oh man I'm sorry that happened to me in Madrid...but I was standing in a crowded train with my wallet in my outside/unzipped pocket so I was asking for it.
describe more in a bit, still dealing with fallout/blocking phone and #, cancelling contract, police, etc. but ultimately it was our own fault for not being enough on our guard.
thanks - since we paid for the lesson, I think we should learn it well! Morskittar, there's lots more violent crime in the U.S. and even Seattle, but much much for pickpocketing and scamming in Europe.
remembers feeling a tug on my wallet chain while on a crowded subway in Rome. Looked the guy straight in the eye, and he did it again. They have chutzpah.
A friend of mine felt a tug on her purse in Manhattan. She turned right around, looked the guy right in the face and said, "Give me my wallet back." He responded with "check yourself first." Guess he was
and Vodafone is volunteering to cancel Pete's mobile contract and let him do a new one including new phone. That seems incredible to me but businesses are far kinder here.