tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362454344378752317.post7738863169556364206..comments2024-03-08T09:42:28.879+01:00Comments on Burnt by the Tuscan Sun: Italy Travel 101: Back to the BasicsIrreverent Italyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15104487411073849736noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362454344378752317.post-41134813655719161312013-07-25T12:54:35.705+02:002013-07-25T12:54:35.705+02:00As a tour guide of Rome, I can't tell you how ...As a tour guide of Rome, I can't tell you how many clients have had their bank cards cloned after inserting them into cash machines around town.<br />Use the ones INSIDE the banks (generally, down the Via del Corso) - as they can't get into the machines to set up the cloning...<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362454344378752317.post-12497688791067924192013-07-25T12:53:07.868+02:002013-07-25T12:53:07.868+02:00@Anon - wow - you are clearly the exception that p...@Anon - wow - you are clearly the exception that proves the rule, but....Good on ya! That's great. In Venice alone I've been pickpocketed (twice) and ambushed for my purse as I stepped away from the bank machine at night.<br />The handle broke so the guy only got a bamboo handle...! In Naples, while stuck in traffic, guys smashed my passenger window & grabbed my purse I had stashed under the seat (already cognizant that it shouldn't be up on top of the seat).<br />In a way, all three times were negligence on my part:<br /><br />- wallet in outside pocket of rollaway suitcase<br />- wallet in coat pocket while seated on bus (in which someone watched me purchase a tkt & then put there)<br />- going to a bank machine late night at the station<br /><br />I'm just saying, BE AWARE (not AFRAID)!!Irreverent Italyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15104487411073849736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362454344378752317.post-71318377887704979692013-07-25T01:02:49.974+02:002013-07-25T01:02:49.974+02:00I so enjoy reading your advice/adventures! And eve...I so enjoy reading your advice/adventures! And every time I do I am glad we stayed WAY off the beaten path on our three trips to Italy. We have NEVER been accosted/rooked/fined or otherwise mistreated, not even been cut off by a rude driver on the motorway. Wish I could come back soon, there are so many more places we'd like to visit. We love Italy and its wonderful friendly people. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com