8.4.2008 Back in Jaisalmer Its good to be back in this Golden City, life is so much more relaxed. There areant so many tourists, most shops have closed, the ones left open do such hard sale that you dont even dare go anywhere near them. There is a festival today, of women, who make wishes for good husbands and if they are married for the goodness of their husband (hows that still women's festival anyway?). The maharaja will come to the city palace today, cit o...

22.3.2008 Understanding local gibberish- "Do you want Cock?" After 5 months of being in India I am slowly getting accustomed to Indian's English and the way they tell a story. It was one of the first things I had learnt in Goa was that there is no point confusing the locals with complex English or the reasoning for your request. You just say what you want in order to get the message across. For example if something isn't working you say "hot wa...

22.3.2008 Camel Safari- Jaisalmer Writing about something a few days after never feels same as writing about it instantly. On the second day of our safari after sleeping in the desert under the stars I sat down and reflected on the trip very quickly. First thing I could recall was when we were in the shop with Dilip and Yogi Bear (yuk, some sleazy sales boy who said he can give us massage on our thighs-groins- after the camel ride if we were sore…yeah r...

19.3.2008 Back from the Desert Just arrived from the desert trip, 2 days on camels, hot and dusty but absolutely loved being outdoors. I have a lot to write about but currently at a slow internet cafe ad very sticky keyboard, plus saw a dodgy message on explorer about being hacked....Great! More to come later

18.3.2008 The Desert Boy As I meet people along the way there are definately a few exceptional ones that are amazing and beautiful in certain ways that needs to mentioned in the diary and this desert boy is certainly one of them. We met Dileep on the day we arrived in jaisalmer whilst trying to sort out our camel safari. Although he was the first person we spoke about the desert there was something his honesty and sharp sales techniques, along with our tiredn...