| If you are a foreigner and are planning a trip to India, | | | | that is very valuable. The minute shop keepers sense |
| then it would be a good idea to read some of our | | | | you are not from this land, the price seems to |
| tips to help you on your next trip here. India is a | | | | multiply on non marked goods. Always keep in mind |
| multifaceted, multilingual and multiethnic land. To travel | | | | that bargaining for prices is required and you might |
| around here, it's necessary that certain cultures of | | | | be surprised with some of the discounts that you |
| the land be followed. | | | | can get if you actually made that effort to push for |
| Get your proper vaccination before you come here | | | | a cheaper price. It is an Indian culture to bargain and |
| Leave alone the harsh weathers that one faces while | | | | most often people don't do it because they are too |
| traveling the depths of India, one of the things that | | | | shy or think it's impolite. |
| foreigners must definitely keep in mind is to get their | | | | Don't wear slippers into the household unless the |
| shots before they arrive. While this is mandatory in | | | | owner already has it on |
| certain countries, it's overlooked at times. The | | | | Indians generally consider it a disrespect if you are |
| reasons are two: The water and the air. Both are | | | | going to trod into their houses with your boots filled |
| highly harsh for anyone who hasn't already lived here | | | | with slush, dirt and mud right into the living room. |
| for a while and waterborne diseases are far more | | | | They spend a lot of time cleaning and that is typically |
| frequent. So plan this ahead and get your regular visit | | | | why people almost always ask you to leave your |
| to the doctor done before. | | | | slippers outside. This doesn't apply to the hotels |
| Plan your trip to India | | | | though, you are free to wear anything there, and if |
| India is a land that many Indians need more than a | | | | you visit the bathroom, get yourself a pair of |
| year to explore. If you are here on a trip of one | | | | bathroom slippers. They are cheap and effective. |
| week (too less) , one month (a little better) or one | | | | When we say spicy, we mean REALLY spicy |
| year (just about enough) you should have chartered | | | | Indians are known to have a tongue that can handle |
| your trips across. iXiGO gives you some of the best | | | | the spices well. A lot of the foreign food fall short |
| rates for you to check through various sectors and | | | | when matched with the palette of the Indian spices. |
| also offers you some great prices on hotel, lodging | | | | So keep in mind, that whenever you ask for food |
| and bus travel as well. Like the saying goes, if you fail | | | | you should mention that it shouldn't be too spicy, |
| to plan, you plan to fail. | | | | because handling the effects can be rather stressful. |
| Bargaining is good and necessary | | | | Even if you down a bucket of water. |
| This is a little secret no one will admit neither deny | | | | |