Jaisalmer Stories


Mating Season

Arriving in Jaisalmer through the mock-forted train station heralded a very different India. One of romance, intrigue and those elusive Arabian nights. The giant sandstone city in the desert glimpsed days gone by, revealing to us cloth-wrapped men, Arabesque fortresses clutching at the brilliant sky, vaulted and turreted like mammoth sand ca...


Thar Desert's Glory!

Jaisalmer is a name synonymous with the rich and splendid heritage of Rajasthan. The wide spectrum of populace has given an enviable heritage to this place. The culture here is more than just listening to or watching as the experience is definitely worth a try. This golden city is like a perennial getaway for me whenever bored with routine work. I am a ...


Cowboy Camel Safaris

So Jaisalmer then, scorching hot desert trading post where camels, the "Ships of the Desert" rule the roads. I was struggling badly with the heat but was determined to get out into the desert on one of these beasts. I'd got a safari thrown in as part of my deal to hire Suraj back in Delhi and prepared once again to be scammed and conned into something...


Jaisalmer to Jaipur

Our Rajasthan highlights (you'll notice Mandawa and Bikaner aren't included...) We have learned 2 things on our way - the cow and the horn are king in India. We have even seen a woman kiss and bless a cow and we have felt like asking for a blessing ourselves after some of the overtaking on these roads... Jaisalmer really is a desert palace that does...