Monthly Archives: February 2010

Last Day in Pushkar.

Posted on February 28, 2010 by fiona

Our last day in Pushkar was rubbish for Lyns as she was really poorly.  For me it was filled with medicine buying and bank finding missions.  The locals excelled themselves in assisting me.  I went for breakfast in our usual … Continue reading →

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Pushkar.

Posted on February 27, 2010 by fiona

On the 24th February we arrived in Pushkar! We took another local bus and again have lived to tell the tale, which was quite remarkable really. Between the usual challenges that traveling in India entails and my stomachs continuous urge to empty … Continue reading →

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A Little Note on the Indian Typo.

Posted on February 23, 2010 by fiona

Throughout our time in India we’ve become increasingly giggly over typos/spelling errors printed on signs, in menus etc.  Whilst we’re more than aware that our Hindi is completely crap, we haven’t been able to control the childish hysterics that erupt from English errors. Below … Continue reading →

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Bundi.

Posted on February 22, 2010 by fiona

Bundi was lovely, or seemed lovely. I didn’t see as much as I would’ve liked as I’ve been poorly poorly. Stupid fever and tummy bug for two whole days. The highlight and hindrance of Bundi was the monkeys. They were just … Continue reading →

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The Journey to Bundi/Ranting About Indian Driving.

Posted on February 20, 2010 by fiona

The journey from Jodhpur to Bundi had our patience slightly frayed to say the least.  We boarded our (2 hours late) train at the ungodly hour of 5am (before which, whilst trying to locate the guesthouse front door in the pitch … Continue reading →

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Jodhpur.

Posted on February 19, 2010 by fiona

Jodhpur in 3 words… Chaotic, Filthy and Blue! It definitely struck me as being old school India and I found it both mesmerizing and enchanting.  A formidable fort stands towering over a blue painted city. Open sewers lined the roads, local women were … Continue reading →

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Horrendous happenings on the journey to Jodhpur.

Posted on February 16, 2010 by fiona

On the journey to Jodhpur a horrible situation played out in front of our eyes. It was utterly heart wrenching. We were on the train, and as usual, surrounded by Indian men giving us the one hundred question treatment. A retired army major … Continue reading →

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Bikaner and the Thar Desert.

Posted on February 15, 2010 by fiona

Rajasthan is freezing at night time and we were too cold to be sleeping (no glass in the train windows) so instead built ourselves a wee tent in our bearth and cuddled up together with books, ipods and snacks. At … Continue reading →

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