This bag took away any worry I had about pickpockets on my trip to Rome this summer. This bad is large enough to carry everything I needed for trekking across the city but was not big and bulky like most messenger bags. The safety features are fabulous, but this is just a good travel bag regardless. I have used it on a few trips in the States as well and this has become my travel purse. I simply switch my wallet, add camera, and off I go with no worries.
I especially loved the ability to lock the bag to my chair when I was eating. My travel partner spent every meal with her purse across her chest and resting in her lap. I was able to strap the bag to the chair and tuck it behind me.
The quality of the bag is great it is very heavy duty (but not bulky). There are just enough pockets for everything, but not so many that you spend 10 minutes searching for things. The handle is long enough to be worn across the body even if you have a very large frame. The inside of the bag is bright green which makes it easy to spot things you are looking for. It also has a padded divider in the inside so I was able to ditch the camera bag and only carry this one.