Comments on: How to Avoid a Pickpocket http://www.msadventuresinitaly.com/blog/2007/07/09/how-to-avoid-a-pickpocket/ My Stomach and the World. Food, Recipes, Travel and Photography by Sara Rosso. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:41:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: judith works http://www.msadventuresinitaly.com/blog/2007/07/09/how-to-avoid-a-pickpocket/comment-page-2/#comment-155073 judith works Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:39:55 +0000 http://www.msadventuresinitaly.com/blog/2007/07/09/how-to-avoid-a-pickpocket/#comment-155073 I've been robbed in Rome (in the Metro), Barcelona (in the train station) and Brussels (also in the train station) - this is over a period of many years including living in Rome for 10 years. We warned some friends and sure enough a gypsy tried to get his inside jacket pocket. Being forwarned she only got a candy bar. Our friend's wife was so angry that she decked the gypsy woman! Everyone I know has been robbed in Rome I'm sorry to say. I’ve been robbed in Rome (in the Metro), Barcelona (in the train station) and Brussels (also in the train station) – this is over a period of many years including living in Rome for 10 years.
We warned some friends and sure enough a gypsy tried to get his inside jacket pocket. Being forwarned she only got a candy bar. Our friend’s wife was so angry that she decked the gypsy woman! Everyone I know has been robbed in Rome I’m sorry to say.

]]> By: Lynn http://www.msadventuresinitaly.com/blog/2007/07/09/how-to-avoid-a-pickpocket/comment-page-2/#comment-153765 Lynn Thu, 01 Dec 2011 19:33:36 +0000 http://www.msadventuresinitaly.com/blog/2007/07/09/how-to-avoid-a-pickpocket/#comment-153765 When I'm travelling, I put my money in the silicone case on my Blackberry and then keep it in the front pocket. The silicone cover makes it hard to get out, and keeping in in the front pocket makes it more noticable if someone tries to go after it. I take one card and keep it in the safe, in case of emergency or whatnot. If I must carry a bag, I make sure it has one, single zip and I keep as little in it as possible. Then I take the pull off the zip so someone can't tug it. So far, I haven't had any trouble. If I need my money, I use the loo before I need to pay for things and I just tuck the notes into the 'fifth pocket', the tiny one, on the front of my pants. I luckily always wear jeans or cargos (though I would never carry anything in the cargo pockets). When I’m travelling, I put my money in the silicone case on my Blackberry and then keep it in the front pocket. The silicone cover makes it hard to get out, and keeping in in the front pocket makes it more noticable if someone tries to go after it. I take one card and keep it in the safe, in case of emergency or whatnot.

If I must carry a bag, I make sure it has one, single zip and I keep as little in it as possible. Then I take the pull off the zip so someone can’t tug it.

So far, I haven’t had any trouble. If I need my money, I use the loo before I need to pay for things and I just tuck the notes into the ‘fifth pocket’, the tiny one, on the front of my pants. I luckily always wear jeans or cargos (though I would never carry anything in the cargo pockets).

]]> By: Luigi http://www.msadventuresinitaly.com/blog/2007/07/09/how-to-avoid-a-pickpocket/comment-page-2/#comment-152826 Luigi Fri, 11 Nov 2011 05:59:16 +0000 http://www.msadventuresinitaly.com/blog/2007/07/09/how-to-avoid-a-pickpocket/#comment-152826 Dear Susie, I just read you comment above and I cannot help but feel sad foe what you just said. Italy is a wonderful place and Milan such a great city. Don't let the memory of 2 single individuals that are probably not even Italian but some sort of Gipsy thieves ruin and pollute your memory of the whole trip. You have been a brave woman, and reacted in the best way. But I advice you to go there again and maybe if you focus more on the vacation than on the malevolence of certain people I'm sure you'd enjoy it much more. Dear Susie,
I just read you comment above and I cannot help but feel sad foe what you just said. Italy is a wonderful place and Milan such a great city. Don’t let the memory of 2 single individuals that are probably not even Italian but some sort of Gipsy thieves ruin and pollute your memory of the whole trip. You have been a brave woman, and reacted in the best way. But I advice you to go there again and maybe if you focus more on the vacation than on the malevolence of certain people I’m sure you’d enjoy it much more.

]]> By: susie say http://www.msadventuresinitaly.com/blog/2007/07/09/how-to-avoid-a-pickpocket/comment-page-2/#comment-152702 susie say Sat, 05 Nov 2011 12:46:04 +0000 http://www.msadventuresinitaly.com/blog/2007/07/09/how-to-avoid-a-pickpocket/#comment-152702 Just recently returned from Milan and will never go there again. Caught 2 young women, one had a fake arm with a cardigan hanging off the arm and the other had a tiny baby or doll strapped to her. They separated me from the group , coralled me into a corner of the train (central Metro)and got my front pocket unzipped. They had seen me buy the ticket and followed me. They won't pick on an Aussie granny again, I realised what they were doing and PUNCHED THEM OUT! Used some very foul universal language and threatened to kill them. Lucky for them the train doors shut. Just recently returned from Milan and will never go there again. Caught 2 young women, one had a fake arm with a cardigan hanging off the arm and the other had a tiny baby or doll strapped to her. They separated me from the group , coralled me into a corner of the train (central Metro)and got my front pocket unzipped. They had seen me buy the ticket and followed me. They won’t pick on an Aussie granny again, I realised what they were doing and PUNCHED THEM OUT! Used some very foul universal language and threatened to kill them. Lucky for them the train doors shut.

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