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ribeirasacra Aug 16th, 2018 05:41 AM

Dukey what part of the information did you not understand? I pointed out UK and the RoI do not require ID to be carried. Last time I looked London was in the UK, or maybe you are in the Canadian city?:devil:
Safes are not safe and not every hotel has one. Keys are quite simple and generic, even keypads can be by passed.

https://www.cntraveler.com/stories/2...e-a-hotel-safe
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry...b002d5c0783381
https://www.independent.co.uk/travel...-a8177831.html

thursdaysd Aug 16th, 2018 06:40 AM

I stay in B&Bs and small guesthouses rather than hotels, so there is often no safe. I occasionally lock my passports, ATM/credit cards and money in my case but more often carry them with me in a money belt. I think that neck pouches are less safe and for me would be less comfortable. I find that if I wear the money belt with the pouch at the back I forget I have it on. I have been using this model for years: https://lewisnclark.com/waist-stash/

And before someone asks if I do that at home, of course not, but at home I travel by car and I have fewer valuable and hard to replace items with me. I currently live in the US and use a money belt when visiting places like New York and D.C. by public transport. I will be in London (where I once lived) later this year, and since my accommodation is unlikely to have a safe I will wear a money belt there.


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