i think that is what bothered me about this, i just don't see how one could
be so sure of this sort of thing. As an interesting aside, he advised the
caller to make sure he had an ATM he could use for daily cash as exchange
rates are so high, and the callers major cc charged three percent for
exchange, and he was going to soon, or maybe too soon to find a card with no
exchange charges...

Lee
"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
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> "Storrmmee" > wrote in message
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>> i was just listening to a radio show, Howard Clark, maybe... he made the
>> comment that of the three most popular places to visit, london, Paris,
>> and Rome, that pickpocketting was most often occuring in Rome. I have no
>> reason to doubt he was quoting a reliable source, but it struck me as odd
>> So if you know could you confirm or deny please,
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>> Lee
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> I've heard similar stories. Fact is, every large tourist city in every
> country in the world has pickpockets. Take precautions when you travel.
> Never put all your cash and credit cards in one spot on you either.