Once he arrived there, Ryan LeCompte spent most of his time slumped on his bed, like a frail 90-year-old in a nursing home.

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Say you want to go see the Woolly Mammoth they have in the museum, your smartphone (through the app) will show you how to get there, once you have arrived, your phone will push to you the information about the Woolly Mammoth and other content related with that exhibit.

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Farther south, the Karnataka region is usually off U.S. tourists' itineraries, due to the difficulty of getting there and the lack of decent hotels once you've arrived.

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