There are [0] photos and [5] stories tagged with "touts".
MOROCCO | Thu, 19 Dec 2013 | By macedonboy | Views [432]
Scams, spams, cons and other frauds. The dictionary defines these as a swindle involving money, goods etc in which the victim’s trust is won by another. Since the dawn of the internet, spam has existed with varying degrees of sophistication. Send ... Read more >
Tags: fez, touts
MOROCCO | Fri, 13 Dec 2013 | By macedonboy | Views [1802]
"Mos Eisley spaceport. You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villianly." The word of Obi Wan Kenobi as he made his fateful trip to hire a transport that would take to his fate. Events begin to move at the speed of plot. Within a matter ... Read more >
Tags: marrakech, touts
VIETNAM | Tue, 2 Nov 2010 | By homeless_harry | Views [1513]
My
stay in Hoi An certainly didn't start on the right foot because it
didn't start on my feet. The friendly hotel receptionist at Hue had
organised his 'friend' to pick us up and escort us to his $10 hotel
that had a pool. We were ... Read more >
Tags: on the road, shopping, touts
VIETNAM | Tue, 2 Nov 2010 | By homeless_harry | Views [1087]
Most
tourism involves some test of patience when confronted by conditions
or customs completely at odds with what is considered normal back
home. One's understanding and appreciation of the diversity of
humanity is broadened by approaching ... Read more >
Tags: philosophy, shopping, touts
INDIA | Fri, 10 Sep 2010 | By noflyzone | Views [568]
Northern Maharashta is renowned for it's ancient temples, excavated from natural hillside caves. We saw both of the principal sites, to wit: Ellora cluster and Ajanta cluster. Ajanta was first, all Buddhist and chiefly Mayahana. A horseshoe shaped ... Read more >
Tags: bats, buddhist, caves, fort, hindu, litter, monkeys, tandoori, touts