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How To Bargain Like An Indian

This is your how to guide to negotiating your way through India. Negotiating in India, whether it be for tuk tuk rides or bananas on the street, is an interesting experience all on its own. OK, I’m not claiming I’m an expert or anything, I’m pretty sure I’ve been ripped off plenty in India. After… Read more…

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Traveling India by Train

This is your rough how-to guide for traveling through India by train. Traveling India by train can be intimidating. But after our first train ride out of New Delhi to Jaisalmer, it didn’t take us long to learn the ropes. To my surprise, traveling India by train is actually quite easy. We spent three weeks… Read more…

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How To: Bargain Successfully in Rio

Bargaining in Rio? Make sure you bring your A game (or chicken)! Let’s be honest. $7 Reais for a hand-crafted Brazilian bracelet is really nothing to sneeze about. But when you’re in Rio, on Ipanema beach with hundreds of beach vendors walking back and forth selling anything from beverages to food and bikinis to souvenirs, the… Read more…

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How To: Gain 4 Pounds in 4 Days

Have you ever been to Max’s restaurant? What’s that motto of theirs.. “If you’re on a diet, this is not the place for you.” Well, I think New Orleans adopted the same motto without telling us! Because here in Nawlins, nobody should come expecting to watch their waistline, that’s for sure. Glad we squeezed in… Read more…

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