Guest House in Bikaner

... tourist must-sees, and not seeing many hidden gems (except for the camp in the Thar Desert, and the old castle guest house in Pachewar).  The blazing heat of the Rajasthan desert started wearing me down too.  I dont' take too well to ...

... and a hlaf and sit on a proper seat. After 4 1/2 bumpy hours we arrived in the work-a-day city of Bikaner, where we stayed at a guest house with a really friendly owner and arranged our camel trek. Eight of us set out on the camel trek accompanied by ...

... koncza sie slonym przeplaceniem, tudziez zakupieniem sztucznych kamieni. Najleprzym miejscem na zakupy w Jaipur sa male uliczki w poblizu Evergreen Guest House), oraz spotkac sie jeszcze raz z Francuzem z kursu. Koles ok 40-stki, prowadzi maly biznes na ...

... an access point to the camel safaris into the desert and the famous rat temple which is about 30km away. Staying at the Camel Man guest house, about 5km out of town. The building is quite splendid, not in a grand way but in a surprisingly modern, clean ...

... . When I got back to my guesthouse I had bruises on the inside of my thighs, on my arse and on my coccyx! I’m glad I did camel safari and I’m glad I did it in non-touristy Bikaner, but I definitely won’t be doing one again - OUCH! ...

... i te les trobi a escassament un pam del teu nas.           *********************** I go to Bikaner to visit the rat temple at Deshnok, a nearby city. Rats are not precisely the sort of animals one wants to ...

... and not to sell us some trinkets. The children practice their first school English on us (“Hello, what is your name?") The Vinayak Guest House, where we have ended up, has turned out to be a lucky strike. It is more of a homestay. The owner Jitu ...

... on the road swerving cattle, camels and rickshaws in the dark! We had had a great time at this guest house and would recommend it to anyone staying in Bikaner, but do go for air con room! We left the following morning by train and as our first day train ...

... we expected a real shithole.  We got there at 5:00 to a FREEING morning, and after a quick nap at the guest house discovered a pretty nice place actually.  Nothing too fancy - sandy roadways, camels everywhere carrying loads from one place to ...

... coach, especially when the train ran fast. Ankunft in Bikaner frueh morgens mit den Nachtbus. Das zuvor gebuchte Hotel "Vinayak Guest House" hat einen gratis Pick-Up Service und ich bekomm ein kleines Zimmer, wo ich mich nochmal niederleg, weils noch ...

... to Jaisalmar the last stop before I was to part company with Virginia & Meredith. We booked into an amazing room at a guest house within the romantic Jaisalmar fort. Actually Virginia & Meredith booked in I again opted to sleep under the stars on ...

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... – aby przeciwdzialac szkodnikom, a w szczegolnosci termitom). Zatrzymalismy sie w bardzo fajnym i przytulnym Hare Krishna Guest House z chilloutowym tarasem na dachu i przepieknym widokiem na fort. Po krotkiej rozmowie i negocjacjach dostalismy ...

... (see blog # ) I at least couldn't keep myself from resenting it. Unlike its more famous sister cities in Rajastan, Bikaner seemed more functional market backwater than playground for princes. This harsh image probably wasn't helped by the fact that, ...

Hej fra Thar-oerkenen. Vi sidder nede i en kaelder i oerkenbyen Bikaner. Her er skide varmt. Vi har haft et hurtigt foraar hernede. For en maaned siden maatte vi ha sweaters paa om aftenen i Nepal. Nu siger termometeret 23 grader - om natten. Her i ...

... to the guesthouse. After a short nap and relax, Alex and I met up with our guide, Massom to see the sights of Bikaner. He took us on a whirlwind tour of a beautiful city, showed us the old havelis (beautiful old buildings with intricate carving stuff), ...

Day 19 - 20 - ... Really there is not much to say about Bikaner, apparently everyone goes here, but I think it was our driver talking rubbish again.  All this city consists of is another fort and a couple of temples.  We treated this as a stop ...