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Purse Or Money Belt
What do you use to carry your money in European cities?
I want to be safe but practical. Obviously I should avoid a rucksack style day bag, or one with a thin strap. I'm thinking about using a normal looking small handbag for glasses, map, tissues, cheap mobile phone, etc and carrying the cash and a debit card in a money belt.
I'd welcome your suggestions or tips for being safe during 5 days in Paris.
I want to be safe but practical. Obviously I should avoid a rucksack style day bag, or one with a thin strap. I'm thinking about using a normal looking small handbag for glasses, map, tissues, cheap mobile phone, etc and carrying the cash and a debit card in a money belt.
I'd welcome your suggestions or tips for being safe during 5 days in Paris.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.if your hotel has a safe, put one credit card and some of your money in it, plus photocopies of your passport (or just email the photocopies to yourself).
I just have a shoulder bag, over my shoulder usually but in front if I think the area or time of day is dodgy. You can also get pouches t hang round your neck, maybe under your clothes
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But Paris is pretty safe as long as you're not venturing out into the banlieue.
I just have a shoulder bag, over my shoulder usually but in front if I think the area or time of day is dodgy. You can also get pouches t hang round your neck, maybe under your clothes
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But Paris is pretty safe as long as you're not venturing out into the banlieue.
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237SJ, the last time I managed to lock myself out of my safe, it took staff half an hour to get it open. I'm not sure they could spare that kind of time to rob me. It might be quicker to get into a case, even a hard-sided one.
Methyl, I'm not sure leaving passport details inside checked luggage is always a good idea. If it's broken into at your departure airport, it gives the thief an opportunity to find out where your empty house is.
Methyl, I'm not sure leaving passport details inside checked luggage is always a good idea. If it's broken into at your departure airport, it gives the thief an opportunity to find out where your empty house is.
ummmm, I've never been too worried about security; keeping purses, mobiles etc in an inside pocket and keeping your eyes open seems enough for most purposes, plus I do leave stuff in hotel safes.
Saying that, I have been pickpocketed, muigged or otherwise robbed a fair few times while abroad. I tend to just shrug it off as the price of travelling. Biggest faff was getting a new passport here when I lost one, which took a bit of form-filling. Then six months later I found it in a pocket of the clothes I'd been wearing at the time.
Saying that, I have been pickpocketed, muigged or otherwise robbed a fair few times while abroad. I tend to just shrug it off as the price of travelling. Biggest faff was getting a new passport here when I lost one, which took a bit of form-filling. Then six months later I found it in a pocket of the clothes I'd been wearing at the time.
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