I TRAVELLED halfway round the globe from Malaysia to Italy over a gruelling two-day journey hoping to shake the hand of Pope Francis, but ended up shaking the hand of an Italian inspector at a police station in Rome.
Not only did I fail to meet the Pope, two of my friends fell victim to a gang of teenage pickpockets on the subway in Rome, and lost their valuables, which included a passport, identity card, several credit cards and a hefty amount of cash.
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