We continued our journey farther west, deeper into Rajasthan and into the Thar Desert. The Thar Desert, also known as the Great Indian Desert, is a place of extremes. The climate varies...

Mehrangarh Fort casts an imposing presence over all of Jodhpur. As most of Jodhpur is relatively flat, the Fort, standing on hill nearly 120 meters above Jodhpur, can be seen from all...

We had been desperately craving Chinese, Korean and Japanese food for the past few weeks. The discovery of Maggi noodles in Jodhpur lifted our spirits for a few days and allowed us...

Although the kids were not so keen on it, I booked a walking tour of Old Jodhpur. We hadn’t had great experiences with random local guides that we picked up in front of palaces or forts...

Jodhpur, founded in 1459 by Rao Jodha, is the second largest city in Rajasthan and is known as the Blue City. Jodhpur is part of Marwar, which encompasses the western part of Rajasthan....

The deeper we traveled into Rajasthan, the fewer tourists we encountered, especially Western ones. We arrived in Jodhpur and got dropped off at our rental. This is the first time I...