When a conductor in Spain asked to see her train ticket, Janet Loops, an exercise instructor from Palo Alto, Calif., reached for her purse-and discovered her wallet was gone. She had no ticket, passport, credit cards, traveler’s checks, cash. It took nearly a week to get a new passport and traveler’s checks. Her trip was almost ruined.
To guard against such disasters, especially, overseas, some experts suggest carrying your money and documents in a small, flat pouch around your neck and tucked under your clothing. A fanny pack can be used if carried in front, but be alert-it can be cut off. Other possible ways to foil(阻挠) pickpockets: Wrap rubber bands around a wallet to make it harder to lift from a pocket. Have zippers sewn into your blazer pockets.
The key is to stay alert and "pack your common sense," says Alfred Boza, a Miami Beach police detective. Know, for instance, that thieves could be watching for you to leave’ your bags unat
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