Staying a week in the North Coast, mostly Sosua, but driving around in rental car. Should I leave my jewlery at home, or not worry about it?
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Leave it at home
Most very definitely - then you can travel safely and not be tempting fate!
Most very definitely - then you can travel safely and not be tempting fate!
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Wearing jewellry anywhere is an invitation to be ripped off.
I had a gold chain that was ripped off my neck at a red light in Florida.
No one ever stole the keys to my 500SL though !
Wearing jewellry anywhere is an invitation to be ripped off.
I had a gold chain that was ripped off my neck at a red light in Florida.
No one ever stole the keys to my 500SL though !
Ditto.
There's no reason to bring it, and many good reasons to leave it.
A cheap throw-away watch is just something to remind yourself to catch the return flight, and it's all you'll need.
There's no reason to bring it, and many good reasons to leave it.
A cheap throw-away watch is just something to remind yourself to catch the return flight, and it's all you'll need.
agreed with all. Leave ALL the good stuff at home and dont worry. i'd even keep the cheepo watch in your pocket...how will somone know that it is cheap?
I dont wear a watch...but i always DO bring a clock for my room for some reason many places dont provide a clock! not that i want to live on a tight schedule..but it is nice to know sorta what time it is
I dont wear a watch...but i always DO bring a clock for my room for some reason many places dont provide a clock! not that i want to live on a tight schedule..but it is nice to know sorta what time it is
Correct.
Bob K, you are right but I rather know what time it is instead of asking someone else. I can easily loose track of time when I am having a great time.
But, in any event OP, the best thing is not to attract any attention. Cheap or expensive, leave it home if it worries you.
While I like to be flexible when on vacation, knowing the time is too firmly engrained in my psyche to be comfortable without a watch.
Instead of a cheap imitation of an expensive watch, wearing a practical Timex or something similar will leave little doubt as to it's value (or lack thereof). While the loss may be insignificant in either case, being robbed is not a pleasant experience. No problem for me, since I've never considered a watch as jewelery, but for some it could be an adjustment.
This is interesting - I have travelled widely over the past 25 years, and always wear my jewellery ( in fact in some places, I sleep with it on) - never been mugged or had anything stolen. Why do I do it ? Because many years ago, a close friend DIDN'T take hers with her on holiday, and her home was burgled whilst she was away - yes, all the jewellery gone.
Also, my first husband told me over 30 years ago to always wear my jewellery, because, in a crisis, a gold chain is money anywhere in the world.
I just don't wear it to the beach....not that much of a blinger !!
Also, my first husband told me over 30 years ago to always wear my jewellery, because, in a crisis, a gold chain is money anywhere in the world.
I just don't wear it to the beach....not that much of a blinger !!
As Yogi Berra might have said, "Nothing happens until it happens."
Perhaps you will continue to live a charmed life, Euterpe, but if it isn't necessary why push the odds?
Your first husband probably gave you very good advice 30 years ago, but monetary and financial systems have changed substancially, and with the proper cards and credentials, there is little chance you will ever to be without funds.
Obviously, these are your decisions to make. As far as I am concerned, flashing expensive jewlery only attracts undesireable attention, in most instances.
Perhaps you will continue to live a charmed life, Euterpe, but if it isn't necessary why push the odds?
Your first husband probably gave you very good advice 30 years ago, but monetary and financial systems have changed substancially, and with the proper cards and credentials, there is little chance you will ever to be without funds.
Obviously, these are your decisions to make. As far as I am concerned, flashing expensive jewlery only attracts undesireable attention, in most instances.
Wearing bling in any developing country is just plain foolish.
As for keeping the time of day, you should just look at your local cell phone that you will carry all the time (you can buy them used with minutes for little money at New York Cellular in Sosua, for example). That way you can load it with emergency phone numbers, such as your embassy and/or consulate, a good lawyer (by DR1 referral), Med-Evac, your health insurance carrier back home, etc. It is also a good idea to have your family's phone numbers in there under the Spanish heading of Mi Familia, or some similarly obvious name so that in case of a real emergency you, or someone else who finds you, can call them.
As for keeping the time of day, you should just look at your local cell phone that you will carry all the time (you can buy them used with minutes for little money at New York Cellular in Sosua, for example). That way you can load it with emergency phone numbers, such as your embassy and/or consulate, a good lawyer (by DR1 referral), Med-Evac, your health insurance carrier back home, etc. It is also a good idea to have your family's phone numbers in there under the Spanish heading of Mi Familia, or some similarly obvious name so that in case of a real emergency you, or someone else who finds you, can call them.
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