Why you should never take pictures with mimes

it's finally that time of year again you

activate airplane mode on your phone and

vacation mode in your brain but hold on

a sec there are some things you need to

be aware of to avoid having your dream

Journey turn into a nightmare

if you're going to Barcelona or some

other tourist hot spot in Europe you'll

see some cool looking mimes around major

signs they won't say a word and will

jump straight into your shot you might

get excited to post a picture with a

street performer on your insta but this

picture will come at a cost literally

the second is taken the mime will go

from friendly to pretty aggressive as

they'll want your money for the photo

the best you can do to avoid it is not

let them be in your photo in the first

place change your location give them a

cold look or loudly say no

now what would you do if you saw a cool

looking guy selling coconuts in this

tree probably take their photo or maybe

let them approach you and be in that

selfie with you and of course if they

offer you to try their coconut you won't

say no well that delicious snack will

come at a really really inflated prize

if you don't want to pay for their treat

the coconut Master will follow you and

demand money from you in an aggressive

manner getting into a conflict in a

foreign country is unlikely on your

to-do list so you'll just hand the money

right

now that you know about this scheme that

works around the globe just avoid any

interaction with the coconut people and

don't let your youngsters accept their

gifts either

now imagine someone approaches you in a

square full of tourists in Italy and

asks what time it is you naturally put

your hand out to check the clock and

you're immediately rewarded with a

wristband it's supposed to be a gift for

your kindness but just wait 10 seconds

later The Giver shows you a sweet photo

of their son and asks for money to

support the youngster when you say a

polite no they get pretty pushy so you

don't want to help my son

normally you can just give them the gift

back and walk away but many people won't

have the heart to do it so be aware of

this wristband scam and decide for

yourself if you're willing to invest in

this accessory or not

our next stop is in Thailand you get a

bit lost looking for one cool Museum a

friendly local approaches you and

informs you the museum is closed but

they'll be happy to take you to another

one once you get there it turns out it's

actually a store they partner with to

bring tourists like you and if it's a

gem store they might offer you some

unique luxury gems that you can resell

at a really good price back home you'll

be unhappy to find out that these gems

are worthless because they're made of

plastic so the best you can do is

checking out the working times of the

sites you want to visit and see for

yourself if they're actually open or not

bring a proper bag on your Voyage

special anti-theft models will help you

protect your valuables many of them are

made with Slash resistant Fabrics or

straps and lockable zippers the bad guys

often grab a bag or backpack or cut the

strap and run away with it anti-theft

backpacks will have a cable hidden

inside the shoulder strap it's not so

easy to cut steel on the go those secure

bags also have secret compartments for

items you cherish the most with an extra

layer of protection it's not easy even

to find this compartment well hidden

inside unlocking it is a Next Level task

don't feel like carrying an anti-theft

bag because it doesn't go with your

style you can opt for an RFID blocking

wallet it won't have the same

functionality but it won't let

pickpockets steal your personal data

from your credit card or password and in

case you're wondering what RFID is about

it's the reason you can make contactless

transactions a microchip inside your

cart has information such as your card

number an antenna inside the cart sends

data to the sales terminal if the bad

guys get close enough to you say in a

crowd of tourists they can scan your

card with their gadgets and get your

card number and that's where that wallet

with a layer of carbon fiber or aluminum

comes in handy it'll block the

electromagnetic signal from your car

your phone and other valuables aren't

safe in your pockets period even when

you're listening to music and you're

sure no one will grab your phone because

you'll notice it immediately they will

still do it the same can happen in a

crowded touristy area when you're

holding your phone in front of you

taking selfies or filming the sites it's

super easy for bad guys to snatch it and

get lost in the crowd the same can

happen when you're driving in a taxi

with windows down and filming the car is

stuck in a traffic jam or at the

crossroads someone on a bike drives past

you or even walks by and Bam your phone

is gone with them

you sure can relax at one of those

restaurants with an outdoor Terrace

right yeah but never leave your phone or

tablet on the table when you aren't

using it it's like a dream for any

pickpocket they can easily approach the

table grab your Gadget and run away

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if you aren't planning to overpay for a

taxi ride always choose authorized cabs

and ask the driver to turn on the meter

if they tell you it's broken it's up to

you to still take the ride or not if you

don't want to pay extra for going the

longest possible route pre-load a map of

the city you're visiting and ask your

phone to build the fastest route the

driver won't love it but you can tell

them you see they're making all these

detours on purpose sometimes a

kind-hearted taxi driver will inform you

that your hotel is overbooked or closed

altogether they'll offer you a different

accommodation option it'll be more

expensive and the driver will get their

commission from the hotel

it's time for a relaxing swim but wait

what should you do about your phone

wallet and other pricey personal items

you could do some research and find a

beach where you can rent a locker

another option is buying a waterproof

smartphone pouch that you can swim with

it can also fit some other small but

expensive items of yours just make sure

to wrap it tightly around your wrist if

you're feeling more adventurous you can

hide your Treasures in clean and dry

food packaging cans bottles crisp

packets there's no limit to your

creativity for the most extreme solution

put your stuff in a bag and then hide it

under a few layers of sand and top it

with your beach towel you finally make

it to your hotel room and before you

jump on that huge bed with a crispy

white blanket make sure you have a

secret place to store your valuables

when you leave the room you can buy a

ready-made secret stash hair brush it

can hold some rolled banknotes your

Jewels or maybe a flash drive with some

important data the bonus part is that it

also brushes your hair well how handy

another solution is to bring the duct

tape with you you might get some

surprise looks at the X-ray at the

airport but trust me it's worth it you

can put your bills and jewelry in an

envelope and duct tape it to the

underside of your mattress in the middle

I mean who will voluntarily lift your

mattress and hold it for so long to

reach the middle right

another barely visible place for your

Treasures is the shower curtain I know

it sounds absurd to you but guess what

it appears absurd to Intruders too so

put your stuff in an envelope duct tape

it to the inside bottom of the curtain

and don't forget to remove it before you

shower happy and that all