Jaipur to Tordi Sagar was the biggest change we've had yet. A small village on the way to our next stop, Pushkar, it was quiet and peaceful: the complete opposite of the bustling cities we've had so far, no horns, no yelling, just the occasional tractor blaring Hindi hip hop out of their speakers (clearly pimp my ride has made its way to India). We had a 3 hour jeep ride to the village, stopping off at a service station on the way, where 2 local buses had also stopped. They quickly became our fan club: they were waving, dancing and singing, a performance apparently for us! It was a sea of colourful saris in a cloud of dust from the sand.
Read MoreGetting away from the madness of Delhi involved many experiences - the 5am wake up for starters! After dragging ourselves out of bed, and shoving everything back into our rucksacks, we climbed into Tuk-Tuks for the first time. Even though the roads weren't overly busy, there were still cars, bikes, people and other things to manouver around which, in such a rackety vehicle and no seatbelt, is terrifying. They move faster than you'd think, and you feel every pothole. Amazingly we got to the station in one piece, and after climbing over hundreds of sleeping locals, we boarded the (thankfully) air conditioned train around 7:30. The journey was 3 hours but flew by whilst chatting to everyone else on the tour!
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