Guest post by Robbed in Barcelona contributor, Matt I have been in Barcelona for the past week and my first experience of the thieves was when I was with a girl on the beach outside Opium. Her bag was stolen containing her camera and all her holiday photos and after two hours of searching...
The ever-brilliant Callejeros on Spanish TV channel Cuatro ran an episode called “Al Ladron” (“The Thief”) in their seventh season. As you can guess it was centered on Barcelona, and more specifically on the beach area of Barceloneta. They also cover the story of the now famous Iliana who goes after pickpockets with whistles and hands...
On Friday, we published an exclusive story entitled “Tourist catches thief… tourist thrown in jail,” which was much commented upon. It was a lengthy piece by our guest contributor, Kristina, and in the midst of the article was a component we feel was overlooked. The article detailed an incident in which a tourist who...
Guestpost by Eli. I am saddened to read about all the bad experiences on this site, but heartened to see that people are not browbeaten by these scumbags. I, too, was robbed of my bag recently. Having first approached a policeman on a moped who just shrugged and drove off, I was advised by...
Guestpost by Kristina I work in tourism in Barcelona. A fun & rewarding job most times since I get to recommend places to visitors, share my insider tips and watch them go out and come back happy and surprised by how great this city is. The worst part of my job, however, is that every...
I was robbed last night while walking home from a club at 3 in the morning. I only realised that I had been robbed the morning after when I woke up at home and could not find my phones or wallet and had an unusual cut on my forehead. I phoned my bank to...
The guy in red steals a mobile from the pocket of the guy lying down. The well-dressed woman realises what he has done. For those in doubt, the word “ladron” means “thief”. Theft aside, it’s quite a funny clip, kudos to our cameraman who ran in chase. The cameraman threatens the thief with an upload...
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