Thar Desert About 75% of the Thar Desert is located within India (60% in Rajasthan) with the remaining 25% in Pakistan. It forms a natural boundary between the two countries and covers an area of 200,000 square km’s. It was about a 45-minute jeep ride into the desert from Jaisalmer. The Camel Caravan soon came […]
We arrived at Jaisalmer Station around 11.30am. It was a gruelling 20+ hour overnight sleeper train journey from Delhi (Survival on an Indian Sleeper Train). We met our convoy of jeeps which took us and our luggage to the base of the large fort walls. The limited vehicular access into the walled fort meant a steep […]
“Incredible India” is a catchphrase used by an international tourism campaign in 2002. It is still recognised throughout the travelling world. India has always been on our list of countries to visit so when an opportunity arose to go we thought ‘why not’. Intrepid Travel We have already travelled with Intrepid Travel for our first […]
This was to be our first experience of housesitting in France. After 20 months of travelling and housesitting our way around Asia, we were looking forward to the experience in Europe. Lake Como to Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval We had stayed four nights in the spectacular Lake Como area in Northern Italy (click here to read our blog) […]
Fascinating Facts About San Marino San Marino is a landlocked micronation. It is one of the smallest countries in the world (5th smallest) and completely surrounded by Italy. This is why it is called an Enclave. Only the Vatican City, Lesotho and San Marino are like this. It is the world’s oldest republic that still […]
We were very much looking forward to visiting Cinque Terre and had seen some amazing photos of this beautiful National Park on the coast, which attracts millions of tourists every year. More on Cinque Terre later in the blog. In the meantime, we needed to travel from Florence to our chosen place of accommodation at […]
We weren’t really planning on spending much time in Florence. Wasn’t it just another big city? What was the advantage for us to stop off to see a populated city? Well, one of the bonuses to staying in Florence is that it is in the Chianti region. We don’t usually do guided tours, so when […]
We had decided that our next destination after leaving Rome would be to the ancient town of Assisi. Road Trip from Rome to Assisi We caught a lift from our BnB hosts to the pick-up yard to uplift our lease vehicle for the next couple of months while in Europe. See our blog all about Driving […]
Destination Chamonix-Mont Blanc With our house sit in Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval (click here for blog) coming to an end. Chamonix-Mont Blanc seemed like a great destination for a 2-night stopover before heading back to Italy to start our next assignment. Chamonix-Mont Blanc (commonly known as just Chamonix) was only a little over a hours drive from Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval which […]
Keeping on with our list of things to see, we wanted to visit Le Sherpa Markets and spend some time in the Thamel district which is the tourist hub of Kathmandu. Before Thamel however, Le Sherpa Markets are held every Saturday so we put that first on the list before Thamel. Le Sherpa Markets We […]