Wearing phot vest at Europe in June 2006

"Jack Torrence" room217[at]overlook.freeserve.co.uk wrote
In some countries you can even hire decoy tourists to take your place,
so you can remain safely at home.

Sweeeet... you got any contact details on that one?

RobG

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SNIP

Passport should be carried some place under a shirt, not in a vest
pocket.

It's best not to carry the passport.


It is the requirement in a lot of European countries, especially Spain
that you carry your passport at all times.

It's a requirement in some, but never enforced. A photocopy will do.


SNIP

In ALL European countries it is law that you should be able to (legally)
identify yourself. For residents of most European Union countries any
official ID-card (with photo) will do, sometimes a drivers licence is
accepted. Foreigners (non EU-residents) on the other hand must be able to
identify themselves with their passports when requested by officials
(police, customs, etc..) at all times; a photocopy is NOT a legal document!
When you have only a photocopy on you, you may (or may not) be asked to come
to the police station in order to "establish your identity", depending on
how trustworthy you are in the eyes of the official, and wether or not there
is a recent terrorist threat (we have those over here as well...).

Sanctions vary in different countries; in Holland there is a fine of 30
euro's (I beleive), in neighbouring Belgium you can even get arrested for as
long as it is necessary to establish your identity... this can sometimes
take a while... These regulations are often used to deal with football (USA:
soccer) hooliganism.

On the other hand: in the over 30 years of my adult life, and visiting over
a dozen european countries, I can't remember when the last time it was when
anybody asked for my ID/passport, except at airports and when checking in in
hotels.

Doesn't your travel agent have this kind of information for you?

Lucas, Dutchman.

Lucas wrote:
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SNIP

Passport should be carried some place under a shirt, not in a vest
pocket.
It's best not to carry the passport.

It is the requirement in a lot of European countries, especially Spain
that you carry your passport at all times.
It's a requirement in some, but never enforced. A photocopy will do.


SNIP

In ALL European countries it is law that you should be able to (legally)
identify yourself. SNIP

Lucas, Dutchman.



Rubbish. You don't need to carry any identification in the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Zaphod, Englishman

In ALL European countries it is law that you should be able to (legally)
identify yourself. SNIP

Rubbish. You don't need to carry any identification in the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Yes I do: I'm no UK-citizen.

No you don't. There is no requirement under UK law for that regardless
of your citizenship.

"Za Phod" no.em@il schreef in bericht
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Lucas wrote:
"PTravel" schreef in bericht
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SNIP

Passport should be carried some place under a shirt, not in a vest
pocket.
It's best not to carry the passport.

It is the requirement in a lot of European countries, especially Spain
that you carry your passport at all times.
It's a requirement in some, but never enforced. A photocopy will do.


SNIP

In ALL European countries it is law that you should be able to (legally)
identify yourself. SNIP

Lucas, Dutchman.



Rubbish. You don't need to carry any identification in the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Zaphod, Englishman


Yes I do: I'm no UK-citizen.

Lucas

On Sun, 09 Apr 2006 21:50:03 -0700, SMS wrote:

Edwin Pawlowski wrote:

Passport should be carried some place under a shirt, not in a vest pocket.
What about your wallet? I carry a decoy wallet in my back pocket. It has a
couple of supermarket discount cards in it and $2 in paper money. My real
wallet is either in a money belt or a front pocket. Cash is kept elsewhere
also.

Save some expired or discontinued credit cards for the decoy wallet. $2
is too little, it's a giveaway that the wallet is a decoy. Put at least
$20 in there.

Don't use an expired card. The only difference between it and your current card is the expiry date.

So many people carry decoy wallets these days, that the if you're mugged
the mugger will realize that it's a decoy wallet if there's too little
money in it.

Print some money and put that in the decoy wallet. ;-)

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In ALL European countries it is law that you should be able to
(legally)
identify yourself. SNIP

Rubbish. You don't need to carry any identification in the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Yes I do: I'm no UK-citizen.

No you don't. There is no requirement under UK law for that regardless
of your citizenship.


If that is really the case, I was misinformed the last time I stayed in one
of the better reputed international hotels in London.
After checking in, my passport was returned to me with the words: "Please
keep your passport on you in case anyone asks for it".
Why should anyone ask for it, other than for identification purposes? And
who is entitled to ask for it, other than officials (police etc.)?

Anyway: better safe than sorry; as I said: in some EU-countries you can even
be arrested if you have no valid ID. That I know for a fact: my stepfather
was a policeman who had to deal with that kind of situation several times.

Lucas

In article ,
Edwin Pawlowski wrote:

"zxcvbnm2bg" wrote in message
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Greetings! I am thinking of wearing a photo vest which has many pockets
to store passport, small digital camera and batteries etc. I shall be
traveling to London, Paris and Rome in late May and June 2006. One bad
point I can think - It will immediately mark me as tourist.

Will it be too hot to wear photo vest in June in London, Paris and
Rome?

I just spent 10 days in Italy. I carried my small camera in my shirt pocket.
Spare batteries can fit in a pocket easily too. The rest of the batteries
and charger will be back at the hotel.

Passport should be carried some place under a shirt, not in a vest pocket.
What about your wallet? I carry a decoy wallet in my back pocket. It has a
couple of supermarket discount cards in it and $2 in paper money. My real
wallet is either in a money belt or a front pocket. Cash is kept elsewhere
also.

No matter how hard you try, you will be easily spotted as a tourist. Make
the best of it and skip the vest.

I like a passport pouch on a neck cord, under the shirt. If I'm
carrying expensive airline tickets, they go there, too. Maybe a space
credit card, also.



Best way to obtain Euros is to use your ATM card at any Bancomat. No
service charges or upcharges as you'll get at the airport or hotel. Rome


It's been a while since I checked, but there used to be problem with
PIN numbers longer than 4 digits on American cards used from overseas
ATMs. Does anyone know if this is still the case?

--
a d y k e s @ p a n i x . c o m

Don't blame me. I voted for Gore.

On Mon, 10 Apr 2006 04:51:40 GMT, "PTravel"
wrote:


"irwell" wrote in message
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On Sun, 9 Apr 2006 19:31:56 -0700, "PTravel"
wrote:


"Edwin Pawlowski" wrote in message
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"zxcvbnm2bg" wrote in message
oups.com...
Greetings! I am thinking of wearing a photo vest which has many pockets
to store passport, small digital camera and batteries etc. I shall be
traveling to London, Paris and Rome in late May and June 2006. One bad
point I can think - It will immediately mark me as tourist.

Will it be too hot to wear photo vest in June in London, Paris and
Rome?

I just spent 10 days in Italy. I carried my small camera in my shirt
pocket. Spare batteries can fit in a pocket easily too. The rest of
the
batteries and charger will be back at the hotel.

Passport should be carried some place under a shirt, not in a vest
pocket.

It's best not to carry the passport.


It is the requirement in a lot of European countries, especially Spain
that you carry your passport at all times.

It's a requirement in some, but never enforced. A photocopy will do.

It is enforced in Spain.

Have you ever tried to replace a passport overseas? It's not an easy, quick
or pleasant process.
No, I believe you.

Your passport is safer on your body than ina hotel safe.

Nonsense.

Nonsense to you too!. Hotel safes, the bedroom type are not
that safe, not for things like passports (for which there is a
thriving market) and your airline tickets, though these days
e-tickets are safer anyway.
A money belt or other pocket that you keep under your shirt
is the safest way to carry your passport and credit cards.

On Mon, 10 Apr 2006 07:56:48 +0100, "Jack Torrence"
room217[at]overlook.freeserve.co.uk wrote:

"SMS" wrote in message
.. .
Edwin Pawlowski wrote:

Passport should be carried some place under a shirt, not in a vest
pocket. What about your wallet? I carry a decoy wallet in my back pocket.
It has a couple of supermarket discount cards in it and $2 in paper
money. My real wallet is either in a money belt or a front pocket. Cash
is kept elsewhere also.

Save some expired or discontinued credit cards for the decoy wallet. $2 is
too little, it's a giveaway that the wallet is a decoy. Put at least $20
in there.

So many people carry decoy wallets these days, that the if you're mugged
the mugger will realize that it's a decoy wallet if there's too little
money in it.

Make sure you get any decoy wallet embossed with "This is a genuine wallet,
not a decoy". You should always carry a dummy camera as well. In some
countries you can even hire decoy tourists to take your place, so you can
remain safely at home.

Are they inflatable?