How Do You Find a Good "Dragoman" These Days?

I was reading Mark Twain’s classic tale (“The Innocents Abroad”), about his travels in Europe and Palestine in 1876. Whilst traveling in Palestine, the tor engaged the services of a “Dragoman”-sort of a tour guide, caterer, and lodging expert. Do such people exist today? When did Drog0men go out of style?

Aren’t you talking about travel agents? Why don’t you call a travel agent specializing in Middle Eastern travel?

What do you believe is the difference between a dragoman and a tour guide?

There still exist more Dragoman like professionals offering their services to tourists, basically acting as guide/driver/bodyguard etc. I don’t know if they have a name but they are out there.

Well, there’s the obvious: http://www.dragoman.com/

when you return home, can he be retained as a factotum?

Unless he’s a teetotum.

Not a teetotum, but he likes Art Tatum.