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Camera kit for three weeks in Europe.

Started Jun 24, 2016 | Discussions thread
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Re: Yeah, security issue

John Isaacs

Are you aware the Taxi drivers over in Budapest are mostly criminals? If I had spent one more day in that city,  the chances of me taking my fist and cracking it on a taxi driver's face would be high. So how can you deal with these type of people trying to steal your money when you're bogged down with camera gear?

As a group, we only spent two nights in Budapest and the second night we were getting near fights with the taxi drivers. One even gave me incorrect change and I tried to chase him on foot.  There was another incident when one party had to hold back another because the taxi driver demanding pay 20 euros after failing to take them to the correct destination. The taxi driver only drove around the same corners a few times and demanded money.

There were two incidents when we got out of the taxi and walked away without paying because they failed to take us where we wanted to go. Instead, the taxi drivers tried to take us around the corner to a bar, charge us a lot of money and then get a commission from the bar owner.

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