Comments on: Worst cities for pickpockets http://www.travel-rants.com/2009/12/02/worst-cities-pickpockets/ Sun, 29 Jan 2012 01:52:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Outburst http://www.travel-rants.com/2009/12/02/worst-cities-pickpockets/#comment-170628 Outburst Sun, 03 Oct 2010 02:09:55 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/?p=5236#comment-170628 I have travelled many countries in europe and never had any problems till i got to barcelona.....I was lucky that their plans were foiled...they got nothing. The strangest part for me is that it happened in a cafe of the hotel i was staying....quite a long way from the city center. Stay around the Amrey Sant Pau hospital area. So, DONT let your guard down just because your not around a lot of people or in the city center. I have travelled many countries in europe and never had any problems till i got to barcelona…..I was lucky that their plans were foiled…they got nothing. The strangest part for me is that it happened in a cafe of the hotel i was staying….quite a long way from the city center. Stay around the Amrey Sant Pau hospital area. So, DONT let your guard down just because your not around a lot of people or in the city center.

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]]> By: Melinda http://www.travel-rants.com/2009/12/02/worst-cities-pickpockets/#comment-169403 Melinda Sun, 29 Aug 2010 02:37:36 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/?p=5236#comment-169403 My daughter justt backpacked through Portugal & Spain. She was pickpocketed in Barcelona. She was lazy & hadn't split her money & ID; and had only 1euro left. Her advice: always stick enough for cab fare in your bra. She reported the theft to police & US consulate contacted her after weekend. All cash gone, but passport, ATM , etc. Recovered. She may have been dumb, but I don't know anyone who has been pickpocketed or robbed anywhere but Barcelona, Rome. Amsterdam. My daughter justt backpacked through Portugal & Spain. She was pickpocketed in Barcelona. She was lazy & hadn’t split her money & ID; and had only 1euro left. Her advice: always stick enough for cab fare in your bra. She reported the theft to police & US consulate contacted her after weekend. All cash gone, but passport, ATM , etc. Recovered. She may have been dumb, but I don’t know anyone who has been pickpocketed or robbed anywhere but Barcelona, Rome. Amsterdam.

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]]> By: Enrico http://www.travel-rants.com/2009/12/02/worst-cities-pickpockets/#comment-161958 Enrico Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:43:12 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/?p=5236#comment-161958 I spent some time in Barcelona last summer and had no problems on Las Ramblas or other areas except for being lost frequently. When that happened, I went into a shop, got out the map figured out where I was, (shop keepers were always helpful) put the map back into my small across the body handbag, and was on my way again. I spent some time in Barcelona last summer and had no problems on Las Ramblas or other areas except for being lost frequently. When that happened, I went into a shop, got out the map figured out where I was, (shop keepers were always helpful) put the map back into my small across the body handbag, and was on my way again.

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]]> By: Bob http://www.travel-rants.com/2009/12/02/worst-cities-pickpockets/#comment-160812 Bob Fri, 05 Mar 2010 03:57:21 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/?p=5236#comment-160812 Pickpockets are everywhere. Keep most of your money in a moneybelt strapped around your waist and placed INSIDE of your pants, and just a few dollars of spending money in your pocket, and you should be fine. The most aggressive pickpockets I've ever seen were the incredibly brazen gypsy thieves who hung out around the Coliseum in Rome in the 90s, but luckily they seem to be a thing of the past. Pickpockets are everywhere. Keep most of your money in a moneybelt strapped around your waist and placed INSIDE of your pants, and just a few dollars of spending money in your pocket, and you should be fine.

The most aggressive pickpockets I’ve ever seen were the incredibly brazen gypsy thieves who hung out around the Coliseum in Rome in the 90s, but luckily they seem to be a thing of the past.

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]]> By: kenoath http://www.travel-rants.com/2009/12/02/worst-cities-pickpockets/#comment-157648 kenoath Wed, 16 Dec 2009 04:10:52 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/?p=5236#comment-157648 One thing to remember is that everyone is a potential pickpocket. The missus and I were in Kuala Lumpur and 2 well dressed middle aged men tried to pickpocket us. One distracted us at our table while another, with a bent car aerial, hooked the top of the wife's bum bag which was on the seat next to her. Fortunately she was sitting on the strap and as soon as it was starting to move she swung around and the bloke got caught out. Well, she screamed and abused the shit out of him and everyone stared. I jumped up and headed for him and swung him around and abused him even more. I did think of king hitting him but a big 6 foot tall Aussie getting into a little Indian bloke would not have been viewed favourably in a crowded shopping mall. Talked to a copper later that day and he said that he would not be surprised if they drove a Mercedes Benz and were well off. They just get bored and try their luck at a bit of action. He also said that the wife's abuse would have been a real shame job as women do not usually get stuck into Indian blokes verbally. Just goes to show that it's not just the usual stereotyped young blokes that pickpocket, even the oldies get in on the act! One thing to remember is that everyone is a potential pickpocket. The missus and I were in Kuala Lumpur and 2 well dressed middle aged men tried to pickpocket us. One distracted us at our table while another, with a bent car aerial, hooked the top of the wife’s bum bag which was on the seat next to her. Fortunately she was sitting on the strap and as soon as it was starting to move she swung around and the bloke got caught out. Well, she screamed and abused the shit out of him and everyone stared. I jumped up and headed for him and swung him around and abused him even more. I did think of king hitting him but a big 6 foot tall Aussie getting into a little Indian bloke would not have been viewed favourably in a crowded shopping mall. Talked to a copper later that day and he said that he would not be surprised if they drove a Mercedes Benz and were well off. They just get bored and try their luck at a bit of action. He also said that the wife’s abuse would have been a real shame job as women do not usually get stuck into Indian blokes verbally. Just goes to show that it’s not just the usual stereotyped young blokes that pickpocket, even the oldies get in on the act!

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