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Love your videos and find this useful information. May I respectfully request that you avoid the use of music in future videos when you're speaking? It's really distracting for me and makes it hard to focus on your message. Best regards for a healthy, happy 2023.

My tip is to keep a list of the 24-hour customer service phone numbers for your credit/debit cards separate from your wallet, so if they’re lost or stolen, you can freeze them quickly.

As a lady in her middle 70's, I have found helpful ways to not forget items. When I travel on the plane, I wear pants that have pockets on the calf area of the leg, with a zipper. My ID and plane boarding pass go in there. Do not have to look in my purse, and no worries of it being taken. My grandmother would carry her wallet with her money tucked in her bra, under her arm bit. She would feel if anyone was trying to take it. Pulse out of sight was helpful! My phone goes into a case that has a string on the case that goes around my neck. I try to wear a jacket, so the phone is not showing. I no longer carry a purse. Being elderly, I'm an easy push over to the younger people. In my home the purse is kept in an out of way place. Not easy to find.

Another tip, be aware of your surroundings. Don't be afraid to make brief eye contact with people (don't stare, that's rude :)). If you keep your head down or eyes averted, you are a target. In the military, we call this keeping your head on a swivel. Thieves do not like getting involved with aware people. Also, I love my Pacsafe bags!

As someone who was mugged (in the parking lot of my bank … going in not coming out…. in broad daylight several years ago), these tips are life changing. PS They caught the guy and he went to jail, but the financial recovery was a nightmare. New subscriber. Definitely eliminate the music.

Good advice ! Final tip: Dress like you have nothing worth stealing 😂

I always take a picture of my cab driver and write down the number plate and send it to someone else just in case something happens to me or my stuff. Thank you for your informative video

I love this info. This ADHD brain of mine makes it super hard to concentrate with the music in the background. It was too loud compared to your voice. But I pushed through to the end because you have great tips. Something to consider. I know I'm not the majority, but maybe something to note. Thanks for putting this video together.

You're wonderful. Great job! Learned much. Cut the background music off. It's distracting. You are engaging enough to not need the music.

My friends make fun of me for being extra careful but so far I’ve not had any issues. Better to be proactive than disappointed and stuck somewhere without your wallet and IDs

Great tips! Here's something extra that I do that might sound extreme to some but might also help a lot of people. When I leave my hotel room for the day, I actually chain my locked suitcase to a secure object like a heavy piece of furniture to make it even harder for someone to run away with them. It's a practice I take from doing dance performances. Everytime I have to go out and perform, I put my wallet, cellphone and other valuables in my gig bag (usually a big suitcase where I put all my costumes) and chain it to something fixed or heavy. When there is none, I sometimes just chain it to my chair. A robber can take the suitcase but they would easily stand out carrying it around with a chair stuck to it. I buy a 8-10ft ft plastic chain from the hardware store that weighs close to nothing but is impossible to cut unless you use a chain cutter. I chain my locked suitcase handle to the furniture and secure it with a padlock. It just puts my mind at ease whenever I have to leave my stuff whether it's to dance or to go sightseeing. Another thing that I do (not just when I travel but everyday) is I attach my wallet (and phone and keys, etc), individually, to my purse. I use metal rings, carabiners (s-biners, usually), springy cords that people use for fishing to secure their gadgets, lanyards, etc. It just puts my mind at ease knowing that my valuables are not going to disappear (either get pickpocketted or fall or get misplaced) because they are all attached to my purse in some way. Needless to say, my bags and wallets are all anti-theft (either Pacsafe or Travelon) and rfid safe, as well. 😊

All these tips, anecdotes, and commentary are interesting and many are quite useful. I enjoy hearing/reading travelers experiences and learning better ways to ‘stay safe out there.’ I have a related but unrelated anecdote about theft by a local in Bali. Want to hear it? While staying in a lovely cottage in Ubud Bali with my partner… one afternoon when temperatures in the tropics can be scorching and for many ppl cause drowsiness or torpor resulting in a nap… the classic ‘siesta’ in Español… Yes? We had risen early that day to travel in the cooler hours and returned to our cottage in mid afternoon to rest. We had picked up some fruit at the local market which we intended to use as a light snack and for our breakfast the following day. We left the back door to our cottage open while we were napping. Sometime while I dozed my partner nudged me in the ribs and whispered ‘Bae…look!’ I opened my eyes to see a large monkey coming in thru our back door walking on two legs like he was the owner. I tried to scare him away by shouting at him but he ignored me. He walked right across the room directly to the table where we had put the bananas… reached up and took one… felt around and realized there were two and took that as well. Then he nonchalantly waddled back out the door with our bananas. He didn’t even say ‘Terima Kasih’ - thank you in the local language. So… yes I did get robbed in Bali… by a primate! Who stole my …um… breakfast!

Back in 2012, when my, now, husband went traveling for 6 months, i sewed pockets on the inside of our pant legs, for extra money, and other things we didn’t always feel safe leaving in a car and stuff.

Sleep with your pass port. My Son had a man in his room in the middle of the night grabbing passports. They have keys to rooms. They have ways to get in windows. They have already cased your room and you.

My #1 tip: keep a constant eye on ur shoulder/day bag. In an upscale Florence, IT cafe 1 hot summer day, we sat down at a table 2 eat/enjoy the AC. I STUPIDLY slung the bag over the back of my chair & leaned against it. I briefly turned away (maybe 15 seconds). It was gone when I turned back around. The “lovely” Brits sitting next 2 us were aghast, offered 2 help us search 4 bag. I often wonder if they weren’t the ones who rapidly stole it; we were sitting in a corner alongside them! I should have known better! I was a very experienced traveler!! It held our passports, debit card & lots of cash. By the time we walked back to our hotel 2 call the card company, thieves had charged ab $1,300 at a jewelry store. It was a nightmare replacing the passports in Rome 3 days later! Always keep ur bags tightly close to ur body!!

On my first trip to Europe in 2005, traveling alone, I was in Brussel and sitting on a bench looking at my camera to change the settings. Someone call me and point in a direction like to show me something, I didn't see anything. A few minutes later, I realised that my daypack beside me wasn't there anymore. I just arrived in Belgium so I had lots of things in it, passport, airline ticket to go back home, 400 Euros... So I did a police report (needed if you want to claim insurance) and spent a few days getting back a passport and airline ticket. I guess the most annoying thing that I lost was my tourist guide with all the places that I wanted to visit noted and highlighted. I decided that it would not ruin my vacation, but I was still a bit stressed for the rest of the trip. Since that incident, I'm more aware of my surrounding and I do many of the things that you suggest. I was never robed again but, I caught two pickpocket in the act of trying to take me as a subject of their trade, once in Prague and once in Lisboa. As you may guess, I was alone on these occasion, never had any problem when I travel with friends since then each one kind of check the others back, Don't forget that as a tourist, you are a target. Since you travel, people expect you to be "rich" and they know that even if you caught them, you probably wouldn't go to the police since you don't want to pass your precious time in a police station. So, always be aware of your surrounding, don't let people get too close to you if not necessary, and if you do, be sure to have all your sense alert to fell anything suspicious.

About ATMs, I like using the ones that are in grocery stores or near big stores. That way if someone is looking, they might think you're just going to spend it all in the store. Also there's more people so there's less risk of someone doing something wild. I normally take the cash and then walk inside the store for a few minutes and maybe buy a snack or something.

I always put my bag, bag pack, purse on my lap. Especially in places I'm not familiar. Just do that.

These tips are very helpful. One additional tip, for iPads and iPhones, refrain from entering your passcode in public. Rather activate the facial recognition mode or the fingerprint mode and use those instead.

Couple of tips - Re ATMs use one in a bank foyer/inside a building if you can rather than one on the street as they are usually safer because staff are around. Re debit and credit cards - have a note of your banks emergency numbers or mobile app should you be a victim of theft, to get them stopped/Blocked ASAP.

Never let a waiter take your card out of sight. Mine was cloned in South Africa. He said the portable reader didnt have a signal, so took it to the desk. Also asked "have you just started your holiday?" That way he knew it would be ages before I realised that card had been misused.

Thanks for the video. Great tips! I find it funny that my mom always had money in her bra. Her purse was pretty much a decoy. All the purse contained was a cheap comb, cough drops , empty eyeglass case and a bunch of tissues, so if anyone tried to steal her purse ….they would’ve been very disappointed!😂

4 years ago I left from an ATM in Costa Rica. One guy moved in behind me the other out front. I whacked the guy following in the crotch with my umbrella (ooh that hurt. he was rolling on the pavement) The guy in front moved out of my way. His head would have been my target. But for others way to go is immediatel pocket the money and act disappointed. If with someone say the ATM refused to accept the card so you are broke. Stupidest thing is to stand counting the money and have a fastr runner or bicyclish come swipe it. And I have seen that often. I am 75 but walk 15 kilometers a day, bench press 110 kilos. Mountain bike in the Andes. Spent 32 years in the US Army (mostly Reserves) leaving as a Colonel O-6. I can still run a mile in under 5 minutes as well.

I had someone teach me to always TAKE A THOUGH LOOK in a cab, or any other transportation, as you get out, you may of dropped or left something, no matter where you are. It has been a reflex for me.

A suggestion that works for me is to always have a large nylon shopping bag. (I made it myself). A huge bag with handles or shoulder straps that you can literally just dump everything in. It’s easy to recollect your stuff quickly and getting going again. You can sort things later. The bag also comes in handy to carry in your small purse for souvenirs. Its light weight and fairly waterproof and won’t tear. You can easily stuff it under the seat or any wear. It can be washed out and will dry very fast. I can’t live without one!! ♥️🦊

Some of the background music seems louder than your voice. The rhythm of the marimbas is rapid and , for me, actually was anxiety producing. However, despite these suggestions, please be clear that I really like the chosen music in the background. It just is a bit too loud. Your tips are wonderful and certainly will be put to good use as my daughter and I travel, in September 2023, completely across Canada and the United States.

A tip I’ve heard is that when taking a taxi, take a picture with your phone of the driver id and taxi number as soon as you get in.

Another awesome video full of great info. Thanks Nora. Remember if you don't have it with you, it can't be stolen. A lot of people think they have to take their whole house with them when they travel. You DON'T at all. Do your homework before you go. Remember tourists are a lot more likely to be robbed than locals. Dress and act as much like a local as possible. Do not wear a lot of jewelry, fancy clothes or have name brand expensive bags. The most commonly stolen thing in the world is cellphones. You can get a cheap unlocked phone anywhere to use while you travel for under $100. Especially if you travel regularly and have a newer high-end phone, it's more than worth it.

When in busy marketplace areas I like to bring a light jacket and wear my crossbody bag slung under the jacket, it's just an added level of confidence if I'm in an area where I'm feeling vulnerable. Crossbody bags really are the best bags for travel because you can sit at restaurants and on public transportation without having to remove the bag, but I do have a PacSafe crossbody with the locking strap which is great for locking to a table for the times when you just want to sit unburdened for a few minutes. Thieves will go for the easiest mark every time. I also get a few prepaid travel debit cards, that way if one does get stolen or compromised there's only so much damage they can do, I keep all my stuff in the RFID blockers but there's always the skimmers at point of sale terminals where you are not in control of your card--those have hit me a few times. I never use my actual debit card when I'm on travel, either domestic or international for that reason. I also love LastPass because you can store photos of your important documents in there, like your passport, your itinerary, your health cards, credit cards, etc. Plus you can log in via a computer if your device gets stolen.

Great tips, Nora, thank you! Just found your channel, and proud to say I followed most of them in a recent solo trip to Mexico. I also recommend if you're out for the day, carry your transit pass, or cab fare in cash, in a pocket of your clothing, not your purse. If your purse is lost or stolen, you can at least get back to the hotel.

Love the information. We are packing for a three week, 7 country trip. My favorite item to carry while on excursions is a fanny pack-worn in front- that also has a cross body strap. That way, all the weight isn't around my waist, (back problems), part of it is on my shoulders.

These are great tips! Some of them are new to me, and will definitely adopt next time. I've found that one of the best 'first lines' of defense is to be situationally aware. Look around, take a moment to size someone up, don't stare at the sidewalk or your phone, and also glance upwards from time to time--someone may be casing you out from above.

Don't forget to take the 800 card numbers if you loose your cards. Also let the card companies know where and when you will be traveling so they don't think your card is stolen and automatically lock you out. Double check your spending limits.

Great tips. I'm a bit of a nerd and perhaps a bit paranoid. I've traveled a lot. On my way to Vietnam next. Biggest travel risk? Getting drunk or high in public. Second, leaving something behind (like Nora's taxi experience. Take a photo of the driver's ID. Explain that you've left things in taxis before. End it with 'Big Tip.' The driver doesn't even have to understand what you're saying -- he'll figure out you're annoying not a problem. Be aware that it's probably not his cab or his license - he's probably the second shift. Women taxi drivers have always been great. Can be bossy, won't take any crap, but great. If I have a choice I will always choose someone's mom.) At the ATM hiding the money you just took out? Use misdirection. One hand goes in one direction doing something busy, the hand with the money quickly tucks it away like you're scratching. One benefit is a thief won't understand what they've just seen. Situational awareness is paramount. Walk quickly, head on a swivel. Anyone stares at you, look back, think _I know what you're up to. Don't even think about it._ But don't get into a staring contest. Women especially should do this. No thief is looking for a battle from anybody. If the person looks wrong, think mean thoughts. I will take out your left eye first.... I got knocked down in the Paris Metro because my back hurt that day and I was moving a bit slow. Also my travel companion, a big guy, refused to stand together on the platform. I looked like a weak old man alone - until they had my wallet and I started shouting "Voler! Voler!" and started following the guy (my back no longer hurt.) He flicked my wallet on the ground. €15 was all I had in it at that moment. So I was being very stupid. I had my cash in a wallet with my cards and ID. Had I known they'd just taken a wallet with €15 and nothing else - meh. Who cares? Had he asked for the €15 I probably would've given them to him. The Lock Picking Lawyer has tested a lot of 'slash proof' items. They really aren't all that slash proof. Doesn't mean they're bad, just that you can't ignore what's going on around you. And the cut proof strap? Wear it diagonally across your body. Cross strapped as Nora Dunn says. Always. Just hung over your neck can cause whip lash if they try to yank it off. (A friend's neck was cut from just a cheap tiny chain around his neck in New York City.) Many times a cutter will make multiple attempts, regularly checking your bag, especially the bottom, is good practice. And don't hesitate to scream or shout, "Leave Me Alone!" if anyone is getting too close. And those beggar kids that swarm? Sure they'll take a handout, but they're trying to set you up, or steal from you. Real beggars never travel in packs. Remember this: real beggars never travel in packs. You might give a couple a couple of $$, but 5 or 8 of them? They're thieves. They never ever want their picture taken (I've been approached in Mexico, Europe, Asia) I always say in English, "Picture! Picture!" and point my camera at them. They always scram. And if they scram, don't take their picture. Back up your electronics in a way you can easily reenter all the data in a replacement computer. I use Apple Macs, so I have a TimeMachine back up drive that I leave at home, and I have one that travels with me. (1TB is tiny) I keep this with the cheap stuff (socks undies) or on my person. Then if someone steals my MacBook I can buy another and be back in business. ICloud does some of this too, but I've never restored from it. iPhone? backed up to computer, backed up to drive. Something I used to do with my professional camera gear. DIY neck straps - webbing is incredibly strong, Duct tape on cameras. I once bserved a thief in Rome studying my brand new pro level Nikon in the train station. "Yes, that's the new model, but the duct tape means it was broken..." He finally made a disgusted pfffft gesture and walked away. Clutter. Leave a messy hotel room. You can hide anything almost everywhere in clutter. I always wanted to fake a pair of undies with a horrible skid mark on it, and a pocket for valuables. But everyone I've traveled with said they'd immediately leave if I ever deployed something like this. Happy Landings.

When I'm overseas I carry a second wallet and an old broken phone as a decoy. I made my own back pack from carbon fibre and kevlar and I also made my own RFID blocker using aluminium foil. Been using these items for years.

Great info! Not sure how this came across my feed, but I’m glad that it did!

My wallet was stolen in Hong Kong, first night of a month long stay 😳🤬 Fortunately I was there with a friend, who also happened to speak Chinese, that helped me get replacements for everything. Bad enough as it was, would have been a nightmare without my friend.

Great video! As a seasoned traveler, I'm always looking for ways to keep my belongings safe, and your tips and recommendations for anti-theft bags and accessories were spot on. Thanks for sharing your expertise and helping us all stay safe on our adventures!

Pacsafe never gets the love they deserve. I've owned several products from them and they are fantastic.

Great tips and advise!

I’m in your travel itinerary, new travel partner here. Getting all tips for a wholesome less worry journey. Thanks for sharing! 🇵🇭🇺🇸

Great information! Thanks, Nora. We’ll definitely be more aware of keeping our stuff safe!

Loved your comments! Can't wait for the next follow-up

As a fellow world traveller, I commend you for the valuable security advice you provided in this video. I have applied most and they are all effective. I hope people follow it.

I used to say, "If I lost my purse, I'd have to be reborn!" This info is so helpful! I'll never say that again!

Don’t take anything you aren’t willing to lose. I’m highly protective of my stuff, don’t get me wrong, but in the end it’s just stuff. I carry the smallest bag I can with the least amount of stuff I can get away with. Not only do I have less weight to carry but I have less to lose, too.

Thank you for all your tips, Nora! I'm definitely more informed.😊

Thank you so much for this! I'm getting ready to take a family trip to a touristy area in Mexico. I'm the only one on the trip who's traveled internationally, but it's been over 20 years since I've been out of the US and this is my first time visiting Mexico. I hope that this will be a launching point for more international travel in the coming years. Your videos are helping me to overcome my nervousness about being in new environments. They are extremely informative and helpful and I hope to watch as many of your videos as I can before I leave! Thank you so very much.

You have awesome tips for travel. Are you equally as cautious when you’re at home at a restaurant or perhaps showing out of town friends/family around? I’ve rethought my appearance and how I carry my purse even when I go out locally! You’re advice is creative and practical - common sense in retrospect. Thank you for sharing your wisdom with us!

So bummed for your purse loss,however your words haven't fallen on deaf ears. Thought I was a fairly savvy traveler until I watched this. Thanks for sharing.

All my favorite PacSafe products. The convertible backpack/bag is perfect for art museums.

Another great vid!!

Why do content creators feel they have to add background music? So annoying.

Thank you for this video! Such good info. I do agree tho with the music. I had to take a break halfway through. Not trying to be unkind. I will look for more of your videos🥰

Straight up the most thorough/best video I have ever seen on youtube. Thank you.

Great helpful tips! Thanks

Awesome advice. We never like to think about the worst case scenarios, but it is so important to plan for ahead of time. And the pain of planning for the worst is far less painful than dealing with the aftermath of the theft of all your valuables.

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience and the very useful tips. They are excellent for everyday life also. I also appreciate that you gave a list with pictures and links for the products you shared.

This is the best best travel video of all ive listend to these past 2 weeks!

Great tips! I especially agree with your point that most thefts are crimes of opportunity and not showing the thief something they want to steal in the first place is the best way to keep your things safe.

So much good heads-up advice. I'll add that wearing a crossbody wallet is safer worn under a coat or jacket when needing hands free or being a vulnerable smaller person whatever age. Thanks so much for your experienced advice.

Thanks for many great useful tips !

Great tips! Contains a wealth of knowledge about traveling and keeping your personal property safe. Thanks for the video.

I often travel with a group and we keep an eye out for each other. In Brazil there were groups of thieves that worked together. They were quick, distract you, shuffle off your stuff to another thief. So when they would sort of break into our group, in a crowded situation someone would call out a name or warning. There were swarms of them in Brazil. In the Czech Republic it was the security guard that stole my foreign currency as I had it on the top/inside place in my crossbody travel purse. But I was going through security and he asked me to turn around to scan my backside. In the meantime with all the hustle my purse that he had to look through while I watched was THEN LEFT OPEN WHILE I TURNED AROUND. It was a quick grab and I noticed it shortly afterwards when I needed coins for the WC.

I had to laugh about remembering where you hide your cash. More than once, I hid it so well that I forgot about it..... until my next trip.... there it was in that great hiding spot that I was going to use again. Yea for me! Extra money for this new trip.

Thank you! Great informative video.

Thanks, you’re great. You gave a lot wonderful tips. Happy travels.

Don’t be me either! I went to a passport wallet, DO NOT use them. It fell out of a backpack whose cheap zipper opened. It fell out and had cards, cash, passport, everything. Luckily my friend spotted me money as had to take a 6 hr train ride to get to a place that could do an emergency passport. Best advice you gave…keep cards and cash in different places. Don’t let people rush you until you get passport put away safely. Great advice!

I agree with a lot of the comments here. This video has been by far among the top 3 best videos for protection against theft I've seen on KZfaq. ❤ Thank you so much for providing us such useful tips and tricks!!!

Your videos are so so helpful! Thank you, Nora!

Nora, as a nervous traveler I can only confirm all of your great tips. I need the mental security of always putting my items in the same place that I can access them easily. I travel a lot, also for work. Thus one important concept is only to bring the bare minimum and spreading it out in the safe secure places you mentioned. And just get to the next level of paranioa, watch some KZfaq videos on lockpicking - very disconcerting

Chipalo and Apple make small, battery-operated tracking devices. Get them, put in your bags, purse, glue to your phone case, put on anything you want to keep/find/retrieve and sync to all your electronic devices. That way you can find the item you left ‘somewhere’ or was taken while you weren’t looking.

Great information! Now I’m definitely going to replace my well worn passport holder/wallet with an RFID one. I agree that a cross body bag is essential. Apart from being more secure it also let’s you be hands-free when you need both hands for hoisting a suitcase on/off a train or grabbing it from a luggage carrousel.

You give a lot of good tips, keep it up.

Thank you for all your helpful tips.

Thanks for the tips and advice. You’re right about the hotel safes. I had a large amount of cash stolen from a cruise ship cabin safe. It was one of the Princess ships.

Great advice Nora, I was scooter bumped in Siem Reap in 302176, carrying an open shopping bag with an iPhone 6. I thought I had walked in front of the scooter so waved them away to indicate I was OK, and it wasn't untilI got back to the hotel that I realised the i{hone had been nicked. Going back this yer, with a slash proof bag and a walking stick, so 'Bring It On'/. Thank you for this.

Great video, thanks for the info. We just arrived home from a 2 week vacation. I was amazed at how many people where wandering the airport in Toronto with their backpack unzipped and opened.

Thank you for this invaluable information! Wow

Lots of great tips. For RFID protection, I use 2 RFID cards. They are super slim, much slimmer than a credit card and they protect everything in my wallet. With the individual card sleeves, you have to take your card out of your wallet, then out of the sleeve. With the RFID cards, you put one on either side of your wallet so when you fold it, both sides are protected. You can then freely remove and use your cards easily when needed.

You can also take pictures of your credit cards, front and back, save it to the cloud. Some of the later smart phones has a feature that you can have “hidden” folders for your photos. Place your credit card pictures in there. Also your passport!

Great information I will get that back since I’m planning to travel around

Love this info! Planning a trip to Columbia and Ecuador.

Great tips, Thank you for sharing them. Sometimes hang my small backpack in front of me, it looks weird but this way I have easy access to its contents. An advice that gave me a friend from latin america.

Lots of good info, i wasnt aware of anti-slash stuff.. I have a money belt (both one that goes inside the pants, and my pants belt with a zipper pocket) and I have a couple money clips with small amount of cash, for the very reason you said, I never have to pull out more than $20-$30 (or less). I can always go to the bathroom and refill a clip. I also took the card holder out of a wallet, sewed a loop on it, then my belt goes through the loop and the cards go in my pants. So I have money in 4 different places on my body and I can always toss a money clip or my wallet in case of a mugging and I'll still have more cash, card and ID on me. I also have pants with a zippered back wallet pocket. Have to take all cash to Cuba so i spent a lot of time thinking about how to spread it and keep it safe. Someone would have to throughly frisk me and remove mt belt to get everything on me.

I am so sorry you had that experience and so grateful that you shared it with us so that no one else has to have that or at least we have a fighting chance of avoiding it. Have an amazing day.

Great info!

My grandfather who travelled around the world taught me that always keep the hotel room tidy. His theory is if the room is tidy you will know when something is misplaced or missing. Also the hotel staff who comes in to clean will less likely to mess with your stuff. I also put my clothes and valuables inside my luggage and lock it before I leave my hotel room.

I added small keychain loops to my purse strap. I just daisy chained them together and ran the strap through weaving it in and out of the keychain loops. It's cut proof this way. Have done this for 30+ yrs now because of having my purse stolen once. It's not pretty but it works in a pinch plus it's easy to attach one of the keychain loops to your belt or belt loops and know you won't lose it. I always keep my wallet attached to the inside with a keychain necklace so I can't drop it or so no one can pickpocket without my feeling it yanked away. This has saved my wallet. I also keep at least one card and cash attached to my bra strap inside my bra. They make small plastic wallets for swimming and kayaking so I use that. It's not noticable and can hold a driver's license, 2or 3 cards and a couple of keys and a memory card with pics of your documents without anyone knowing you have it there. With the RFID sleeves, you could keep that stuff safe. Be safe ladies!

Thank you for the advice. I use the RFID sleeves. Didn’t think about spreading our the cash! And I usually put all my valuables in the safe. Changing those habits for sure!!!

Thank you so much for all your wise information. 👍🤗🇬🇧

I am going to Israel and as it is I am a bit anxious, I am a seasoned traveler, but watching your video makes me rethink what and how I have traveled before in Europe solo, so far all has been safe, but you have more great suggestions of items antitheft. Thank you.

Ok but the carabiner clip plus purse is a thing of genius. Thank you

Such great advice! Very enlightening! Thanks, Nora!

I'm new and I'm glad I came across your vlogs and thank you much for sharing tips and etc.

Two quick points : I was in Barcelona 4 or 5 years ago and met two different women on the plane ride back who both had their purses swiped because they were under the table on the ground in-between their feet. But the thief was super slick....and was crawling underneath the tables while women were drinking, eating, and talking. The only time I have come close to be ripped off was in Italy in 2018. My girlfriend and I had walked out of the hotel and into a huge group of about 50-60 Chinese national tourists, who were all dressed in identical same clothes. Once we emerged from out of the group, we noticed all the zippers on our day packs were open. Every one of them. But we only had towels, books, and river sandals in the packs....and nothing was missing. What we realized is that there were pickpockets hiding in that group of Chinese trying steal from them. The hotel manager told us that Asian people, especially Chinese, are the number one target for eastern European pickpockets and touts --- because they carry lots of cash and don't use credit and debit cards as a normal practice as compared to more western tourists

Love love love the simple carabiner tip!

Awesome video!

Great advice 👍🏼