Comments on: Robbery Season in Cambodia /health-safety/robbery-season-in-cambodia/ Mon, 20 Feb 2017 15:30:42 +0000 hourly 1 By: Lina /health-safety/robbery-season-in-cambodia/comment-page-1/#comment-134849 Mon, 20 Feb 2017 15:30:42 +0000 /?p=3290#comment-134849 In reply to ron trollfjarden.

Read the post, dude.

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By: ron trollfjarden /health-safety/robbery-season-in-cambodia/comment-page-1/#comment-134847 Mon, 20 Feb 2017 14:05:13 +0000 /?p=3290#comment-134847 what are the dates of this ‘ robbery season?

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By: Deborah Trussler /health-safety/robbery-season-in-cambodia/comment-page-1/#comment-99399 Tue, 07 Apr 2015 10:43:08 +0000 /?p=3290#comment-99399 You forgot to mention necklaces….smash and grab works for those as well and you end up with lots of scratches! My advice…no necklaces at all!

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By: Bubastis /health-safety/robbery-season-in-cambodia/comment-page-1/#comment-42601 Tue, 01 Oct 2013 20:02:08 +0000 /?p=3290#comment-42601 Thieves have tried to snatch my phone while I was sitting in the back of a tuk-tuk and inattentively staring at the screen and messing with it, full on zombie smartphone trance. They failed. Because I have a chain wallet for my phone that I rigged up and it just snaps back to me even if they manage to get their hands on it. The chain is pretty small and lightweight, so they don’t notice it attached to the phone case or my belt.

Here’s how they do it: Generally two guys will speed up to the tuk-tuk and pull parallel but just behind the tuk-tuk, where a car’s blind spot would be. Then the one on the back stands up as their moto speeds forward and he lunges for it from his higher vantage point. He has one shot to grab it and he won’t have leverage or anything compared to you seated, so it’s pretty easy to hold onto it if you notice them coming. If you sit in the middle of the tuk-tuk seat – with maximum space on your sides, they probably can’t do it, but they might still try. Also, the drivers have zip up curtains usually used for bad weather, you can have those put up if you feel like playing Angry Birds in relative safety.

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