diary of a traveler

There was a time when Diwali (the Hindu new year day precisely) was the opportunity to meet all our relatives & friends for whom we had no time throughout the year & was the greatest festival of social networking. In those times telephones were a luxury & all social gatherings were physical only. Those meetings had its own charm as we could not personally meet as frequently.   But now after voice/video calling reaching to all the corners & classes of the country, the appeal of those meetings is lost & the festival is forgotten. So now everyone has a different agenda to spend the mini vacation of Diwali. And as I never had any agenda, It has always been difficult to spend time during these group of festivals.   Anyway, this Diwali I was conscious of the upcoming holidays & had made up my mind to have a getaway tour. So, I joined a package tour of Jaisalmer as a solo traveler & what follows is the story of this Diwali Getaway.   Sam Dese...