• Elusive tigers and travel to Jaipur

    October 24, 2025 in India ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C

    Yet another 5.30am start for 6am safari collection .The jeep didn't come so my driver Hamid started to take me to the venue but then pulled in at the side of the road randomly and the jeep collected me..
    On the road today I have seen cows, a camel,dogs ,a monkey that ran in front of the car almost causing an accident 😳 buffalo, wild boar and sheep..all ,apart from the camel doing their own thing on the road Amidst the traffic.
    Once again we saw Tiger footprint Tiger poo but no tigers and even less of other animals than yesterday.so it was rather disappointing.
    I returned to the hotel where I had breakfast served by a creepy skinny waiter with handlebar moustache who clearly has taken a shine to me ....the feeling is most emphatically Not mutual!
    I collected my bags, omitted to return to the restaurant and set off on the 4hr road trip to jaipur with Hamid my driver.
    We stopped part way for refreshments where he had a meal .I insisted on paying as hes been v kind
    Meanwhile in the absence of kit kat ,I had half a pack of Oreo biscuits with a couple of brews
    We arrived in Jaipur about 4pm.The hotel is amazing wierd and OTT in its decor bith inside and out . They keep a large handwritten register of guests as do other hotels I've stayed in in India, as well as computer records.
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