Hotel Neeraj Jaisalmer

... across the city it looks amazing. i sat for lunch at another rooftop restaurant and in the sky you could see eagles circling and bright green parrots darting about, across the rooftops monkeys were bouncing from building to building and on the streets were the usual cows plodding along and the odd random pig and goat. i loved jodphur so much, unfortunatley there wasnt alot to do there so i left plus i still hadnt seen any foreigners<br><br>Jaisalmer<br> Jaisalmer is the city i ...

Eccoci giunti a Jaiselmer. La citta' e' splendida, completamente circondata dal deserto con il forte al centro che sembra un enorme castello di sabbia. La cosa che ci premeva di piu' qui era riuscire a fare una gita, anche piccola, nel deserto. Alla fine abbiamo anche dormito una notte sulle dune sabbiose e morbide quindi non ci possiamo lamentare. Dopo aver contrattato a dovere il prezzo ...

... to leave our shoes at the door and so walked round barefoot and the smell was pretty potent.<br>After this we drove onwards to Jaisalmer. A small derert fort town, with a large sandstone fort perched on a hill. We arrived here in the evening, just in time to see the sun set over the city. We ate that night at a rooftop restraunt overlooking the font (which is lit up at night a nice orange colour).<br><br>Kieran

... talking to 'Mr. Desert'. He told us about the different packages. The half day camel safari started at 3:30 PM and the first stop was an abandoned village called Koldara...which we would be taken to by jeep. After Koldara it would be another 30 minutes of jeep ride to the desert. Then there would be a 2.5 hour camel ride to sunset point. After sunset they would cook dinner for us and we would eat it under the stars. Then the jeep would take us back into Jaisalmer ...

... we have visited a place quite like this yet on our travels. Yet again, I find myself amazed at how people not only survive but prosper in such harsh conditions, living here literally in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by desert and scrub land that stretches as far as the eye can see. Cutoff, even from the rest of India, their only link to the outside world seems to be the regular flood of tourists that tread the cobbled streets, bringing with them ...

... best cowboy impression and held on to this tall yellow beast as it jumped, bucked, and groaned. Charis and Stephanie made sure to get pictures and laugh as Arik held on for dear life. Luckily there was a replacement camel 10 mins later... The first day was spent in dry brush desert. Riding a camel is very similar to a horse, but a few feet higher off of the ground and bumpier. At noon we stopped for a lunch of veg. dahl (curry), roti, rice ...

... me prix pour laver un blouson ou une culotte ! Je n ai donc donné que mon jean et mon pull qui commençaient vraiment à être très très sale ! Nous sommes ensuite allés manger dans un autre petit resto avec vue sur le fort. C était bien mais comme d habitude il faut attendre plus d une heure trente pour être servit. En plus il font un plat et te le ramène, ensuite ils attaquent le deuxième. De fait on ne mange jamais en même temps, mais chacun sont tour ! Nous avons décidé de ne plus manger ...

So we spent the last couple of days in the blue city of Jodhpur which certainly lived up to its name. Yes, the place is painted blue, almost every building had some sort of wall/s painted sky blue which is really quite a sight. After being fairly sick the other afternoon.. (this does include kelsey aswell who has managed to get through the most neurofen plus of anyone i know..along with a large variety of other medications on this trip to treat her ...

Id met alot of nice people on my travels in India and most seemed to be heading south to spend Christmas on the coast, so we all arranged to meet. From Rajasthan there was only one train a week which was extremely busy and overbooked but with alot of persistence I managed to get myself a cancellation. It was not ideal with back how it was as I did not have a bed for the overnight journey and with unreserved ...

... between the cars whilst on his mobile - no batted an eyelid - just a normal day on India's roads. We have (3) Assertiveness is crucial, buit the autorickshaw driver who took us from Amritsar to the border (1.5 hours) was on a different spectrum altogether. No-one stood a chance - at any roundabout however busy he would be first, he was not taking any **** from any one!! Although it was a bit hairy to begin with going at a high speed and with an ...