Ok, so, I've skipped a day or two but I just HAD to write about this while the smells are still in my mind and the sand is still on my feet. Last night I slept under the stars in the middle of the desert, and this morning the incredibly enthusiastic young sherpas actually taught … Continue reading Dune dogs and dung beetles.
As Hollie's Mum, Gill, is only staying with us on our journey until the fourth of August we have been city hopping to make sure she gets to experience as much of this varied country as possible in the three weeks she is here. So commencing our departure of Nukkad Guesthouse in Udaipur, we boarded … Continue reading Trying trains, havelis and Shiva festival.
Rising to the sounds of the morning adhan we excitedly prepared for our trip we had organised the prior evening. It was our first organised excursion of the trip, we shared a taxi cab with a lovely French gentleman. It was a scenic undulating journey, windows down to the max appreciating the warm natural breeze … Continue reading Ranakpur, Kumbhalgarh and hillside air.
Magic. Honestly, I love India, I never thought I could fall in love with a country so quickly. Its has a subtle surreptitious nature, secret corners and peeling paint. Coupled with pious yet strangely lenient religious ideals, sun faded walls with gold gilded traditional wall paintings sided with deep ochre flags flying on the rooftops. … Continue reading Stained glass windows and thunderstorms.
So I'll admit that the first few days of our India trip had not wowed me as I'd hoped, when I visited Thailand last year I was told by many that I wouldn't enjoy Bangkok but I fell in love with it. I thought/hoped the same would be true for Mumbai, but without the roaring … Continue reading Udaipur; the city of lakes, monsoon palace and bathing ghats.
With our bearings gathered as much as they can be for one of the busiest cities in the world. We set our sights on visiting the world heritage site, Elephanta Island. For me, an avid urbex enthusiast, the boat journey there was intriguing enough, the coast is a smattering of rusting cargo ships, some working … Continue reading Elephanta Island; sloping waves, sneaking about and seasickness.
So... Here we finally are, 8 months of preparation, saving and long hours gorging on as much information and imagery about India as we could stomach. We can both finally breath out a long satisfying breath of accomplishment as we finally get to update our blog atop the Nukkad guesthouse in Udaipur. Truth be told … Continue reading Mumbai Landings; slums, sea and street dogs.
The Manifest Monkeys 