Travel Saftey - Using Intuition
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Travel Safety: Trusting Your Intuition
Traveling safely often means trusting your gut. We ignored ours and ended up in a South American jail, dragging a thief along by his collar.
Our Experience
"We've been robbed," I said to Ana. "All of it." The thief, suddenly no longer feigning drunkenness, marked our lesson in travel safety.
This story unfolded when both Ana and I had a strong feeling against taking a bus in Cuenca. We didn’t voice our concerns because a taxi was two dollars, while the bus was only twenty-five cents?"a decision that seems overly frugal in hindsight.
Ana found a seat, but I was left standing with other commuters. A seemingly drunk man started pushing through the crowd. Instinctively, I checked my pockets to ensure my money was still there; $170 I'd just withdrawn from an ATM?"the most cash we'd carried the entire trip. Everything seemed intact.
A few minutes later, space opened up near Ana, and I moved over. When I checked my pocket again, it was empty?"both pockets were. I hadn’t felt a thing. I alerted Ana and noticed the "drunk" was still on the bus.
We got off at the next stop, dragging the thief behind us. A police officer appeared, and a crowd gathered. The thief was now sober, emptying his pockets and proclaiming innocence. I searched him, realizing his accomplice had already made off with the money at an earlier stop. His job was to distract and position me perfectly.
Even though we knew we couldn’t recover the cash, we had the officer take him to the station. We followed in a taxi, using a hidden twenty from under my shoe. Filing a complaint ensured he spent the night in jail and left his fingerprints on record.
Travel Safety Lessons
A money belt could have likely prevented the robbery, and using secured pockets helps?"though I once had a wallet stolen from a zipped pocket without noticing for forty minutes. Thankfully, it was a decoy wallet, strategically placed for such situations.
Other Travel Safety Tips:
- Distribute your money across multiple locations, like under your shoe's sole, in a hidden pocket, and in your shaving kit.
- Carry two credit or debit cards separately.
- Keep a list of emergency contact numbers in a different place.
- Avoid wearing expensive watches and jewelry in high-crime areas.
Learning a few tricks can greatly enhance your safety while traveling. Our experience underscores the crucial importance of listening to your intuition. That lesson has become a key aspect of our travel safety approach.
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