Intrepid traveller Amanda Rollins has shared her best pick for a travel bag to take around Europe to avoid pickpocketing. The American has been living in Paris, France, for the past eight years and regularly shares travel safety advice on TikTok. According to statistics from Quotezone , there are a number of popular European destinations that are hotspots for pickpockets.
These include the Trevi Fountain, Rome; Eiffel Tower in Paris; Las Ramblas, Barcelona; the Brandenburg Gate, Berlin; and the Red Light District in Amsterdam. In her video, Amanda said: “I make content about not getting pickpocketed and staying safe, like anti-theft safety, security, that’s kind of my whole thing. You want a tote bag, a tote bag, let me explain why.
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Same for when you’re standing in line for a monument or something, like they’re very close to you, and because your opening is not in your direct eyesight that’s how they do it.” Amanda added: “Guess what, .
