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Magnum PI of India

Meet our guide for a day of sightseeing in Jaipur. When his jeep pulled up to our hotel, I was convinced he was a Jaipur man of leisure. You can probably tell from the photo that he wore a paisley ascot and red hankie, but I'm certain you can't see his onyx cufflinks and pewter horse buckle. Apparently this was the chosen uniform of guides in Jaipur, as we saw at least two others in a similar ensemble. He quickly won us over with his knowledge of Jaipur history and excellent command of English. The tides turned when we reached the shopping portion of the day. He grew agitated when we requested to visit certain shops and we later learned that this meant he wouldn't get a commission.

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Uploaded on January 2, 2006
Taken on December 19, 2005