Bought this bag when I was preparing to leave to spend a year abroad in Moscow - I'd heard about some problems with pickpockets on the metro, so I needed a bag that I felt was secure, but also one that didn't stand out and announce to the world that I was a westerner - and this bag was great. The locking zippers helped my feel very confident carrying this bag everywhere, but were easy enough to get in and out of the bag with one hand - and I got hit up for directions wherever I went, so I definitely blended in (though obviously identifiable as a student). I'm thinking about getting a smaller one to use here as a dedicated camera bag. I definitely recommend this bag.