Desert madness has already set in

So, another attempt to set off into the wilds of India at the end of the year. Every person I've googled whose gone has posted gruesome pictures of debilitated animals in terrible condition and talked about the total lack of mod cons. I. Can't. Wait.

Also, driven by the boredom of a 5-hour shift at work with nothing to do, I dreamed up this amazing (read: crazed) plan (read: hare-brained scheme) to incorporate the trip with horse-riding. Apparently, Rajasthan is famous for its Marwari horses, and there are riding safaris which take you through national wildlife reserves on horseback. For the low, low price of 250 Euros. And upwards. Per day.

Sigh.

If anyone wants me, I'll be sitting in a lecture somewhere dreaming of galloping from Rajasthan to Delhi on a puja'd Marwari horse. Funded by the money which magically appeared from heaven, of course. Sigh.