A carefully planned twelve hour layover between trains in Gujarat’s major city, Ahmedabad allowed us just enough time to visit the cities two major sights. Five kilometres north of the city centre is the famous Sabarmati Ashram which served as Gandhi’s headquarters...
With the James Bond theme tune running through our heads, the railway lines brought us to Udaipur, our last stop in Rajasthan. Situated on the banks of Lake Pichola, Udaipur is a peaceful, romantic little town which was further thrust into the spotlight through...
A thirty minute bus ride from Ajmer is the Hindu pilgrimage town of Pushkar, a small town centered around a holy lake. The town is a hive of activity; the main bazaar is lined with food stalls, shops and sadhus all vying for the attention of the foot-traffic which...
As we arrived into Jodhpur the skies opened and it began to pour down on Rajasthan’s famous blue city. After negotiating our rate with one of the twenty or so willing rickshaw drivers waiting at the door of the bus, who were much more concerned with us than any of the...
Rajasthan is a reminder of kings, princes and maharajas of a time gone by, but nowhere is this more apparent than in Rajasthan’s Golden City, Jaisalmer. Located in the dry plains of western Rajasthan, Jaislamer sits on the outskirts of the Thar Desert only 50...
The state of Rajasthan in the west of India is one of the country’s most iconic states and for good reason. Known as the Land of the Kings,throughout the state are luxurious palaces and dominating forts built by the maharajas of times gone by and some are still...
Agra doesn’t ring any bells with most people but that’s because Agra itself as a city is just that, it’s just another Indian city with some interesting Mughal architecture dotted along the banks of the Yamuna River. However, every year more than 2.5million...
Khajuraho is a small town situated in India’s most central state, Madhya Pradesh. While life in Kahajuraho’s old town is a simple existence for the some 19,000 locals, ‘new Khajuraho’ is essentially a single street lined with guest-houses, shops and restaurants which...
