Riding A Camel in Rajasthan

I had a marvelous two days in the desert riding a camel and sleeping outside. It was a civilized adventure, supervised by two real camel drivers who set up a complete camp kitchen, including propane burners, two meals, and sleeping pallets in a stone structure on a hill in the desert. At the same time, it was peaceful and put me in touch with the “real” India and myself. My host, Hiteshwar at Vijay’s Guest House, arranged the trip in

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Traveling in Rajasthan, India

Written at the Vijay Guest House, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India I’m near the Pakistani border in the city of Bikaner on Thursday afternoon 18 July 2019. I left New Delhi a little after 7:00 this morning. It was hot and steamy. Gerald and I had breakfast together, and surprisingly, I ate very little. I was nervous. I sweated through my shirts just getting to the train then I couldn’t find where I was supposed to be. A Good Samaritan helped me

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