internet cafe, I say cafe i mean a small room with 4 computers and a sticky keyboard & one power cut so far! So far India is fantastic, very noisy and busy with always lots going on. After leaving heathrow Delhi was a bit of a shock, lots of crazy driving,...

Five days later the difficult patient had had enough of Cable TV, local remedies (being ill is difficult without Boots !) and D's boredom. She emerged from the sick-bed and we resumed our adventures. Bikaner is a city in the middle of the Thar desert. The old City part of the town is extremely dusty and is surrounded by an old city wall. The thi...