Udaipur Travel and Tourism Guide

04/18/07Kalu picked us up this morning (apparently Nandu is meeting us tomorrow in Ranakpur and swapping jobs with Kalu) and we drove out of Udaipur heading into the Aravali Hills that stretch across Rajasthan.  Unlike other parts of Rajasthan, Udaipur and the surrounding areas are green and riddled with lakes and desert trees and cactus. Elegant sari-clad women delicately walk down the roads balancing large, heavy looking bowls, baskets or packages on their head.  Nicely built stac...

      This is my last day in the city and my overall experience has been, um, unique.   For two more days Ahmed has been my chauffeur and travel guide.   Two nights ago we were on his motorcycle on our way up to the Monsoon Palace to watch the sunset. (My nervousness of the high risk odds of getting into trouble while winding down the crowded streets of an Indian city are a perfect metaphor for the way my stay here has been unfolding: twisting roads...

Leaving my job teaching for a year, I am travelling around the globe...home just in time for Christmas.

Most of my childhood and college time i spent travelling within india. Its vivid colours, numerous cultures and vast diversity interested me to travel more....... My first exclusive and memorable travel started in south india, i can't share the photogrpahs though. Udaipur has been the moment of truth and something provoked me to travel more.......