Comments on: The night thief

By: Chandra

Chandra — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:28:30 +0000

Peter,
That’s terrible and it majorly sucks!
How about wearing one of those money belts all the time? I know they can be sticky in hot and muggy conditions but may be that will save your cards and cash.
Best of luck with everything!
Peace :)

By: Peter

Peter — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:08:03 +0000

@Henning, Hi Henning, I tend to be more cautious and less trustworthy for sure – but it’s hard to maintain this when lots of time passes and nothing goes wrong – until the next incident where you remind yourself ‘If I’d been more cautious it might not have happened’. I’m in cautious mode now

By: Henning

Henning — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:32:30 +0000

Shit, scary. The effect on being robbed or mugged on me is to change from a calm, curious (and naive) traveller to a paranoid one. I hate it. As you say: the road is the most safe option to the city.

Do you change your behaivour or your mood after a situation like this?

By: Abhi

Abhi — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:37:10 +0000

Oh man sorry to hear that. I guess this is part of the experience in any part of the world! I think you’ve had enough bad luck for one thing. Things are going to improve. I’m looking forward to hearing about Dakar!

By: Alexis Grant

Alexis Grant — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:39:00 +0000

Aw, man! Sorry to read this post. I slept with my money belt under my pillow or even wearing it in some parts of Africa. Another good piece of advice: don’t carry anything that you don’t want stolen. But how can we travel without our cameras and credit cards and mini-laptops? :)

Il faut supporter! Courage!

By: Roy Jones

Roy Jones — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:12:59 +0000

I know how you feel being robbed, has happened to me twice in Greece and Peru. Serves as a reminder to be on your guard, although I appreciate its a little tough to be on guard when yor’re asleep!

Hope your luck changes for the better and nothing else goes wrong!

Roy

By: Robert

Robert — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:55:15 +0000

“The door to the balcony outside I’d left open to keep the room cool. Perhaps this was careless too?”
Peter, no, it wasn’t careless. Everyone would do the same. I hope everything is under control now and I am sure that your limit of meeting criminals during this trip has run down. Take care!

By: Peter

Peter — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:29:19 +0000

Thanks for the advice. To be honest a decoy wallet just seems like tempting fate – a constant reminder that this wallet is for thieves to help themselves to. I would rather be cautious with one wallet than constantly regarding the other as some kind of bait.

By: Bernd Fischel

Bernd Fischel — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 06:51:57 +0000

I got robbed in Morraco and in Rumania! You almost have to expect theft! Have a decoy wallet as bait for the thieves? My real wallet was attached to my ankle.
Take care!