Hey guys, I know it is totally not surprising in the slightest that this happened to me, but I cannot stress enough for you people to be careful in barcelona. I got my £300 jacked from me when walking down the street.
Stupidly I had my bag open so I was kind of asking this to happen but it was still a shock it did. I was just leaving the language school and walking up Carrer Muntaner and it got jacked.
Can't believe it.
Anyway I was reading about some tips to help provide advice to people visiting the city and the areas to stay away from
Sadly it has a really bad reputation for this sort of thing.
Can't stress enough about the Ramblas
i assume it must mean that you have suffered from the pickpocketing gangs that are very active in barcelona.
a few years ago my partner and i were targetted by a couple of young oriental looking girls with a large map on a cardboard base while we were at the magic fountains, but having read about this trick before we went we were able to mutter a few well chosen words and they moved on elsewhere.
i think there are more warnings/tips on the barcelona threads about this and other tricks they use.
unfortunately for tourists these people are becoming more active away from barcelona centre and are operating at train stations, and even hotels, further up the coast
a few years ago my partner and i were targetted by a couple of young oriental looking girls with a large map on a cardboard base while we were at the magic fountains
Yes the same here, some girls trying to distract me by pushing a map or something else in to me while somebody behind is dipping in to my pockets, luckily by chance I just decided to check my wallet and it was almost out my pocket, a split second more and it was gone.
It is time the authorities cracked down on this widespread problem in Barcelona, I can easily think of at least 6 of our friends who have had this happen to them there.
I timely reminder that wherever you are it is wise to take some extra precautions and protect your purses / wallets.
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