Pie in the sky

Don’t you hate it when you write an e-mail and the computer blanks out, or something else happens, and what was a particularly witty and clever message disappears into the ether, never to return, not even if you try hitting Control + Z, swearing at the computer, or crying a little bit?That happened to me …

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McLeod Ganj

Slow business Originally uploaded by Natmandu. After a near-solid three days of travel from Jaisalmer, I’m in McLeod Ganj, the home of the Dalai Lama and Tibetan government in exile, way up in Himachal Pradesh. For the first time since I came to India, it’s been raining, cold, and cloudy. It’s great, after the furnace …

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Jaisalmer – big desert, big humps

Me and my camel Originally uploaded by Natmandu. After the debacle that was my visit to the Taj Mahal, Jaisalmer, the honey-coloured city in the Thar Desert region on Western Rajasthan, has been a pleasure to spend time in. Some people will say, and have said, that Jaisalmer is touristy – and there’s a reason …

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Taj Mahal

Taj Mahal and me Originally uploaded by Natmandu. Well, the viewers’ vote came in, thanks to everyone that basically said “What?! It’s the Taj Mahal! You’ve got to go!”. I went. OK, it was very beautiful, and I’m glad I saw it, but the journey there possibly made for the worst day I’ve had in …

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Jaipur burn-out

I got to Jaipur yesterday afternoon, and after walking to the guest house from the station (and telling about fifty rickshaw-wallahs to bugger off on the way), I crashed out, and went to sleep for pretty much the rest of the day. Then slept all night. Then had a lie-in (well, as much as you …

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