Author: tjiskavw

my tuk tuk driver recommended this hotel and you know you've found a good one when it's filled with locals and no tourists! Booths with tables were lined up along…

This is the best way to get from Jaisalmer to Udaipur as there are no direct flights or trains from city to city. You board at 6pm and have this…

Unlike other forts in Rajasthan, Jaisalmer's fort is a "living" one containing museums, shops, restaurants, residences, and hotels. This particular home/museum was built by a successful merchant who hired two…

My hotel was the prior home of a wealthy family and like many others it was converted into a money making enterprise...it's totally cool to reside inside the fort -…

just outside the fort, along its walls, fruit stands like this one are situated between shops and food vendors to make for a wonderful community village

This guy had five sons and built them each a home side by side - no one lives in them now but you can tour one of them - it…

these bats hang in the 5 homes that a wealthy merchant built for each of his five sons. They were adorable and if you stared at them long enough, one…

While other young lovers may use gilt edged wedding invitation cards, residents of Jaisalmer paint wedding announcements on their stone walls. The names of the bride and groom, date of…

Life in the residential areas of Jaisalmer includes town folk and their animals ( especially cows ) co mingling.

The winding streets of the fort contain homes occupied for generations by local families. People in traditional dress conduct daily business at temples, stores, and restaurants. This guy was so…