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Originally posted by: jasonwood
makikiboy: Thank you for all of the helpful suggestions, I will try them all. Have not gotten a response yet from TA but continue checking back. One thing is for sure, lesson learned, but we
still have hope. If you had asked me yesterday I'd say that we wouldn't travel again but the more I think about it why allow the thuggish behavior of one person or a group (????) destroy our one splurge activity. Now, researching travel safety sites to be more prepared next time. After nearly 12 years of staying at MGM properties I guess we became to comfortable. Thank you again.
It is easy to become complacent. We all do it, every day, in many different ways. Sadly it sometimes takes a random act, and often our own carelessness, to shock us back into reality.
In this regard I'm not sure what a "travel safety site" would provide. I typically think of those in terms of: "I'm going to Merida, what are the narco guys doing these days." I will guarantee that every hotel in the world, on every review website, has a demerit for some a-hole employee walking off with something. That's not really travel safety, that's travel smarts.
Our greatest defense is common sense. You had a lapse. It sucks that it came when a bad person was in the room, literally. But don't let that dampen your travel spirit. Shit happens everywhere, and mostly at home.
A great checklist when packing goes something like this: 1) Do I need this audacious bling/high-end watch/expensive camera/whatever for this trip? 2) If by chance something bad happens, would I be happy losing it? 3) Of course not, so what can I do to protect it? 4) If I can't have it with me at all times, where can I safely check it? 5) If I'm not sure about the latter, and I don't absolutely have to have it, is it best for me to leave it at home?
