Abu Road, India - Blogabond

Buses. Lots of them.

Mount Abu is a bit like the Blackpool of Rajasthan, a weekend retreat for Indians complete with ice cream, candy floss, pedaloes and amusement arcades. It's on a hilly plateau 1200m up, and the winding drive up the mountain felt more Alpine than Indian. Not that I was spending much time admiring...

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phileasdogg on September 22, 2008 from Abu Road, India

from the travel blog: Planes, Trains & Taxiwallahs

Trekking. Or maybe not.

Mt Abu is a major pilgrimage centre, but because of its remote, forested location, also offers good walking and wildlife spotting opportunities including bears, cobras, wild boars and hyenas. So I went to see the local trekking guru, the improbably-named Charles, and he said he'd take me out in...

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phileasdogg on September 22, 2008 from Abu Road, India

from the travel blog: Planes, Trains & Taxiwallahs

between a rock and a hard place

4/22/08 Time flies in the heat. After a very trying train journey I’m back in Jaipur for my final week of ‘classes.’ Before that, we spent a wondrous three days in our personal retreat of mount Abu. The most fun thing about the place (besides the cooler temperature and mountain beauty)...

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