steve’s travelogue

What a bargain!

How To written 30 March 2008

Many tourists are intimidated by the idea of bargaining The following are some general rules and advice for travelers in foreign markets and bazaars gleaned from many years of bargaining in Turkey, Nepal, India, South America, China and North Africa.

Booksellers and bazaar entrance

Booksellers and bazaar entrance

Booksellers and bazaar entrance, Istanbul Turkey

Lanterns & carpets arcade

Lanterns & carpets arcade

Lanterns & carpets arcade, Covered bazaar [Grand Bazaar], Istanbul Turkey

Ethnic silver jewelry with semi precious stones

Ethnic silver jewelry with semi precious stones

Ethnic silver jewelry with semi precious stones, in bazaar, Urgup, Turkey

Black veiled Islamic women buying bananas

Black veiled Islamic women buying bananas

Black veiled Islamic women buying bananas in covered bazaar. Women in hijab [hejab] Tehran, Iran, Middle East

All types of peppers and spices

All types of peppers and spices

All types of peppers and spices, Istanbul Turkey

Evening shopping stroll

Evening shopping stroll

Evening shopping stroll, Safronbolu, Turkey

Pottery in underground factory cave

Pottery in underground factory cave

Pottery in underground factory cave, Avanos Turkey

Inside the Grand Bazaar

Inside the Grand Bazaar

Inside the Grand Bazaar, Covered bazaar [Grand Bazaar], Istanbul Turkey

Inside the Grand Bazaar

Inside the Grand Bazaar

Inside the Grand Bazaar, Covered bazaar [Grand Bazaar], Istanbul Turkey

steve estvanik

steve estvanik has been a member since 11 March 2008 and goes by cascoly.

I am a traveler. I also develop online computer games [ http://cascoly.com ] and have been taking pictures for over 30 years, so there's quite a backlog of slides to scan, while reveling in the new freedom of digital.

You can also find steve at pix-now.com/main.php.

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