I have 4 cards. 1 Thai & 3 UK bank cards.

There is always one UK card in my wallet because you never know when some urgent cash my be needed and I refuse to have too much floating about in a Thai bank - but that is just me

I do put my other 2 cards somewhere safe and only ever lock up my cards and money if I have a lady coming round for the night. Then again I do not live in a condo and my house is pretty secure.

To carry a dummy wallet does seem extreme. Why not simply carry your wallet in a pocket that is less likely to be picked? In all my years in Thailand I have never had a wallet stolen though I did have money taken one night by a lady who slept over.

Each to their own though.

I have 4 cards. 1 Thai & 3 UK bank cards.

There is always one UK card in my wallet because you never know when some urgent cash my be needed and I refuse to have too much floating about in a Thai bank - but that is just me

I do put my other 2 cards somewhere safe and only ever lock up my cards and money if I have a lady coming round for the night. Then again I do not live in a condo and my house is pretty secure.

To carry a dummy wallet does seem extreme. Why not simply carry your wallet in a pocket that is less likely to be picked? In all my years in Thailand I have never had a wallet stolen though I did have money taken one night by a lady who slept over.

Each to their own though.

doesn't sound like much of a lady to me!

anyways,the precautions described above do seem to me to be excessive, verging on phobic if not actually paranoid.

seems to me a little care and attention would go along way to alleviate most risk in these situations

I have 4 cards. 1 Thai & 3 UK bank cards.

There is always one UK card in my wallet because you never know when some urgent cash my be needed and I refuse to have too much floating about in a Thai bank - but that is just me

I do put my other 2 cards somewhere safe and only ever lock up my cards and money if I have a lady coming round for the night. Then again I do not live in a condo and my house is pretty secure.

To carry a dummy wallet does seem extreme. Why not simply carry your wallet in a pocket that is less likely to be picked? In all my years in Thailand I have never had a wallet stolen though I did have money taken one night by a lady who slept over.

Each to their own though.

doesn't sound like much of a lady to me!

anyways,the precautions described above do seem to me to be excessive, verging on phobic if not actually paranoid.

seems to me a little care and attention would go along way to alleviate most risk in these situations

Maybe I should have said, 'lady'.

I abhor the fact that this thread could become hijacked by some bore over semantics. Get a freakin life and let people talk without becoming a grammar cop!

I put my walet in my front pocket, if I'm in crowded areas I put my hands in my front pockets....pickpocket problem solved! I thought that was common knowledge, I picked it up when I first moved to the big city when I was a wee lad.

I do keep a couple credit cards at the home or in the hotel safe when I'm traveling. That way if I do lose my walet I have a backup.