Author: tjiskavw

Jaisalmer's version of a grocery store

usually includes cows strolling streets!

this is referred to as a Jaisalmer pizza ( an inspiration from a local baker taken from another local favorite - the kachori ) The lines start early at this…

this is a meat sandwich that is dipped in batter and then fried in this oil. Note he is using his bare hands to do all of this - even…

counted as one of the largest and 3rd oldest fort in Rajasthan, it was built in 1156 and located at the major crossroads of the Silk route. A fourth of…

in every country I found one item I had to resist buying - in India, it was these colorful puppets. Puppet shows are common and colorful and these individual puppets…

if you need an hour or two to "wake up" before conversing in small talk, the Indian buffet breakfast in most hotels will not suit. Irrespective of how earnestly you…

because I was kind to the kid who mysteriously appeared at my rooftop breakfast table every morning in Fort Jaisalmer, I rewarded with this favorite Jaisalmer breakfast item on my…

I hired a driver to take me from Jodhpur to Jaisalmer and this was just one of the road side attractions we were treated to.

at this road side market I was struck by how the reds of the peppers complimented the dress of these women. Red is a loudmouth- always making a statement and…