For the second time in my life, I was pickpocketed, this time in Addis Ababa. But this time, rather boldly (or stupidly), I reacted swiftly.
As I walked down Bole Road outside the hotel, a boy who looked no more than 13 or 14 approached me holding a tray of tissues. He got up really close to me and kept pushing them in my face, urging me to buy them.
All of a sudden, I felt his hand in my front pocket and he deftly lifted my iPhone out.
A great solo travel tip spotted this week on Live and Let's Fly.
