Comments on: Will you be robbed on holiday? http://www.travel-rants.com/2010/07/28/robbed-on-holiday/ Sun, 29 Jan 2012 01:52:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Darren Cronian http://www.travel-rants.com/2010/07/28/robbed-on-holiday/#comment-169248 Darren Cronian Wed, 25 Aug 2010 10:27:50 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/?p=6409#comment-169248 @ Caira - Thanks for the comment. Good tip! @ Caira – Thanks for the comment. Good tip!

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]]> By: Cara http://www.travel-rants.com/2010/07/28/robbed-on-holiday/#comment-169225 Cara Tue, 24 Aug 2010 23:10:07 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/?p=6409#comment-169225 I just returned from a trip throughout the Mediterranean, including Tunisia, Malta, Florence and parts of Spain. Obviously the busiest destinations in these places are the most worry some for pick pocketing being that people are surrounding you. One thing that my family and I did throughout the trip was keep our backpack, with valuables within, on the front of our bodies so we could always see it. This was a great way to eliminate the stress of being in these great places so that we could focus on the scenery! I just returned from a trip throughout the Mediterranean, including Tunisia, Malta, Florence and parts of Spain. Obviously the busiest destinations in these places are the most worry some for pick pocketing being that people are surrounding you. One thing that my family and I did throughout the trip was keep our backpack, with valuables within, on the front of our bodies so we could always see it. This was a great way to eliminate the stress of being in these great places so that we could focus on the scenery!

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]]> By: Heather http://www.travel-rants.com/2010/07/28/robbed-on-holiday/#comment-168888 Heather Sat, 14 Aug 2010 15:45:45 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/?p=6409#comment-168888 My firend had her purse pickpocketed from her bag while we were on holiday in the Costa Del Sol, Spain recently - it was an evening when there was a local fiesta and we should have known that the pick pockets would be out and about. Our local friends told us that they only want cash and will then throw everything else away but that doesn't help if you've lost personal items as well as the inconvenience of spending your morning at the police station the next day. My firend had her purse pickpocketed from her bag while we were on holiday in the Costa Del Sol, Spain recently – it was an evening when there was a local fiesta and we should have known that the pick pockets would be out and about. Our local friends told us that they only want cash and will then throw everything else away but that doesn’t help if you’ve lost personal items as well as the inconvenience of spending your morning at the police station the next day.

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]]> By: Susan http://www.travel-rants.com/2010/07/28/robbed-on-holiday/#comment-168828 Susan Fri, 13 Aug 2010 02:54:49 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/?p=6409#comment-168828 I think it is so easy to forget that what looks like monopoly money to you as a tourist is very real to the locals. While on a trolley in my home town, I watched tourists (from Sweden, I think) thumb through their dollar bills (probably counting it). They had nothing to worry about from me, but I was concerned for them. On the other hand, while sitting at a table in Bewley's in Dublin, I had a stranger warn me to hold on to my "wallet" (actually was a little digital camera in a leather camera case). Took me by surprise, but was glad locals there were looking out for tourists. I think it is so easy to forget that what looks like monopoly money to you as a tourist is very real to the locals. While on a trolley in my home town, I watched tourists (from Sweden, I think) thumb through their dollar bills (probably counting it). They had nothing to worry about from me, but I was concerned for them.

On the other hand, while sitting at a table in Bewley’s in Dublin, I had a stranger warn me to hold on to my “wallet” (actually was a little digital camera in a leather camera case). Took me by surprise, but was glad locals there were looking out for tourists.

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]]> By: markin http://www.travel-rants.com/2010/07/28/robbed-on-holiday/#comment-168814 markin Thu, 12 Aug 2010 18:50:46 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/?p=6409#comment-168814 Problems are in any country. The main thing to remain on the alert Problems are in any country. The main thing to remain on the alert

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