Leaving Delhi – Suzanne Willey & Joe Rudy search for Pichvais

PRIMITIVE - Friday, January 02, 2009
  
  Thar desert: sun, sand and no surf

I swear we spend close to half our energy making travel arrangements. Today, the team has been divided. Glen and Claudia left early this morning for the Himalayas in northern India to investigate the possibility of a Primitive bottled water brand. Joe and I remained in Delhi for a leisurely breakfast. Afterwards, we flew to Rajasthan, one of India’s most colorful states, hot on the trail of a collection of paintings called Pichvais.

  
Primitive Rajasthan taxi

Rajasthan is home to the Thar Desert. It’s dry and warm, vastly different than Delhi. During the taxi ride to the hotel, we rolled down the windows to let the wind kiss our cheeks. It was a far cry from the crowded corridors of Old Delhi. Despite the litter, I kept thinking it’s beautiful here.