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Beds are like the weather. Except even more so. You can't predict what the weather was like today because it was hot or cold or rainy or sunny today and you are walking in that same area in 3 days. Because there are 50 beds available one day it...
Great job folks!
I posted the issue because I imagined there would be some good hints to share. 40+ comments , still on topic and MANY good tricks/suggestions to help others.
I.personally am not very dependent on the phone. Maps, guides and...
Having read through the thread it seems that nowhere is safe. I’ll just have to do my best.
Thanks for all the tips, especially on keeping important phone numbers written down in another place.
It seems to me that they are no longer merely phones and that we should be thinking of them as 'life support systems' given that they keep us connected to family, money, emergency help, etc. And we need to protect them with that in mind.
I could be wrong, but my view of Android is to not trust anything controlled by NSA’s biggest competitor. :cool:
I’ve been aware twice of people checking my pockets—both times, the important things were in my hand! And a gypsy girl in Rome...
Skeptical about IT, I use an old method of security. Keep the cash for 2~3 days in a wallet kept in my pants' pocket which is chained to the waist belt, all extra money and cards in a hip belt worn under pants, with my cross-chest sling only...
My friend got pick-pocketed in Barcelona. Took just a few minutes to realize, but it was too late.
Here's the concern. He had EVERYTHING on his phone. Credit cards, airline reservations, maps, contacts, everything. Only phone number he could...
Everything you need can be found along the route. It's totally normal to feel anxious, frustrated, and alone. You are in a foreign country far from home. Something inside of you wanted to do this, and now you are there. I hope you can breathe...
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