This Desert Life

After a flying visit through Jodhpur (and yes it is named after those silly riding trousers) with yet another fantastical hilltop fort (see photo on right), blue houses and colourful saris we headed to the desert city of Jaisalmer.

With the promise of beautiful sunsets, peace and quiet (a rare commodity in India) and a zillion stars we headed off into the Great Thar Desert on a 3 day camel safari close to the Pakistani border.

Except for a small bout of 'desert belly' (similar to 'delhi belly'), it was a truely wonderful experience, trotting through the vast open spaces with the sound of our 10 year old guide singing desert songs all day and night. Desert village life is a stark contrast to everyday Indian city life with most of the people living off the land in huts made of cow dung. With the evenings spent around a warm fire in the soft dunes, it was pretty heavenly.