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A Little Travel Memory…That Camel Just Doesn’t Like Me!
Blog: A Little Adrift - A RTW Travelogue - 8 September 2010
Travel Memories: Camel Burb on Safari in Pushkar, India It’s not like I was engaged in any form of camel abuse…but that camel just didn’t like me! My travel companion at the time got the calmer of the two camels and during the break in the middle of our camel safari in Pushkar, India’s desert my camel proceeded to burp, gurgle and emit a slew of other strange digestive noises before finishing off the little show with a spit in my direction and a nipped aimed at me (and intercepted by ...
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One Last Namaste
Blog: the reX-Files.ca - 18 March 2010
One last time to write, one last chapter before I head for home. The thought of home is more appealing as that day draws nearer and we are rich with memories. We have managed a traditional thanksgiving dinner here in Tlell and Rex's flat with a two burner hotplate and a toaster oven with the cooking squeezed between the scheduled power outages.
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Lady in the Land of Kings
Blog: A Lady in London - 7 November 2009
Continued from Lady and the Leopard...Destination #5: GaltaAfter my exciting albeit tiger-less safari in Ranthambore National Park, I headed back to Jaipur for a quick stop in Galta. Galta, a collection of 250-year-old temples, is on the outskirts of Jaipur's city center, and is a peaceful haven from the chaotic Pink City.
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The Pushkar Camel Fair
Blog: Brilliant Tips Travel Blog - 18 October 2009
Each November before the full moon, thousands of people go to the banks of the Pushkar Lake in the holy city of Pushkar in the state of Rajastan, India, to be a part of the amazing Pushkar Camel Fair. During the full moon days, a tented city is created adjacent to Pushkar Lake where people from around the globe cover the sand dunes to enjoy the festivities, trade livestock and handicrafts, participate in camel races and experience music, dance and drama. The colors, music and festivities of the annual Pushkar ...
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Rajasthan
Blog: By Way of the World - 19 September 2009
We began our 10-day whirlwind tour of Rajasthan in Agra, which is technically not in the state of Rajasthan, but very close. Our next stop was Jaipur. Jaipur is known as the "pink city" because most of the buildings are painted a shade of orangey-pink.
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20 symptoms that tell it is time to leave India
Blog: 99 + 1 countries - 13 August 2009
1. You don't swear anymore if you step on cow dung.2. It's July and the monsoon is at its worst but you are still in Goa, playing to be a baba and living in the jungle.3. You've found a way to make the 10 rupee begging kids to give you money.
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