By Joan Josep Lladregòtic, Airbnb landlord All out of breath from the hike up the stairs with his few extra kilos, Rafa gasps that he has been robbed. He has lost passports, cash, traveler’s checks, a laptop, insulin kit, assisted breathing machine, cameras and his cell phone. His traveling companion is waiting at the...
By Ofer Barsadeh Help the Barcelona police, go somewhere else. Although Barcelona is one of the most exciting, beautiful cities I’ve ever visited, it is number one in the world for pickpockets. When I asked locals about this (at the police station, and at the hotel), the reply was: “Where there are lots of...
Remarkable video, shot by TVE1 (Spanish national television), tracking Romanian pickpockets as they pose as tourists on the streets of Barcelona. Translations and quotes appear below. Thanks to adevarul.es for pointing us in the direction of it. A few quotes from the video, translated: “It hurts me, it hurts me, because I see people...
Taken as a group, the young men aged from 19 to 24 years have a total of nearly 300 arrests By R. Carranco Translated from the Spanish by Nicki Easy They were the terror of tourists. These ten thieves in the limelight of aggravated robbery in Barcelona have been arrested. The group of young...
Five groups of scammers operate in the area—the Municipal Police have been unable to stop them. Their impunity leads tourists to think this is a legal activity. By Camilo S. Baquero Translated from the Spanish by Summer Fingersmith “But… this isn’t legal?” Bewilderment flooded the Norwegian tourist’s ruddy face. Minutes before, the man...
The greatest clarity I ever experienced came when I heard my mother scream. She screamed, and I am still astounded by how I reacted. When your mother screams, it’s unmistakable—it’s the voice you know but at a pitch you’ve never heard it before. The urgency, the shock, the pain. I have never been in...
Tourists who are robbed in Barcelona will be able to file a police report from their lodgings By Cristina Delgado Translated from the Spanish by Nicki Easy Barcelona’s hoteliers loathe that the city is known on social networks for one of its banes: the pickpockets. On Facebook, for example, the group “I know...
RSS
Twitter
Facebook
