Originally Posted by
StartinSanDiego
First, I was pick pocketed in Amsterdam and lost about $800 in cash, all my credit cards, and my drivers licence. I foolishly did not split up my cash and credit cards, and the thief got them all. I felt like such an idiot because I know better, but just hadn't done it.
Thanks for making me feel a little better! I didn't feel particularly stressed or frazzled - just absent-minded in a way I'm not usually. But I'm curious - do you know how the pick-pocket managed to steal your stuff? I tend to bring a little cash with me when I travel, but I always leave it it my luggage and stick to my credit card wherever I go. With no foreign transaction fees and rewards points, and just about every place accepting cards, I usually wonder why I brought cash at all, but I guess the risk of losing my credit cards is why!