Subject: | [OM] Re: Personal Robbery Survey, was Re: Bags |
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From: | "James N. McBride" <jnmcbr@xxxxxxx> |
Date: | Thu, 22 Feb 2007 20:53:38 -0700 |
Why the hell did you have to say that. I'm going there in March. I suppose if you kill or maim one of the bastards you get to spend the rest of your life in jail. /jmac -----Original Message----- From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Mike Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2007 8:20 PM To: 1 Subject: [OM] Re: Personal Robbery Survey, was Re: Bags > > >and in Buenos Aires, I was asked in spanish worse than mine for directions,... > I think they just speak spanish 'badly' in BA. Fernando will confirm this. Unfortunately this is also where I picked up the language.:) As for thievery the worst I've seen is the early am local train from Cusco to Macchu Picchu. Not sure if it still runs. The train station doors opened early and since it is first-come seating there is a mad dash for the few available seats. I think about half the passengers turn out to be pickpockets. As the train slowly climbs the steep grade up out of the valley you can see the knaves jumping off the train with their loot. A favorite tactic is to slit the bottom of the bag and grab what you can. We managed to survive unscathed by combining forces. Three to hold the gear while the fourth unencumbered made the dash to hold seats. This free-for-all is where many lose their stuff but one must be vigilant the whole trip. Needless to say my camera stayed in it's nondescript bag the entire trip despite the many photo ops Mike ============================================== List usage info: http://www.zuikoholic.com List nannies: olympusadmin@xxxxxxxxxx ============================================== ============================================== List usage info: http://www.zuikoholic.com List nannies: olympusadmin@xxxxxxxxxx ============================================== |
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