Info on pickpocketing in Italy

Here are some links on and about pickpocketing in Italy and anywhere else:

PICKPOCKETING IN ITALY

• ARTICLES/TRAVEL NOTES
  
• How to Avoid Being Pickpocketed – Published May 24, 2007 – by: L. Vincent Poupard – Source: associatedcontent – "The people's media company™"
  
• Pickpockets in Italy – Phyllis from NY – Source: Italy Travel Notes within slow travel talk Italy section of slow travel
• Pickpocket Prevention – by Sarah Beck (issue no. 24/2006 / January 12, 2006) – Source: The Florentine
  
• Pickpockets – "A traveler's guide to dealing with pickpockets in Italy: how to foil them, and where to avoid them" – Source: reidsitaly.com – "travel beyond vacations™" – "The ultimate Italy travel guide"
• The Kings of Thieves: Gypsies – "A traveler's guide to spotting and foiling gypsies and their pickpocketing children in Europe"
• Train Safety in Italy – "Sleeping on overnights trains in Italy is a relatively safe endeavor, but take a few sensible precautions to avoid pickpockets and thieves and sleep more soundly"
  
• A Pickpocket's Tricks – "How to Avoid Getting Robbed While on Vacation in Italy" – By Lisa – Monday, March 29th, 2010 – Source: Travel section of lifeinitaly.com
  
• TRIPADVISOR POINTS OUT TOP 10 PLACES WORLDWIDE TO BEWARE PICKPOCKETS – September 10, 2009 – NOTE: Italy and Spain are mentioned 2 times each – Source: tripadvisor® – "get the truth. then go.®"
• BLOGS/BLOG ENTRIES/FORUM DISCUSSIONS
• How to Avoid a Pickpocket – "Think you’re savvy enough to avoid being pickpocketed??" – Blogger: Sara Rosso – Posted on: July 9th, 2007 – Source: Ms. Adventures IN ITALY – "MY STOMACH, THE WORLD"
• Pickpockets, Florence – Source: Italy Travel Guide section of virtualtourist – "The people behind the places™"
• Pickpockets and Purse-Snatchers, Rome
  
• Pickpocket Warning for Roma Termini – Posted by: government jobs, on: 10 May 2010 01:54 AM – Source: slow travel talk Italy section of slow travel
  
• Thiefhunters in Paradise – "or, High and Dry on the Streets of Elsewhere" – Bloggers: Bambi Vincent and Bob Arno – Source: web site

RELATED

• The Dreaded Money Belt – "A moneybelt for keeping your spare cash, traveler's checks, passport, and credit cards safe is the one indispensable accessory every traveler loves to hate." – Source: reidsitaly.com – "travel beyond vacations™" – "The ultimate Italy travel guide"
• How to Avoid Becoming Pickpocket Prey – By Tania Valdemoro – Source: The Abroad View Foundation – "expand your horizons"
  
• Personal security (safety) in Rome – Please scroll down to section, "Pickpockets" – by Mauro Abate – Source: ROMAN Homes – "WHEN IN ROME, STAY IN HOMES AS THE ROMANS DO!"
• Safety Tips – Source: Corporate Travel Safety™ – "... is your destination for unique travel safety and security products." – "Worry Free Travel Gear ... for Your Peace of Mind!™"
• Beside these "Safety Tips", please scroll down to section labeled, "Pickpockets"
• Things You Should Know About Rome – by Jessica | August 24th, 2009 – Source: Italy section of WhyGo

MISCELLANEOUS

• SEE ALSO:
• Info on some of my blog entries (URLs) for Tuscany/Toscana, Italy *, dated Wednesday, July 22, 2009
• Info on Scams and Ripoffs in Italy *, dated Friday, May 26, 2006
  
• Info on Personal Safety in Italy *, dated Wednesday, November 30, 2005

* = Blog entry has been updated.

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There's a lot of good advice in the links above. No one is immune from being pickpocket, no matter how experienced a traveler you are. You only need to be distracted for a second and then you'll be a victim. Please folks, be careful out on the highways and byways of the world.

That's it for Wednesday, 19 May 2010: mercoledì, 19 maggio 2010

Ciao, Ben

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