Leave jewelry at home?

I was wondering (especially after reading a recent post about pickpockets) whether or not to leave my jewelry at home when I travel to Paris this month. I know it sounds dumb and some would say just leave it at home if you aren%26#39;t sure, but I have a hard time not wearing my wedding ring. This question I guess could be for any large city really.

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Don%26#39;t wear flash jewellery and don%26#39;t drip with diamonds. %26quot;Normal%26quot; jewellery (wedding ring, necklace, earrings) are not likely to draw much attention.

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There are probably a million women in this city wearing wedding rings. People here do not get mugged, they get pickpocketed. Don%26#39;t keep your ring in your pocket and you%26#39;ll be fine.

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My wife always wears her ring in Paris, and we both wear expensive watches. We just don%26#39;t flash them around, and keep them covered on the metro. I%26#39;ve always felt safe in Paris.

BTW we honeymooned in Paris and my wife noticed that a lot of women on the train only wear their wedding band. So if you%26#39;re not comfortable wearing the ring, you won%26#39;t be out of place if you leave it at home. We%26#39;re going back soon and I have no concerns about my wife wearing her ring.

This post may not be much help, but Paris is a safe city in my opinion.

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Wedding rings are of no interest to thieves, because beautiful golden rings are lying all over the streets of Paris, as evidenced by the gypsies that are constantly picking them up as you pass by.

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LOL Kerouac2! We may gain a few wedding rings!

For peace of mind, when I travel, I just wear my wedding band and maybe simple earrings.

Then I don%26#39;t worry.

Nicole

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It%26#39;s safe - in fact you might be safer from all the %26quot;sexy%26quot; Frenchmen mentioned on another post if you DO wear your wedding ring!

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I find this question not at all unique but bizarre. Cities are not made up of tourists and the people who serve and/or lurk on subways waiting to prey on them.

People live in cities. Normal people who live their lives just like you would in Dallas or in Wisconsin. Why do we assume it%26#39;s that much more dangerous because you%26#39;re in a first-world country that speaks a different language?

For example, I live and work in downtown Chicago. I, and all the other women I know, wear whatever jewelry we want wherever we would normally go without a thought. One woman I know wears what I would conservatively guess is a 5 carat diamond ring and gigantic South Sea pearls just to work. I don%26#39;t have any jewelry like that, but I%26#39;ve never even considered that this woman is crazy for walking to her car on a Thursday night decked like a Christmas tree. Chances are there are a lot of wealthy women in Paris just like her.

You might get mugged in Paris. You might get mugged outside the Circle K in Boise. So get good insurance, don%26#39;t wear anything you can%26#39;t replace, and don%26#39;t imagine that foreign lands are full of gypsies who are lying in wait to steal your precious things.

And have a good time.

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thank you Kateastrophe,, a sensible post.

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I like to keep it simple, just wear the same jewelry every day,with maybe a second pair of earrings, the more you take the more might get lost--on a recent cruise I took more than I usually do (nothing real expensive, though) and lost a pretty gold/pearl earring. I know it wasn%26#39;t taken from my room, I think it got vacuumed up in my room, or fell out in the hallway, who knows. But I had too many earrings. Keep it simple.

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I%26#39;m sure the OP asked this question with genuine concern and I won%26#39;t discount that. Most importantly, the only way I can see that you should be concerned about your wedding ring is if you take it off and leave it sitting somewhere.

Kateastrophe - you%26#39;ve made such an important and informative point. Cities are not made up of two distintive groups 1) Tourists 2) People out to rob them.

People Live, Work, Shop, Eat, Love in these cities every single day. They wear their work clothes, jewelry, watches, etc. every single day of the week.

My last trip to Paris last year I didn%26#39;t know until the morning I left that I was actually going to be able to go due to family illness, etc. I was in no frame of mind to pack and didn%26#39;t until the morn I left with my sister throwing things to me across the room.

I took no special purse - I took the nice purse I took to work with me on a daily basis.

I took no dressed down or up wardrobe - I took what I was wearing to work on a daily basis here.

I took the jewelry I wear on the daily basis here.

Please don%26#39;t worry about these things. The best way to not be a victim is to simply be aware of your surroundings.