Hving been to several places where this is rife( Rio and Saigon being two) I would suggest that you do not carry a bag which you would upset to lose. Its Goa- so no need to have a lot of money in it. Your bag should have a shoulder strap and you can put the strap crossways over- I never like doing that so I have mine inbetween myself and hubby.
Same goes for jewellery. I did not even wear costume jewellery that looked expensive!
Thanks for the warning GFF- it is always good to be in the know.

I never carry a bag - either use husband's pockets or my trusty bum bag. Not exactly glamous (the bum bag, not the husband), especially in the evening, but feel safer. This also means I am less likely to leave a bag in the restaurant - so easy to do after a few bevvies.

Sorry to hear this problem has arrived in Goa (I know there was an incident last year) but by and large it is a safe place to be.

Candybabe

i let hubby have the cash (for once!) and anyway we have found if you are out and dont have enough money they will trust you to come back the next day to pay the balance (thanks shooters!) hic hic

It nearly happened to friends of ours about 6 weeks ago, they were coming out of the Marinha Dourada turning left towards Mo Jo's. 2 lads on a scooter the pillion passenger made a grab for her bag but she held on to it and he fell off the bike The taxi drivers ran over and told our friends to leave it to them, they probably gave them 'a sound thrashing'