• When planning on what to take financially with you as you travel, consider using traveler's checks and essential credit cards instead of cash when you can.
• To protect your money, it's important to carry it close to your body either in a wallet that you can put inside your coat or in your front pants pocket. An even better idea is to put it underneath your clothing in a money pouch.
• Pickpockets are around so stay alert especially when you're in a busy and crowded area, for instance, bus, train and airline terminals, popular tourist attractions and when using public transportation.
• It's important to walk with an air of confidence, your head held high and back straight so you don't come across as if you're lost or distracted.
• Pay attention to potential and intentional accidents, for instance, someone jumping in front a car and falling so that you are intrigued to examine what has occurred or a stranger who offers to take your picture or the most notorious, someone bumping into you causing your drink to spill or your bag to fall to the ground. STAY ALERT!