Barcelona street crime
byYannick Laclau wrote about Barcelona, a city that Bob and I love. But Yannick’s news was a sad consequence of the ostrich hiding its…
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Guilty as charged
byAnd the charges are: against him, breaking and entering; against his sister, poisoning by E.coli. It started with a loud thud in the dead…
Pockets and purses
byPockets and purses and those who pick them. I’ve posted two new pages: Pocketology 101 and Purseology 101. I’m thinking of adding video to…
Honolulu Hong Kong
byI’ve never understood the logic of this neck contraption. It pushes the head forward—but for sleeping, wouldn’t you rather have your head back? If…
Souvenirs
byAs Bob and I travel the world in our role as thiefhunters, we hang with outlaws and shady characters. The Tiger Lillies sing songs…
Shocking statistics
byEvery single summer day, one hundred tourists will be pickpocketed near the Coliseum in Rome; another hundred will be hit near the Spanish Steps,…
Maui and Majuro
byPacific O Chef McDonald had a farm, EIEIO. We had a gorgeous dinner in Lahaina last week, outdoors, on the beach, hibiscus blossoms in…
Get your * hand out of my pocket!
by“Hey! Hey! Hey! Get your fucking hand out of my pocket! You try to steal my wallet again and I’ll kill you!” The would-be…
A cultural gaffe
byI’m a world traveler, right? A “jet-setter,” some say. No arrogance here — just a fact. So how did I make such a cultural…
The travel industry’s dirty little secret
byBob and I contend that the crimes of street thieves, so often dubbed “petty,” are not that at all. First, tally the sheer number…
Stalking a moving target
byPreface, part-a, Travel Advisory If Bob’s and my first priority is putting pickpockets and con artists out of business, our second is to encourage…