Useful tips

Pickpockets

Turists are potential victims of crime and to reduce chances of becoming the next victim of pickpockets remember to:

• Carry your purse under your arm
• Carry your money under your clothes or in a front pocket
• Never carry large amounts of cash. Leave what you don't need in your hotel safe
• Do not leave your jacket or purse on the back of a chair
• Don't travel in narrow alleys or poorly lit streets.
• Before leaving your hotel, ask if there are any parts of town to be avoided.
• If you are bumped or distracted by a stranger, be aware that a pickpocket may be targeting you. Stay alert.
• When possible, avoid having crowds of people surrounding you.
• Do not leave your luggage unattended when paying the taxidriver or check-in at the hotel.
• Be aware entering a public train or bus.

Pickpockets Resource:

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Res Microbiol. 2009 Sep;160(7):466-72. Epub 2009 Jul 30. Review
Horizontal gene transfer and nucleotide compositional anomaly in large DNA viruses.
Monier A, Claverie JM, Ogata H.
BMC Genomics. 2007 Dec 10;8:456
Pederasts, prostitutes, and pickpockets in Paris of the 1870s.
Peniston WA.
J Homosex. 2001;41(3-4):169-87. No abstract available.
No Data.

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