Comments on: How I Got Robbed In Guatemala and Other Hard-To-Believe Escapades: Part 3

By: Anil Polat

Anil Polat — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 12:34:11 +0000

I think I remember you Twittering about that. I get the impression that thefts are a bit more common in Central and South America than Asia and Africa.

I did some searching and couldn’t find many reliable robbery statistics since they’re not kept specifically for tourists or foreigners. Not sure if it’s bad luck or just more likely to happen there – either case I’m sorry to hear that. It seems to come in bunches too, I’ve had friends who were robbed only to get robbed several months later again while traveling!

By: Doris Gallan

Doris Gallan — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 18:00:36 +0000

Wow, what a great story — you wrote it really well. We were robbed in Guatemala City four months ago by scam artists…and three times since in Costa Rica! Every theft we’ve had (five) occured in Latin America even though we traveled through far poorer countries in Africa, India and Asia.

Loved the story, looking forward to part V.

Doris

By: Erica

Erica — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:36:38 +0000

In reply to marina k. villatoro.

Probably true.

And when/if we’ve had bad, or less than optimal, travel experiences, we can appreciate our other travel experiences so much more.

“The sweet is never as sweet without the sour.” 🙂

By: marina k. villatoro

marina k. villatoro — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 22:13:13 +0000

In reply to Erica. Hey Erica, I think we all need these types of experiences to make our travels three dimensional:)

By: Erica

Erica — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:24:11 +0000

Suspenseful indeed. What a (terrible) travel experience! I’ve never heard about anything like it.

The best part:
“It feels safe and clean. The key word is CLEAN.”