Rajasthan

Rajasthan Postmortem

March 28, 2016 In Travelogues

[ Jaipur, Rajasthan ] Happy post-Easter to all of you folks back in the West. I hope those who observe the day had a wonderful time with family and friends, and ate so much...

Non-Bob, Pushkar Addenda

March 27, 2016 In Travelogues

[ Pushkar ] After I found and photographed Bob et al, how I spent the day: (1) Drinking tea and chatting away the afternoon with a local gypsy woman and her family in their...

Bob the Easter Camel

March 27, 2016 In Travelogues

[ Pushkar, Rajasthan ] Happy Easter to all my Christian friends! In honor of the holiday, I present you with a joyful, sacred, and ultra-cute Rajasthani alternative to the Easter...

Holi’s Armaments of Peace

March 23, 2016 In Travelogues

[ Udaipur, Rajasthan ] To everyone, everywhere: Happy Holi! The Festival of Colors begins today at the evening (sunset) puja. My friends in Nepal have already celebrated with...

Jaipur to Jodhpur

March 19, 2016 In Travelogues

[ Jodhpur ] Days 5-7: My third day out of Jaipur, yet only the second on the motorcycle. Why? Because yesterday was spent locked in my hotel room sick, running a mild fever,...

A Guru and a Hero

March 10, 2016 In Travelogues

[ Jaipur, Rajasthan ] In which Yours Truly charms an assembled crowd at a street wedding, nearly gets trampled by an elephant in traffic, tattoos a camel, laughs (uncharitably,...