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HAWKERS/TOUTS/SCAM Goa

18 Reviews Despite what people think and say I believe the beach sellers are part of the holiday experience. Some of the stuff they sell is what you find at the market and its up to you whether you get it...

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BEWARE Mumbai

20 Reviews There is a guy at the Gateway of India claiming to be a holy man who will try to bless you, i got caught to this trap.... basically he will approach you and try to "bless"you, i kept saying no and a...

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Paharganj Delhi

6 Reviews Paharganj is a fun place to visit and shows you the real india. It has hundreds of hotels and small shops. There are people who will try to sell hard, give you bargain offers or even try to trick you....

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TAXIS Goa

5 Reviews You can't really blame taxi drivers for trying to take the "stupid tourists the long way around"... this happens all over the world, so Goa is no different. One our first 2-3 days in Goa we only...

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TAXI / CABBIES Mumbai

10 Reviews Rickshaws are everywhere - do take them for the experience and because they are very cheap. But ensure they 'flag down' the meter - It should read '1' before you start your journey. if it says...

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Travel agencies Delhi

7 Reviews If some tout approaches you in Connaught avoid. We were approached by a tout who promised a car & driver for 600 Inr's a day & switched to a closer from EXOTIC ADVENTURE TRAVELS who promised more than...

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MISCELLANEOUS Goa

12 Reviews I had rented a Taxi Cab to take us to see some of the sights in South Goa like the St. Francis church, beaches, temples etc. As I stayed at the Park Hyaat in south Goa is was a long way off and quite...

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Beggars Delhi

4 Reviews Kids, beggars, old people, rickshaw-wallahs, shoe-cleaners - they're all there to make you feel uncomfortable, pitiful & above all embarrassed. I had a pretty rough first week in India, 'coz you just...

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Rickshaws Delhi

5 Reviews i wasted time and money when rickshaw drivers instead of taking me where i wanted to go, insisted on taking me to expensive shops where they probably get commission. they turned a deaf ear to my...

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Traffic Delhi

4 Reviews The transport in Delhi is horrifying. There are constructions every where because they have to finished all works for Commonwealth Game in 2010. The airport is under construction and Long queue on...

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Tour guides Delhi

3 Reviews While in Delhi, i went to a travel agents and booked a car and driver for my few days there so i could get a quick look around most of the major sites. I have to say, he was a nice chap who drove me...

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Learn the Tricks of India Rail.

by Hmmmm

One time we had to get a train to Tundlar Station from Mughal Serai Station. Now where is Tundlar? Where is Mughal Serai? Good Questions.Tundlar Station is a small town 50km south of Agra. Mughal Serai is a small town 10km south of the Ganges from Varanasi's Kashi Train Station.We went this way because getting a seat on a Train from Varanasi to Agra (two huge destinations in India) can take weeks. I met many tourists who had been trying for days. The staff won't help you set your route. Not at all. They require you to fill out a reservation form, and queue up and present it to the clerk. If that reservation is not available then you have to try and make another one for another day or time and get back in queue. To the busy tourist thisis preposterous!What should you do? Consult your 'Trains at a Glance' think laterally, and fill out a number of reservation forms. Starting of course with...

Taj Mahal - A Tourist ICON

by Hmmmm

The Taj Mahal is probably the most famous building in the world. Its picture has covered many magazines and travel brochures, and everyone has probably seen a picture of it, but nothing really Taj Mahalcompares like the real thing - the Taj Mahal looks a lot better in reality than on a picture. Even those who come to see the Taj with high expectations never fail to be overwhelmed by its beauty.The Taj Mahal was built by Shah Jahan to enshrine the body of his wife, Arjumand Bann Begum (Mumtaz Mahal) after she died in 1630 at Burhanpur in South India. The construction started in 1632 and was completed in 1653. The workforce of some 20,000 included craftsmen from Italy, Persia and Turkey. It is built by the bank of the Yamuna river not very far from the Agra Fort. However the Taj is Popular, so popular. And at 750 (~$20)rupees, people usually go once. If you go in the afternoon or the...

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apparently this is quite common, and this happened to a mate of mine while we were out cruising around. to nutshell it, this is the scam. you pick up a hooker. maybe do a deal in a very cheap motel or outside. as things proceed you will be "caught out" by people posing as police who will then ask for a bribe. for my mate it started at 20,000rupee. lucky for us i asked for id, which looked legit but it wasn't. anyway, by fluke i called his bluff, then the bribe dropped in price dramatically, then we left the "scene" without paying a cent in bribes. although the biz girl was paid. if they are legit cops, you will know. as soon as they want cash, tell them to FO! my advice, just don't go there! but since we all bark from time to time, just be careful and never ever not use protection!this scam happened around connaught place/circuit. we were in a motorised rickshaw (rikki) i gather the...

kick backs

by npg

it seems everyone wants to scam you as soon as you step outside the hotel boundries! first is the taxi driver or motorised rickshaw driver. they always seem to want to take you somewhere else first, before your destination. even being firm can be futile at times. they usually take you to a small tourist trinket type shop, looking for commission. after arriving at your destination and you decide to walk for a while, you will be befriended by someone who will insist on taking you to another trinket shop!!!! either go with the flow or flee :-) also pick-pocketing is rife, you really have to be ultra careful with your belongings. carry minimal things/bags etc. the commision scam wont leave you out of pocket but it can get annoying! otherwise enjoy!

Bus trips around India

by kumgang

Bus owners don´t give you a ticket, and they don´t take responsibility for the passenger nor for the luggage. So if you don´t have more options, try to get a bus and don´t carry too much bags. They also resell or rebook the seats, so don´t be cheated by anyone, and keep your seat no matter what they say to you. The alternative, cheap, comfortable and quite fast, are trains. Not so safe anyway. Lock your luggage well with a chain and a padlock.

On a train you will encounter...

by daddygila

On a train you will encounter a steady stream of beggars with various and sometimes ghastly physical deformities.Believe it or not some make a very good living indeed and after three months there I just stopped giving to those who were obviously well fed. Some can rattle a can for what seems like an eternity, but over time you will learn to ignore them.

Accessing money in Northern India

by lachydragon

My outlook about access to money in Northern India was one of taking money in many different forms so that i could always be assured of access to it. I carried $US travellers cheques (in both Thomas Cook AND AmEx but this was a bit of an overkill), I also carried a small amount of $US cash which is useful to buying tickets at the foreigners counter at Delhi railway stations and for entry to places such as the Taj Mahal and Qutub Minar which charge in $US or Rupees. And then I had as backup a credit card from my bank back home in Australia. I found this system worked really well - while ATM access was fine in the bigger centres (Dehradun, Haridwar, Shimla, Agra and Jaipur) it was pretty scant in places like Rishikesh and not available in Dharamshala. Thus the flexibility of different forms of cash was handy.Cashing travellers cheques was a bit of a hassle at banks - I tried it only once...

$$$$$$$

by TomorrowsAngel

You are not allowed to bring Indian currency (Rupees) into the country, or take it with you when you leave. The rupee is fully convertible so there's not much of a black market. To change money back into USD or GBP when you leave, you need to provide the receipt you received when you first changed the $$$ into rupees.

Mysore Tours are not Tours at All!

by dt90

When we arrived in Mysore, we headed to a tourist office where a man showed us the available package tours. We settled on a one and a helf day bus tour. The man offered to find hotels for us. He pulled out a binder of pictures of the hotels. We picked the cheaper ones, which seemed to bother him. He offered to call up the hotels. We weren't even given the chance to speak for ourselves and couldn't even tell if he was dialing the right number. Conveniently, all the ones we were interested in were booked. We knew what this guy was up to so we just decided to find our own hotel. But we would regret our decision to take the bus tour of Mysore. Every stop was no more than 15 minutes. One stop was literally 2 minutes! Not exaggerating. It was ridiculous. I can't remember the man's name, but this office was just outside the train station on the right and across the street. Know what you want...

Hotel tipping

by Crift

If you make the mistake and start tipping from day one for every little service hotel house keepers and porters provide, you are looking for trouble... Chances are that you will be returning to your room after a long day on the busy streets to find that your bed wasn't made, there is STILL no toilet paper, the towels haven't been changed... And as soon as they all know you are home they will come to serve you in your presence so you will feel obliged to tip them afterwards.Some of them come banging at the door asking if you need anything and they just won't go away... they will even try to come in after you have litteraly shut the door in their face! Just make them do their job and avoid over-tipping

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