It was time to leave Jaisalmer for a 6-hour train ride (3rd class, a/c), which took us across the desert towards Jodhpur, known as The Blue City. City Wandering Surprisingly, the train arrived on time, albeit a tad early. As expected it was pretty chaotic on the platform. We jostled our way with packs in […]
No matter what changes you make in your life, there is a time when you need to find your feet. This is whether you decide to move towns, cities, countries or jobs, there is a settling in period, a time for adjustments. After selling up most of our possessions, selling a business and leaving jobs, […]
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 […]
Ideal for the Budget Conscious Traveller As mentioned in my previous blog Incredible India – Delhi, we were booked on a ‘Basics’ Intrepid Tour. If you are wanting to travel on a budget in India, then at some stage you will be travelling by train. More than likely, it will be an overnight Sleeper Train. […]
“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 […]
The Lakes District, Northern Italy There are five major lakes in the Italian lake district. From west to east they are Lakes Maggiore, Lugano, Como, Iseo and Garda. Each has its own particular character. We were spoilt for choice so we had to do a bit of research when trying to decide on which one […]
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 […]