Comments on: Hostel Robbery http://www.gobackpacking.com/Blog/2009/03/05/hostel-robbery/ Around the World Travel Blog Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:24:44 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dave http://www.gobackpacking.com/Blog/2009/03/05/hostel-robbery/comment-page-1/#comment-13362 Dave Mon, 09 Mar 2009 15:01:36 +0000 http://www.gobackpacking.com/Blog/2009/03/05/hostel-robbery/#comment-13362 For better or worse, I enjoy the convenience of having my stuff easily accessible. Sometimes I use lockers, but as I said, not using them had not been a problem over a combined 17 months of backpacking travel in foreign countries over the course of the last 10 years. But I am not completely unaware. I slept on overnight trains in India with my backpack as pillow, and use to keep my money belt under my pillow. For better or worse, I enjoy the convenience of having my stuff easily accessible. Sometimes I use lockers, but as I said, not using them had not been a problem over a combined 17 months of backpacking travel in foreign countries over the course of the last 10 years.

But I am not completely unaware. I slept on overnight trains in India with my backpack as pillow, and use to keep my money belt under my pillow.

]]> By: InsureMyBackpack http://www.gobackpacking.com/Blog/2009/03/05/hostel-robbery/comment-page-1/#comment-13359 InsureMyBackpack Sun, 08 Mar 2009 18:26:02 +0000 http://www.gobackpacking.com/Blog/2009/03/05/hostel-robbery/#comment-13359 Erk! Lesson learned, I guess, and luckily an inexpensive one at that. I travel much like Shawn; my valuables are almost always on my person. At night, I often sleep with my daypack under my pillow. Paranoid? Perhaps. But I do know that in two years of travel, I've never had anything stolen by a dormmate. I've left plenty of things behind, mind you, from towels (two of!) all the way down to shoes! Erk! Lesson learned, I guess, and luckily an inexpensive one at that. I travel much like Shawn; my valuables are almost always on my person. At night, I often sleep with my daypack under my pillow. Paranoid? Perhaps. But I do know that in two years of travel, I’ve never had anything stolen by a dormmate. I’ve left plenty of things behind, mind you, from towels (two of!) all the way down to shoes!

]]> By: Shawn http://www.gobackpacking.com/Blog/2009/03/05/hostel-robbery/comment-page-1/#comment-13355 Shawn Sat, 07 Mar 2009 11:41:10 +0000 http://www.gobackpacking.com/Blog/2009/03/05/hostel-robbery/#comment-13355 Dave, I have not been able to figure out why a person would leave valuables laying around at a hostel. If there is no locker then I am forced to carry my daypack with me at all time. During the night I have a small pad lock that I use to lock it, and a small coil lock I lock the daypack to the bed so I can sleep soundly. If they have lockers then I lock my daypack in the locker. Sure it might be strange bringing your daypack into the bathroom, but who cares, it beats getting things stolen. I just don't understand how some people travel. I met this one guy in Tel Aviv, he went into this dumpy bar and got drugged and robbed. The question I have to ask—can't a person detect the slimy energy in the first place? Dave, I have not been able to figure out why a person would leave valuables laying around at a hostel.

If there is no locker then I am forced to carry my daypack with me at all time. During the night I have a small pad lock that I use to lock it, and a small coil lock I lock the daypack to the bed so I can sleep soundly.

If they have lockers then I lock my daypack in the locker.

Sure it might be strange bringing your daypack into the bathroom, but who cares, it beats getting things stolen.

I just don’t understand how some people travel.

I met this one guy in Tel Aviv, he went into this dumpy bar and got drugged and robbed. The question I have to ask—can’t a person detect the slimy energy in the first place?

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