Happy Anniversary
Portland 2006
Mt Hood 2006
Portland 2007
Neskowin 2007
Kauaii 2007
Vancouver 2007
Family 2007
Wallace Park 2008
San Francisco 2008
Farmer's Market 2008
Thailand 2008
Wat Jet Yod 2008
Doi Suthep 2008
Chiang Mai 2008
Chiang Mai 2008
Leh 2008
Udaipur 2008
Agra Fort 2008
The Great Wall 2008
Hong Kong 2008
Asia 2008
2006-2009 in Chronological Order
I have been corresponding with Anne, of the lovely blog Prêt à Voyager, for some time now, so you can only imagine how excited and honored I was when she asked if Nik and I would like to contribute to a new weekly column she is doing called Boarding Pass, an insider look at designers and how they travel. So far, the column has highlighted the travel techniques from Anna Lee of Annamatic and Eleanor Grosch of Push Me Pull You Design which have both been truly insightful, and next week, Nik will share some of his secrets.
Anne herself is a graphic designer/traveler extraordinaire based in Baltimore, MD. I find inspiration from her blog daily whether it is about synchronized swimming or the best places to go in New York, Paris or Sydney.
Click the Boarding Pass below to check it out, you will be happy you did!!
Nik and I purchased vegetables from this man in Udaipur, India for our local cooking class, and the our instructor sent a neighborhood girl with us so that we didn't have to haggle!!
Eric at Travelblogs.com recently opened a debate among bloggers entitled, “To Haggle or Not To Haggle”, and it has brought up several great responses from several travelers. Below is the question Eric asked as well as my response and I’d love to hear what you think as well.
Picture this: You’re in an unnamed Asian country, buying food from a street vendor. The vendor quotes you a price which, compared to the price you’d pay for food back at home, is incredibly cheap. But you also know that the price he has quoted you is the “tourist priceâ€, a figure that is much higher than the price he charges locals.
Do you try to haggle him down, or do you pay him the price he’s asking?
Haggle. Chances are that the price he just quoted me is at least double his locals price, so if I haggle him down to half way between the two, we both win. Also, I’ll gain his respect, and the respect of all the other vendors within earshot, because I understand his system so that the next time I visit his stall, he’ll probably start at the 150% mark up instead of the 200%.
If he doesn’t budge, there’s always the tried and true method of walking away. If he doesn’t come running after you giving you your price, then the next vendor down the row will because they want your business. Definitely Haggle. It’s the Asian way.