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• Overpay for Marginal Food at Tiger Treat Resorts Near Ranthambore

  In Avoid, Food / 1 April 2012 / 0 comments

  

  I knew better then to stop at Tiger Treats Resorts, a newly built dhaba along Rajasthan’s Highway 24 which connects Jaipur to Sawai Madhopur, but sometimes a weary traveler needs to eat. Too many red [...]

• Jodhpur Isn’t Rajasthan’s Only Blue City

  In Destinations / 26 March 2012 / 0 comments

  

  If there was a contest to see which city tourists would pick as the blue painted city of Rajasthan, hands down the winner would be Jodhpur. Nearly every travel guide book of India makes at [...]

• New Weekly Train Service From Ajmer to Kolkata and Hyderabad

  In News, Rail / Train / 3 March 2012 / 0 comments

  

  Ajmer bound tourists will have more options to reach Rajasthan’s desert city as two new weekly train services will ply between Kolkata and Hyderabad. Service from Ajmer to Kolkata already began from 27 February. Train [...]

• What’s In Store When Shopping For Leather Bags of Jaisalmer

  In Avoid / 27 February 2012 / 0 comments

  

  An endless array of leather bags in all shapes and sizes, colors, and embellishments adorn Jaisalmer shop fronts as if they were rocks mined from the earth. Nowhere else in India have I seen handmade [...]

• Jaipur Metro Moving Ahead On Schedule

  In News / 20 February 2012 / 0 comments

  

  Traffic in Jaipur hasn’t been the same since construction for the city’s new Metro mass transit system began. Road blocks, one way traffic, and dead ends have enslaved commuters for months. The source of the [...]

• Jaipur Literature Festival Returns January 20, 2012

  In Events, News / 3 January 2012 / 0 comments

  

  The Pink City of Rajasthan will be abuzz 20-24 January as some of India’s, and the world’s, best known writers will meet for the 5th edition Jaipur Literature Festival. Diggi Palace will host the 5 [...]