How to Avoid Pickpockets
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From: Anonymouse on 23 Jul 2010 23:55 Hi, I use an inside the shirt passport big money pouch for credit/debit cards, big money, passport, stripped airline tickets. I have a cloth money-belt that looks just like a USGI Navy Blue belt that I put 1000$ in emergency cash in just in case. no wallet. casual money (food, drinks, admissions, etc) in 1 pocket and more serious money in other pocket. and on my day bag with camera, maps, etc in it I put a safety pin through the pulls just to make it harder to dip into. ttyl hackamore http://www.hackamoretravel.com
From: Charles on 24 Jul 2010 10:00 In article <26rl46t75ddtnsj3fuhga8qtq2heslkor7(a)4ax.com>, Thumper <jaylsmith(a)comcast.net> wrote: > And? What makes you think Asian tourists aren't ripped off? Pickpockets are going to be able to spot tourists whether they are American, Asian or European. Be cautious in crowded places. -- Charles
From: Barbara Brown on 24 Jul 2010 11:21 On 7/24/2010 9:00 AM, Charles wrote: > In article<26rl46t75ddtnsj3fuhga8qtq2heslkor7(a)4ax.com>, Thumper > <jaylsmith(a)comcast.net> wrote: > >> And? What makes you think Asian tourists aren't ripped off? > > Pickpockets are going to be able to spot tourists whether they are > American, Asian or European. > > Be cautious in crowded places. > Pickpockets are everywhere, even in our local cities and pick the locals too. My husband, an ex-marine, is always aware of who is where and what's going on around him. Pickpockets look for people who are distracted, women who have loose hanging purses. Have a short strap on your purse so it's under your armpit or hang it over your neck/shoulder so it is in front of you (not the side) with your hand on it at all times. Men, if you keep your wallet in your back pocket, keep your money in your front pocket so they are not together. Or use a money belt. I leave most of my cash in the ships safe and only take small amounts I think I'll need on shore along with one credit/debit card and my passport. Make sure you have either photocopies of your credit/debit cards and passports for all the numbers (including phone numbers) written down. Keep that in the cabin's safe. It's easier to get a new passport if you have a photocopy. When we go through the security at the airport. One of us goes through first and waits while all our belongings come off the belt while the other goes through. We make sure no belongings go through without one of us at the end.
From: RsH on 24 Jul 2010 11:40 I buy and use Tilley Endurable pants [long leg or shorts] and have a Tilley Gardener's Hat. The pants have an interior velcro closed pocket inside one of the pockets, into which money and passports, etcetera, go. The hat also has a pocket inside it that is velcro closed that can be used for something light in weight. Not cheap, but they last forever. Great guaranty as well. http://www.tilley.com/ http://www.tilley.com/detail.asp?catId=13&gender=m&extractBy=CategoryId&id=8&productNo=UL21 is a pair of shorts with lots of pockets. http://www.tilley.com/detail.asp?catId=13&gender=m&extractBy=CategoryId&id=8&productNo=TE22 are the shorts I own. http://www.tilley.com/detail.asp?catId=13&gender=m&extractBy=CategoryId&id=7&productNo=TE25 are the pants I own, several pairs of them... They even have a list of how to avoid pickpockets suggestions at: http://www.tilley.com/stories/pickpockets.asp FWIW RsH
From: S Viemeister on 24 Jul 2010 12:08
On 7/24/2010 11:40 AM, RsH wrote: > I buy and use Tilley Endurable pants [long leg or shorts] and have a > Tilley Gardener's Hat. The pants have an interior velcro closed pocket > inside one of the pockets, into which money and passports, etcetera, > go. The hat also has a pocket inside it that is velcro closed that can > be used for something light in weight. Not cheap, but they last > forever. Great guaranty as well. > Or you could simply add velcro to the pockets of clothing you already own... |