Nov 13, 2019 | India
Jaipur is known as the Pink City. The pink colour symbolises hospitality, and the city was painted for the visit of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert in 1876. Jaipur is famous for its textiles and block printing. We took a walk through one of the many gates into the...
Nov 12, 2019 | India
Pushkar is an oasis in the desert with three lakes, and therefore an important meeting place. It’s a very important holy site for Hindus. It’s the site of the only “proper” Brahma temple. Brahma is the Creator, one of the top three Hindu gods, the others being...
Nov 11, 2019 | India
En-route to Jojawar we stopped at the Sahasra Bahu temple, Nagda. It is a very ancient ruined temple over 1,000 years old. Like all Hindu temples where the idol has been removed or destroyed, it was abandoned a long time ago. As it is largely made of marble, it has...
Nov 10, 2019 | India
We took the bus to Udaipur, stopping at Roopraj’s weaving croft on the way. This is world famous and one of the top weaving places in India. Roopraj welcoming us to his “croft”. An extremely impressive yet relaxed guy. Demonstrating with his wife...
Nov 9, 2019 | India
Jodhpur, whilst a big city, was a refreshing change from Delhi. It’s known as the Blue City. Normally only people from the highest Brahmin caste could use the colour blue, but the the locals were granted permission to do so as a social leveler by the enlightened...
Nov 8, 2019 | India
The first day we arrived, we had a siesta in the afternoon to try to recover from the jet lag and lack of sleep before meeting our G Adventures group and CEO (Chief Experience Officer) in the evening. Then we headed out for dinner together. One of the first things the...
