Denver Post advised tourists should remain vigilant to avoid common tourist scams

The chaotic scene around the Colosseum was akin to a rock concert, with hundreds of tourists fighting for prime viewing space against the amphitheater set smack in the middle of Rome.Suddenly half a dozen filthy, noisy kids ran up to us and started yelling, waving flowers and newspapers in our faces. I could feel their hands in my pockets and my hair, alternately tickling me and shoving me. They were laughing and pushing one another, and then they ran off. Read article