Dale Allyn
New member
Sorry to hear of the pick-pockets for you guys. When I travel in high traffic areas (southeast Asia, in my case) I move my wallet to my front pocket. And I carry my mobile phone in my hand or front shirt pocket with a closure (because mobile phones are picked as well). I don' t carry my "real" cash in my wallet, but in my front pocket anyway (together with at least one credit card), but there is usually a few hundred U.S. and at least one credit card in my wallet.
It's annoying to experience these kinds of situations, and I'm sorry that any of us do, but we can take measures to make ourselves less attractive to the "ne'r-do-wells". Jono's situation reminds us to wrap our camera bag strap around our leg, or place it between our feet. Bob (really sorry about your hassle too) reminds us to move our valuables to a front pocket, keep our carry bags in front of us, etc. Ignoring these methods in many congested places around the world, especially if you (we) look like tourists, will cause a lot of inconvenience and expense. Please don't ignore this stuff if traveling to Bangkok's high traffic tourist locales and the like.
Warmest regards,
Dale
It's annoying to experience these kinds of situations, and I'm sorry that any of us do, but we can take measures to make ourselves less attractive to the "ne'r-do-wells". Jono's situation reminds us to wrap our camera bag strap around our leg, or place it between our feet. Bob (really sorry about your hassle too) reminds us to move our valuables to a front pocket, keep our carry bags in front of us, etc. Ignoring these methods in many congested places around the world, especially if you (we) look like tourists, will cause a lot of inconvenience and expense. Please don't ignore this stuff if traveling to Bangkok's high traffic tourist locales and the like.
Warmest regards,
Dale
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