I'd like to live in the style of a maharaja for a while. They seemed to defy the rules that the rest of Indians lived to
I thought maybe temples would be more exciting having rats in them but I was wrong, they just smell more. Deshnok rat temple
Jaisalmer Haveli
Jaisalmer fort. You can stay in the fort which is fun, it has guesthouses, restaurants etc
I went on a camel trek, less comfortable than horses
I actually didn't do the trek for the camels although they were quite fun. What I was looking forward to was sleeping under the stars in the dessert
I thought maybe temples would be more exciting having rats in them but I was wrong, they just smell more. Deshnok rat temple
Jaisalmer Haveli
Jaisalmer fort. You can stay in the fort which is fun, it has guesthouses, restaurants etc
My room had a view
I went on a camel trek, less comfortable than horses
A sand dune
I actually didn't do the trek for the camels although they were quite fun. What I was looking forward to was sleeping under the stars in the dessert
No mosquitoes in the dessert but many of these big beatles
When it was time for bed I was given a blanket and told I could sleep where I want. I walked 5 minutes up a sand dune and made my bed. Nice sleeping under the stars
Note the beatle tracks, they crawl all over you in the night
Camels look stupid
I spent a lot of money in Udaipur on souvenirs and did an Indian cooking course. Indian cooking is pretty simple but you need a huge spice rack
I feel it would save thousands of lives in India if the government (amongst many, many other things) revoked the driving licences of the whole population and made everyone take driving tests to a higher standard. I was cycling by this lake and stopped for a drink, as I was drinking some boy racer flew past and crashed into this pillar. Idiot! Lucky I stopped for a drink. I'm genuinely not comfortable on the roads in India and will go out of my way to avoid buses. The trains are very good but unfortunately you often have to book at least a week in advance which is something I hate doing. I can't generally think more than 24 hours ahead of myself. This is also why I am writing this blog from a place called Bundi rather than by a beach in Goa
It could also be argued that some Indian people shouldn't be allowed to play with matches. I was fortunate enough to inhale and experience fully the recently extinguished 7 day oil fire in Jaipur
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/Jaipur-fire-Indian-Oil-Corporation-faces-negligence-charge/articleshow/5192181.cms
I have far too many pictures like this on my camera, kids always asking for a photo and then posing in the stupidest of ways. I think what is cool in India is very far away from cool anywhere else
Ranthambhore national park, I was first in line on this day in the hope of getting a seat on a Jeep (vehicle numbers are restricted). There are lots of agents also queuing who make money from commission on orders from hotels. When the ticket office opens the guy tells me there are no seats for the jeeps and I'd have to go in the beastly vehicle below. Of course there were seats on jeeps but you have to pay more than double price for them, the extra money going to the agent (behind me in the queue) and the ticket office workers who require bribing. Same story for many things in India, money is king and if you haven't got it you are treated like sh*t. Not directly related but it has just been going through my mind is the social system in India. From what I can see, I find it really quite depressing when there seem to be so many rich people in India and yet the government doesn't seem to provide education to the poorer people. The divide just seems so big and it is a long way off from being corrected. Corruption and caste seem to keep the rich rich and the poor poor. I could moan about it for a long time but I don't know enough about what is and isn't being done to change things. And don't even start me on disabled people in India...
No tigers, just deer
A stick given to me a couple of nights ago in a restaurant for protection from monkeys. Funny, I thought, then an angry monkey scared the crap out of me forcing me to use it. I don't like monkeys if they are within any kind of striking distance
Stupid/rude things said to me recently;
I heard London bridge is falling down, is this true? (I guess this is a joke that I didn't find funny)
You have the head of a 45 year old, the body of a 25 year old! (baldness is like a disability in India. I've spoken to some receding guys around my age who are distraught as they, well their parents, can't find a woman who will marry them)
As the title of this post suggests, I'm finding India quite tiring. Travel is a pain and it's difficult to get a moments peace wherever you are. So I'm going to Goa and around that way to see a couple of other things; if I enjoy the beaches then I will stay for the next few weeks. If I hate them, then I will bump my flight forward
When it was time for bed I was given a blanket and told I could sleep where I want. I walked 5 minutes up a sand dune and made my bed. Nice sleeping under the stars
Note the beatle tracks, they crawl all over you in the night
Camels look stupid
Jodhpur fort is big. On the way to Jodhpur some guy managed to take a crap on the bus floor even though the bus was full of people....
I spent a lot of money in Udaipur on souvenirs and did an Indian cooking course. Indian cooking is pretty simple but you need a huge spice rack
I feel it would save thousands of lives in India if the government (amongst many, many other things) revoked the driving licences of the whole population and made everyone take driving tests to a higher standard. I was cycling by this lake and stopped for a drink, as I was drinking some boy racer flew past and crashed into this pillar. Idiot! Lucky I stopped for a drink. I'm genuinely not comfortable on the roads in India and will go out of my way to avoid buses. The trains are very good but unfortunately you often have to book at least a week in advance which is something I hate doing. I can't generally think more than 24 hours ahead of myself. This is also why I am writing this blog from a place called Bundi rather than by a beach in Goa
It could also be argued that some Indian people shouldn't be allowed to play with matches. I was fortunate enough to inhale and experience fully the recently extinguished 7 day oil fire in Jaipur
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/Jaipur-fire-Indian-Oil-Corporation-faces-negligence-charge/articleshow/5192181.cms
I have far too many pictures like this on my camera, kids always asking for a photo and then posing in the stupidest of ways. I think what is cool in India is very far away from cool anywhere else
Ranthambhore national park, I was first in line on this day in the hope of getting a seat on a Jeep (vehicle numbers are restricted). There are lots of agents also queuing who make money from commission on orders from hotels. When the ticket office opens the guy tells me there are no seats for the jeeps and I'd have to go in the beastly vehicle below. Of course there were seats on jeeps but you have to pay more than double price for them, the extra money going to the agent (behind me in the queue) and the ticket office workers who require bribing. Same story for many things in India, money is king and if you haven't got it you are treated like sh*t. Not directly related but it has just been going through my mind is the social system in India. From what I can see, I find it really quite depressing when there seem to be so many rich people in India and yet the government doesn't seem to provide education to the poorer people. The divide just seems so big and it is a long way off from being corrected. Corruption and caste seem to keep the rich rich and the poor poor. I could moan about it for a long time but I don't know enough about what is and isn't being done to change things. And don't even start me on disabled people in India...
No tigers, just deer
A stick given to me a couple of nights ago in a restaurant for protection from monkeys. Funny, I thought, then an angry monkey scared the crap out of me forcing me to use it. I don't like monkeys if they are within any kind of striking distance
Stupid/rude things said to me recently;
I heard London bridge is falling down, is this true? (I guess this is a joke that I didn't find funny)
You have the head of a 45 year old, the body of a 25 year old! (baldness is like a disability in India. I've spoken to some receding guys around my age who are distraught as they, well their parents, can't find a woman who will marry them)
As the title of this post suggests, I'm finding India quite tiring. Travel is a pain and it's difficult to get a moments peace wherever you are. So I'm going to Goa and around that way to see a couple of other things; if I enjoy the beaches then I will stay for the next few weeks. If I hate them, then I will bump my flight forward
