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Places To Avoid: Maremagnum Shopping Cente
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  • Updated By timtregenza on April 26, 2004
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  • This shopping centre is a dive that caters for removing the tourists from their money

    This criticism excludes the aquarium and I-Max located alongside

    Anywhere else - port Olympic for food, L'Illa Shopping centre for shopping

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    Places To Avoid: La Ovella Negra
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  • By Tschuli on September 2, 2005
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  • La Ovella Nera/Oveja Negra is nightlife hell for me. It's a huge, loud pub where they sell beer and Sangría in pitchers. It's mostly a place for travellers to meet and get locked. But I suppose that's what many are looking for and if you are, you can have the night of your life.

    All right if you are in a big group, cause they have the space and you kind of provide your own environment.


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    Places To Avoid: ATENTION
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  • Updated By DPando on June 13, 2005
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  • The next tip is a REAL TRAP In Ramblas Street ( the most famous street in BCN) you bump into some people try to 'play' (trick) illegaly with 3 cubes and a small ball inside one of them over a cardboard table Trick is easy: seek the hidden ball!! dont try to win ..its imposible. There is always a 'buddy' that act as a customer (its a great performance) and win in the first, second, third frames , he is used to lure people.. in consequence foreign people believe that they could win too and fall into the trap!! In conclusion (tell all this to friends and family) DONT BET MONEY, cause you'll be the loser SURE take it easy !!!!!

    screw them

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    Places To Avoid: Orienting Yourself
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  • Updated By Klod5 on May 24, 2003
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    Downtown Barcelona is divided into distinctive districts including La Ribera, today a popular museum quarter; El Raval (or Barri Xinès, China Town), a run-down area with a high crime rate (and perhaps best avoided); the bohemian 'village' of Grácia; Barceloneta, the former fishermen's quarter; and smart seafront developments - Port Vell, the Olympic village and port.

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    Places To Avoid: Avoid tapas in bars and restaurants owned by chain
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  • By crazyguitar on February 11, 2003
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  • If you wanna eat good tapas go to small bars with homemade food! Avoid to have tapas in bars or restaurants owned by big chains as "TAPAS BAR" for instance or you will taste industrial food, not real tapas!

    No choice!

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    Places To Avoid: ARAGON PYRENEES Benasque -...
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  • Updated By davidcross on August 26, 2002
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    ARAGON PYRENEES Benasque - doubtless good for access etc but unless you go for this do not bother. (Photo unconnected - Hecho)

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    Places To Avoid: Keep your hand on your...
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  • Updated By John_Kaye on August 27, 2002
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  • Keep your hand on your wallet/purse especially when walking around the old town & las ramblas. I had mine temporarily stolen by a woman begging for money and food. She shoved cardboard into myy side and whilst I was distracted stole my wallet. I managed to get it back (thanks for the concern).

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    Places To Avoid: Port vell and the nite clubs...
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  • By TomTomi on August 25, 2002
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  • Port vell and the nite clubs (discoteca) there... I guess it's ok that you can wander in and out of 5(?) nite clubs next to each other... But not these ones! One is just tackier than the other. Avoid. (If you like tacky places, then go for Port vell:)

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    Places To Avoid: All those tourist-oriented...
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  • Updated By mauro_pd on August 24, 2002
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  • All those tourist-oriented bars 'alongside' main streets ... just check if you can see some spanish people seated: if not, leave the bar ... There's an exception to this rule: tapas bar are usually crowded of spanish people even on touristic paths ... so trust them !!


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    Places To Avoid: The zoo
  • Updated By fga on May 4, 2004
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    Copito de nieve: the only one white monk in the world! But he dead last time!!!!!

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