Posts Tagged ‘ locals ’

Robbed in Barcelona Features on The Spain Scoop

April 18, 2012
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An article by Julie Sheridan has featured on The Spain Scoop, which was partly-inspired by some of the content on Robbed in Barcelona. Julie’s article  (which can be seen here) is a good one-page overview of all that a visitor needs to be aware of when coming to Barcelona. The Robbed in Barcelona site...

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Guest Post: Barcelona’s “Ronaldinho”. Its Origin, its Execution.

January 30, 2012
"The Ronaldinho", demonstrated by Spanish TV station Cuatro.

Guest post by Bambi Vincent, thiefhunter Thieves who operate on the principles of stealth, motion, or impedence strive to minimize contact with their victim. Zero face-time is their preference. Minimal body contact, zero notice, zero recognition. Other pickpockets, though, cause contact and use it to their advantage. Bob Arno and I (we call ourselves...

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Six Robbers Arrested for Robbing Fans at Celebration of FC Barcelona’s Victory Over Real Madrid

January 3, 2012
Foto: David Poblador i Garcia

As reported in a recent La Vanguardia article, six robbers were arrested at a recent FC Barcelona celebration after their victory against Real Madrid. See the article here. There are few details, but it illustrates that the scourge of petty robbery no longer only affect tourists and foreigners in this city. Celebrating fans of...

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Guest Post: Jamon Might Fly! My View of Barcelona

November 10, 2011
Foto: sim00n

Guestpost by Justin (real name withheld) I’ve been in Barcelona two years and have been robbed/mugged four times on the street, twice successfully. On one occasion, though we live in a nice part of town, we were burgled and this while we were in our apartment. The robbers left when they were discovered, without...

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