In a few short hours I'll be boarding a flight in Chicago for Delhi (my bad on the inaccurate facebook status), but Jaipur is where my cousin lives and where I will be spending the majority of time. Jaipur is the capital city of the Indian state of Rajasthan which, as you can see from the handy map below, is located in the northwestern corner of India on the border with Pakistan.
The Pakistani border may raise some eyebrows, as history has shown us that India and Pakistan aren't always the best of friends. Territorial disputes still linger from the era of Partition, when what was formerly British Colonial India was broken into an independent India for Hindus and an independent East Pakistan (now just Pakistan) and West Pakistan (now Bangladesh) for Muslims. However, Kashmir, to the north of Rajasthan, is the area most intensly disputed. The Rajasthani section of the border is actually quite secure.
From Jaipur I will be visting other locales in Rajasthan, such as the famed Rathambore Tiger Preserve and Digantar, the village where my cousin is doing most of her work. It wouldn't be someones first trip to India without seeing the Taj Mahal, so I'll be making the trek to Agra too. There should be plenty of sights, sounds and smells (not always pleasant ones) along the way and this blog will be where I share them all.
Oh man, your blog layout is way more aesthetically pleasing than mine. Looking forward to reading of your travels, have a safe flight brother.
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