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I wasn’t looking forward to another big city. Delhi has the reputation of being hot, crowded, and full of touts. It was all of these things, but at this point in my trip I was ready for it. Jo landed on the second day I was there so it was great to have a companion […]

Jaipur is known for it’s old city, known as the pink city. All of the buildings in the old part of the city are painted a light brick color. It wasn’t too impressive. I didn’t get to see many sites though because, on my way into the old city, a local guy about my age […]

Pushkar is a small town which is known for it’s holy lake. It’s a hindu pilgrimage site in addition to being a bit of a tourist trap. So there were a lot of touts there. However, it was generally a really calm and relaxing place. Because of the deep spiritual roots, there was a definite […]

Jodhpur is known as the blue city. You’ll see why from the photos below. The blue color was to signify the home of a Brahmin, though non-Brahmins have painted their houses as well. The streets are narrow and winding which gives the city the feeling of walking through a cubist painting. I spent a […]

Udiapur was one of the best places I went to in India. I had just left Amdavad, which was really unpleasant and was desperate to meet some other travelers after days of not meeting any English speakers. I got there at 4am and had to go into the only hotel which was open. It […]

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