Author: Elize Tikmane
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Jaisalmer – part two: Abu Safari
Our main activity in Jaisalmer was volunteering in Abu Safari Hotel. Abu Safari Hotel is a meeting place for backpackers from all around the world. It is mostly a community of young people in their early 20ies, but no-one feels left out here. As almost all of the hotels and guest houses in Jaisalmer, Abu…
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Jaisalmer – part one
We arrived in Jaisalmer around midnight. The surroundings of the station surprised us with dusty light and emptiness. You get a feeling of desert from the very first moments in the town. Our great plan in Jaisalmer was to do volunteering via Workaway.info. More than a month ago we were contacted by Abu, inviting us…
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Visit to the blue city Jodhpur
To go to our next destination Jodhpur – the blue city of Rajashtan – we had booked a bus. It was 250 Rs per person for something like 5 hour drive (7h in reality). The ride was almost exactly what one would expect from a bus ride in India. First there was a big confusion…
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Cooking class in Udaipur
We had a slow morning (you hear that a lot from us, don’t you!?) with breakfast in the usual place – I love the fruit musli with fresh coconut milk the Millets of Mewar are offering so much. We still wanted to visit the gallery of Rajesh Soni, so that was our plan for the…
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Udaipur: Diwali and Ahar
11 of November was the day of Diwali – one of the most celebrated Hindu festivals of the year. The victory of light over darkness. As one of my friends precisely described it – the festival of pyrotechnics. For the first part of the day we had planned to visit the market (which is a…
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The “real India” on motorbike
On Monday morning we had decided to go for a tour with bikes to the near by villages. In the morning when we watched the sunrise at the lake Stijn had met a nice man who offered him to go for a bike tour through villages. When Stijn told me about the opportunity I somehow…
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A few days in Udaipur
As we have decided to stay in Udaipur at least until Diwali, we stick with our “do one thing a day” concept. Thursday On Thursday we had long, long breakfast up until after noon in our regular place – Millets of Mewar. There was a woman sitting next to us having something on her plate…
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Udaipur Sunrise and Park
Enjoying sunrise We are very fortunate with our location. The big window next to our bed is offering not only a beautiful view on the lake and the city, but we can also see the sun rising above it. The name of the Panorama hotel fits with the truth and offers a beautiful view. For…
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From Mumbai to Udaipur
The train from Mumbai to Udaipur We took our time on Sunday morning. Our check-out had to be done by 12 o’clock – plenty of time for packing. Our train was leaving only around 4pm. A tip – take plenty of bank cards with you. Out of 7 cards we have in total only one…
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Ladies of Mumbai
The lady of the Train Ticket office We had to get up early, since 8 am was the hour we had to be in the train Tourist office to get our number. We were not the first ones. And the lady at our counter was not very satisfied as we had not filled in all…