"A tout is a person who solicits business in an importune manner." Our friends the Turners were solicited 32 times during their visit to the pyramids. A very aggressive character tried to divert us into the donkey cart stables by telling us that was where we could buy tickets. Another tried to take our tickets and commandeer his way into a job as our guide. One of the camel mounted guards extorted a small fee for a photo from the Shirleys by blocking their way.
Friday, December 12, 2008
Beware the Touts
"A tout is a person who solicits business in an importune manner." Our friends the Turners were solicited 32 times during their visit to the pyramids. A very aggressive character tried to divert us into the donkey cart stables by telling us that was where we could buy tickets. Another tried to take our tickets and commandeer his way into a job as our guide. One of the camel mounted guards extorted a small fee for a photo from the Shirleys by blocking their way.
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