Jodhpur
With both Kate’s Mum and nephew visiting Mumbai, we wanted to get out of the city to experience a different part of India. Given the weather, Rajasthan was the best option and Jodhpur was next on the must visit list. In looking for reasonably price accommodation for all of us, we discovered that the number 1 reviewed accommodation in Jodhpur on Trip Advisor was in a small village of 2,000 people about 45 minutes drive out of the city. Chandelao Garh is a 400 year old fort built after a local leader distinguished himself in battle against an enemy of the Rathore’s from Jodhpur, the last of the Rajputs who held out against the Mughals. Due to acts of bravey, the Singh family was given land that incorporated 5 local villages in a feudal arrangement, provided the family continued to provide a trained cavalry force for the Rathore’s. The Garh has been in the family for 16 generations, although they lost control of the land when it was reallocated to the tenant farmers in the land