“Never travel at night.” You will hear it from relatives, hotel staff and half the internet. It sounds sensible. It is also too blunt to be useful. Some night journeys are fine. Some are a poor idea. The difference lies in the route, the hour, the driver and the weather, not in the word “night.” […]
Four hours. Six hours. Nine hours. These three numbers explain most Rajasthan road trips from Jaipur. Everything else is a detail. Kota, Agra and Ajmer sit inside the four-hour ring. Udaipur and Jodhpur sit near six or seven. Jaisalmer and Mount Abu sit near nine. If you know which ring your destination is in, you […]
A couple got married on a Thursday night in Jodhpur. Friday was the vidaai. Saturday morning, 6 am, they were on a flight to start their honeymoon. The honeymoon was lovely on paper. Five cities in six days. Early starts, long drives, a new hotel every night. By day three the bride was ill and […]
