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	<title>Thiefhunters in Paradise &#187; Travel Advisory</title>
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		<title>&#8220;Travel Advisory&#8221; eBooks available</title>
		<link>http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2011/10/travel-advisory-ebooks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 04:05:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bambi Vincent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Get yer eBook now! If you like my posts, you&#8217;ll love my book of thieves, Travel Advisory: How to Avoid Thefts, Cons, and Street Scams. You can now buy it for Nook, for Kindle, and for iPad and other ePub &#8230; <a href="http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2011/10/travel-advisory-ebooks/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Bait and switch—part 4</title>
		<link>http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2011/10/naples-bait-switch-4/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bambi Vincent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Buy-a-Brick (continued from Part 3) (The making of ABC 20/20: Bait-and-Switch) The lawlessness of Naples stunned us all. Even Bob and I, who have been there many, many times, were newly amazed at the reckless race of vehicles. “They say &#8230; <a href="http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2011/10/naples-bait-switch-4/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Bait and switch—part 3</title>
		<link>http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2011/10/naplesbait-switch-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bambi Vincent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Souvenir Sucker Our friend Russell, a magician, works a considerable amount of time each year in Asia. A streetwise New Yorker, he knows pretty much all the tricks played from the East Coast to the Far East. Russell was in &#8230; <a href="http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2011/10/naplesbait-switch-3/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Bait and switch—part 2</title>
		<link>http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2011/10/naples-bait-switch-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 00:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bambi Vincent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Buy-a-Brick (continued from Part 1) Our first clear capture of the actual swap occurred on a sidewalk. The partners were running after their customer, afraid they’d lost the sale. They did the switch behind him, right out in the open. &#8230; <a href="http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2011/10/naples-bait-switch-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Bait and switch</title>
		<link>http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2011/10/naples-bait-switch/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 23:27:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bambi Vincent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Buy-a-Brick “Pssssst. Come ’ere. A brand new video camera with flip-out screen. In the box. $250. Here, have a look, try it out. Look, here’s the box, and all the accessories. Battery, a/c adapter, microphone. Only $225? Mama mia! Okay, &#8230; <a href="http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2011/10/naples-bait-switch/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>My book of thieves now available for Kindle!</title>
		<link>http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2011/09/travel-advisory-kindle-book/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 18:45:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bambi Vincent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m thrilled to announce the availability of my book, Travel Advisory: How to Avoid Thefts, Cons, and Street Scams on Amazon for the Kindle. Only $9.99! Book blurb: Unsuspecting travelers face an obstacle course of pickpockets, scams, cons, and rip-offs. &#8230; <a href="http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2011/09/travel-advisory-kindle-book/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Speeder fakes carjacking</title>
		<link>http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2011/08/speeder-fakes-carjacking/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Aug 2011 00:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bambi Vincent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;John Smith&#8221; was driving 180 kph when he realized he&#8217;d just blasted through a speed trap outside of Johannesburg, South Africa. &#8220;Knowing the police would come after me, I sped up. When I got around a bend I pulled over, &#8230; <a href="http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2011/08/speeder-fakes-carjacking/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Heart of a Thief</title>
		<link>http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2011/08/heart-of-a-thief/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Aug 2011 17:55:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bambi Vincent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Does a pickpocket keep his appointments? Bob and I loitered on a corner with our interpreter. We were a unanimously doubtful trio already considering alternative plans for the day. We’d found Kharem a week ago, almost a year after we &#8230; <a href="http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2011/08/heart-of-a-thief/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Thievery in motion</title>
		<link>http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2011/07/thievery-in-motion/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jul 2011 00:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bambi Vincent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The foot of Charles Bridge, in Prague, is alive with movement. People come and go, lounging and looking, snapping pictures, sipping sodas, eager not to miss a thing on their own personal agendas. Souvenir kiosks attract tight knots of tourists &#8230; <a href="http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2011/07/thievery-in-motion/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>An opportunist pickpocket—part 2</title>
		<link>http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2011/06/opportunist-pickpocket-p2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jun 2011 00:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bambi Vincent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[La Rambla, Barcelona—On observing the behavior of someone like Plaid, we label him a suspect. We follow and film, yet we can&#8217;t be certain he&#8217;s a thief. &#8220;He could be a pervert,&#8221; police have told us. &#8220;Watch his eyes.&#8221; Plaid&#8217;s &#8230; <a href="http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2011/06/opportunist-pickpocket-p2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>An opportunist pickpocket—part 1</title>
		<link>http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2011/06/opportunist-pickpocket/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 00:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bambi Vincent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[La Rambla, Barcelona—On one crowded summer Sunday, Bob and I patrolled the perimeters of the street performers&#8217; audiences. Of all the thieves and con men we watched that day, and there were many, &#8220;Plaid Shirt&#8221; was the slickest. I locked &#8230; <a href="http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2011/06/opportunist-pickpocket/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Pickpocket at large in a zoo</title>
		<link>http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2011/04/zoo-pickpocket/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 00:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bambi Vincent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Nocturnal Sting and the Bite Skansen, Stockholm&#8217;s outdoor museum, suffered a nasty spate of pickpocketing incidents one midsummer. Up to eight known incidents a day occurred within the dark confines of the nocturnal animal exhibit, a part of Skansen&#8217;s &#8230; <a href="http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2011/04/zoo-pickpocket/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Revelations of a Rolex Thief</title>
		<link>http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2011/03/rolex-thief-revelations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 00:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bambi Vincent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;You remember that famous movie, the one shot in Naples?&#8221; shouted Officer DC. &#8220;In this restaurant they filmed that movie. The whole world knows this section of Napoli.&#8221; He gunned his motorcycle and he, with Bob on the back, left &#8230; <a href="http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2011/03/rolex-thief-revelations/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Hotel Front Desk Safe Theft</title>
		<link>http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2011/03/hotel-front-desk-safe-theft/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bambi Vincent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Natalie is a tour sales manager for one of the major cruise lines. She&#8217;s an experienced world traveler and accustomed to advising others on travel dos and don&#8217;ts. She and a girlfriend, both Australian, took a trip to Bali, Indonesia. &#8230; <a href="http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2011/03/hotel-front-desk-safe-theft/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Watch-stealing</title>
		<link>http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2011/03/watch-stealing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bambi Vincent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wristwatches are a classic subject of seizure. The problem is not widespread, but concentrated largely in specific locales. Naples, Italy, is only one of them. JosÃ©, a day visitor there, stopped on Via Toledo to photograph a colorful produce stand. &#8230; <a href="http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2011/03/watch-stealing/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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