Some advice to the brave
Advice to fellow travellers:
Always head for an information counter. Get maps. Ask for recommendation of on a place to stay. The best place to eat and what to eat. The best and easiest route to cover all the touristy sites. Even where to get a bicycle for hire.
When travelling, make sure you get to the next destination with enough time to find a place to stay.
Never take tri-shaws from near train or bus stations
Never let a tempo guy take you to a place to stay. He always gets a commission and because of that the room rate you have to pay is more. (Find out from others where to go and go directly there no matter what the tempo guy says.)
Never shop from the shops near touristy sites. Always ask for the market or the best place to buy xyz products.
The best places to go are the untouristy places. Walking the streets, looking for places to catch the sunrise and sunset, the inside roads, the small tea shops etc.
Don’t become too friendly or trust the locals. Always keep in mind that most people are out to get your money.
Carry a notebook and a camera and tell people that you’re a student.
Find out what time the Check out is at the Hotel. For most it is the morning about 10.00 am. The best is when you have the place for 24 hours.
When taking a tempo make sure that you negotiate for him to drop you at the doorstep of the place you want to go to. If you can, find out from the locals how much roughly a tempo would take to take you there before you get in.
Buy the local News paper and keep up with local events and happenings. It also gives you something to read and other useful uses.
Don’t piss the locals off…
Try and blend in
Always head for an information counter. Get maps. Ask for recommendation of on a place to stay. The best place to eat and what to eat. The best and easiest route to cover all the touristy sites. Even where to get a bicycle for hire.
When travelling, make sure you get to the next destination with enough time to find a place to stay.
Never take tri-shaws from near train or bus stations
Never let a tempo guy take you to a place to stay. He always gets a commission and because of that the room rate you have to pay is more. (Find out from others where to go and go directly there no matter what the tempo guy says.)
Never shop from the shops near touristy sites. Always ask for the market or the best place to buy xyz products.
The best places to go are the untouristy places. Walking the streets, looking for places to catch the sunrise and sunset, the inside roads, the small tea shops etc.
Don’t become too friendly or trust the locals. Always keep in mind that most people are out to get your money.
Carry a notebook and a camera and tell people that you’re a student.
Find out what time the Check out is at the Hotel. For most it is the morning about 10.00 am. The best is when you have the place for 24 hours.
When taking a tempo make sure that you negotiate for him to drop you at the doorstep of the place you want to go to. If you can, find out from the locals how much roughly a tempo would take to take you there before you get in.
Buy the local News paper and keep up with local events and happenings. It also gives you something to read and other useful uses.
Don’t piss the locals off…
Try and blend in
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