hire a guide
by Mr D R Warren on 10 November 2007
You will find it useful to hire a guide when out and about. They will save you hassel from beggars etc. which can get quite bad, (but don't let it put you off). Also the one I used was able to explain much about local scenes, and helped in making purchases and vehicle hire etc. He also took me to places I would not have been able to go to alone; eg. a naming ceremony for a new borne child, he purchased for the family a present of a sack of rice; I would neither have known what was a suitable gift, or where to buy it, or how much to pay, or how to have it delivered.
There are official guides that are licenced to work, however I hired one that I found for myself. For some reason he called me 'Daddy', and my wife, 'Boss Lady' (which she loved), he was completely honest and reliable.
Hiring a guide is not expensive, ask how much at your hotel, and pay a little more; it's worth every penny.
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by anonomous on 20 February 2006
watch out for man-eating beetles!!!