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While scams can occur anywhere, including my own beautiful city of Jaipur, it's important to avoid generalizing and assuming that all palm readers or fortune tellers in the city are fraudulent. Jaipur also boasts many genuine palm readers who practice palmistry as part of their cultural and spiritual traditions.

But it's crucial to acknowledge that some individuals may exploit unsuspecting tourists through deceptive palm reading practices. To safeguard yourself from falling victim to a palm read

On a lovely reent repeat visit to this gorgeous UNESCO World Heritage city, and the previous night, although on my various travels I’ve been hit up (and once literally stuck up) for cash, this one took the cake (the flan?). 

A local friend and I were enjoying a drink at one of Old Cartagena’s landmarks, the outdoor bar/restaurant Café del Mar (below), perched up on the ramparts of the 17th-century stone city walls. Afterwards, taking a slightly roundabout stroll over to a taxi stand, at one po

So you are at a car rental counter after a six-hour flight, talking to a guy at the counter who presents you a pile of paperwork and some "irresistible" pitches. Indeed, most of said pitches that we get from various sources every day are nothing but garbage, and some also happen to be straight-up scams. In the case of rental cars, this may include a pass for the toll-road service fee or a tank full of fuel pre-paid. Before or after you accept any of these pitches, the counter rep  will also pre