Languish, help me plan a Euro vacation. Rome, Paris and London.

[garbon]

Like with Wyoming, I just zoomed right past it.

[Maladict]

Nobody is volunteering to be our guide??????

I'd be happy to give you an archaeologist's tour of Rome, had I been there.
Now, if you're willing to fly me in for a day or two, we can talk. 

[Syt]

It seems that as soon as gypsies cross into Germanic language territory they stop pick pocketting and accordion playing and move into copper wire theft

Begging (usually done by malformed cripples after mother/child begging was outlawed), accordion playing/singing in crowded subways and occasionally sending in kids to beg from your table at McD's, KFC or BK.

[Duque de Bragança]

I wonder if beating the crap out of a pickpocket would get me in trouble?

No one wants to answer my serious questions? 

Don't forget they are likely to be minors as RH remarked about Rome, for the same reasons he pointed out. A slap (in the face) is enough. Cops can't do much if they're 12 or so.

[capturedfairy]

what do you recommend to carry camera/wallet in??? Im getting scared now with all these comments

[Gups]

I was in Rome last June and had no issues at all with begging. Didn't see a beggar, wasn't approached by one. Lots of black guys hawking cheap sunglasses and sunhats though

[Admiral Yi]

what do you recommend to carry camera/wallet in??? Im getting scared now with all these comments

One of those around the neck wallet holders is the safest way to go.  Or one of those money belts you velcro around your waist. 

Camera is tough, but at the very least put the leash around your wrist.

[Valmy]

what do you recommend to carry camera/wallet in??? Im getting scared now with all these comments

I had everything in a bag.  It was tied to my belt and on the inside of my pants near my groin, which I figured not even a pick pocket would grab you there.  Passport made it home safely.

[Josquius]

Rome feels seedy as shit but I got by OK. There are quite a lot of police around the main tourist areas.
The  metro however....

[Duque de Bragança]

what do you recommend to carry camera/wallet in??? Im getting scared now with all these comments

If you want to carry a purse, keep a hand on it at all times.

[Admiral Yi]

Another option is a shoulder bag, hung over the neck, with the zipper zipped.

Absolutely nothing in your back pockets.  This is not negotiable.

[Josquius]

Does anyone normally do that?
I read a lot about it as travel advice but have never put my wallet in  my back pocket. It just seems...stupid. And uncomfortable

[Admiral Yi]

It's the only place people put cell phones.

[Jacob]

I generally put stuff in my front pockets. If I'm travelling in pick-pocket prone areas, I'll use a safety pin on the inside of the pocket to pin it close, preventing easy access.

It's a bit of a pain to put in and take out, but it prevents people from sticking their hands in my pocket; and it's less of a pain to deal with and less uncomfortable than those crotch money belts. Less conspicuous too.

[garbon]

I generally put stuff in my front pockets.

Yep. I like because then I don't have to either sit on things or move them out of my pocket every time I sit down.