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Old Jun 26, 2010 | 2:02 pm
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Originally Posted by Christopher
Quite so. In some hotels in Italy they just put the passports in a pile behind the front desk somewhere: it wouldn't be hard for someone to pocket a few (given the right circumstances) or indeed for one or more to fall off and end up behind the table they're on. I suppose it's also conceivable that they could be stolen in some "organised" way...
Is this practive anywhere still
Lucky for me.. I have been to italy multiple times in the last 2 yrs and hv never been asked for this.. Anyway would not have given it also..
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