| "We've been robbed," I told Ana. "All of
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| | the right place on the bus.He begged to
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| it." I grabbed the thief, who was no
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| | be let go, and we knew we couldn't get
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| longer acting drunk at all. It was a
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| | the money back. Nonetheless, we had the
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| lesson in travel safety.It started when
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| | officer take him to the police station on
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| both my wife and I had a strong feeling
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| | his motorcycle while we followed in a
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| we shouldn't get on that bus in Cuenca.
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| | taxi, paying with a twenty from under the
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| Neither of us said anything, because a
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| | sole of my shoe. Filing a complaint at
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| taxi was two dollars, and the bus cost
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| | least meant he would spend the night in
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| only twenty-five cents. It seems a bit
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| | jail, and though he would be released in
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| TOO frugal now.Ana found a seat, but
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| | the morning for a lack of evidence, his
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| there was no seat for me. I was packed in
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| | finger prints are on file now.Travel
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| with the other commuters standing up. I
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| | Safety LessonsMost likely, a money belt
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| noticed the drunk pushing his way through
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| | probably would have prevented the
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| the crowd, randomly going this way and
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| | robbery. Closing pockets help too,
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| that, and I knew somethimg was up. I
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| | although I had a wallet stolen from a
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| instinctively reached into my pockets to
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| | zipered pocket once, and I didn't notice
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| check on my money. I had just visited the
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| | until forty minutes later. Fortunately it
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| ATM. The $170 in my pocket was the most
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| | was a decoy-wallet, put there for just
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| cash we had carried during the entire
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| | such an occasion - another little travel
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| trip. Still there. The old guy pushed
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| | safety trick.Other travel safety tricks?
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| against me like he was trying to find a
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| | Put your money in at least three
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| place to stand comfortably. I checked my
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| | different places, like under the sole of
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| again.Five minutes later some space
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| | your shoe, in a pocket you pin inside
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| opened up near Ana, and I moved over to
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| | your clothes, and in your shaving kit.
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| her. When I reached into my pocket again,
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| | Carry two credit or debit cards in
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| it was empty, and the other pocket was
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| | separate and secure places. Carry a list
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| empty too. I never felt a thing. I told
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| | of "lost or stolen" phone numbers in
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| Ana, and saw that the old drunk was still
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| | another place. In areas with much crime,
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| on the bus.We got off at the next stop,
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| | leave expensive watches and jewelry
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| dragging the thief with us. An officer
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| | behind.Learn a few tricks and you can
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| appeared, and a crowd formed. The thief
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| | travel more safely. Our experience also
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| was sober now, pulling his pockets out
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| | shows the importance of learning to trust
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| and insisting again that he was inocent.
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| | your intuition. That was our lesson in
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| Search him, he said, and I did, but I
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| | travel safety.Steve Gillman hit the road
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| understood now that his associate was
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| | at sixteen, and traveled the U.S. and
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| long gone with the money, probably off
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| | Mexico alone at 17. Now 40, he travels
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| the bus at a previous stop. His role had
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| | with his wife Ana, whom he met in
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| just been to distract me and push me into
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| | Ecuador.
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