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I think it is not worse than any other place. As in any other place such as London, Paris, NY, Chicago: Don´t carry all your money, credit cards, passport, etc. in the same place. Watch out for anyone, and I mean anyone, young, old, well dressed, who runs into you. Have "small money" available in pockets, so if you want to buy a drink, or put money in a moving statue, you don´t have to pull large bills. It is a matter of commkon sense! Leave a Comment
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| | | | What To Avoid: Hotels to steer clear of | Tip Rating: | | | | |
Legionnaire's disease is caused by the legionella bacterium. Air conditioning systems are a potential breeding ground for the bacterium (others include grubby showers, cooling towers, and humidifiers). Barcelona has had several outbreaks - lack of official inspection and poor maintenance of air conditioning plants are the main culprits. On 28/9/2000 NRC Handelsblad, a Dutch newspaper, published a list of European hotels where at least 2 cases of legionella had been detected during the previous 5 years. The Information was provided by the Dutch Ministry of Public Health, Welfare and Sport [Ministerie van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport.] It is estimated that 12,000 European tourists were infected with legionella in the 5 years up to 2000 (most of the cases in Southern Europe), with some 240 tourist deaths a year. The following list was obtained from an updated (27/8/2001) NRC Handelsblad report (see web site below). Accommodation marked in red is in Catalonia. Try to check current status (don't expect the local tourist board to tell you). Spanje [Spain] San Carlos, Rosas (2001). Hotel Ramblamar, Rosas (2001). Fariones Apartments and Hotel, Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote (2000). Rey Don Jaime, Santa Ponsa, Mallorca (2000). Aparthotel Jardin del Sol, Santa Ponsa, Mallorca (2000). Motel Picon del Conde, Monasterio de Rodilla (2000). Bermudas Apartments, Benidorm (2000). Hotel Playa Margarita in Salou (2000). Hotel Pionerp, Santa Ponsa, Mallorca (2000). La Brujula Hotel, Monasterio de Rodilla, Castille y Leon (2000). Estrella Del Mar, Alcudia, Mallorca (2000). Hotel Victoria, Rosas (2000). Hotel Nautilus, Rosas (1999). Hotel Fiesta Park, Benidorm (1998). Presidente Hotel, Benidorm (1998). Hotel Tropic Parc, Malgrat de Mar (1997). Hotel Cambrills Princess, Salou (1997). The Dutch authorities took the lead in publishing these lists. It is a pity that other countries are less willing to protect their nationals travelling abroad. Leave a Comment Website: http://www.nrc.nl/redactie/Doc/legionella.shtml Other Contact: http://legionella.pagina.nl/
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| | | | What To Avoid: Bullfights: Don't waste your time and money | Tip Rating: | | | | |
A couple of years ago, the City Council of Barcelona abolished bullfights and any other show with abuse of animals in the city. However, this was a quite void declaration, as the City Council has no real authority over La Monumental, the only bullring that still is in function in Barcelona (the other one, Las Arenas, is being converted to a shopping centre). The authority to control bullfights belongs to the Regional Government, and they are not willing to do anything regarding these (too many potential voters from other areas do still love this "fiesta"). So, there is still a residual activity of bullfights from time to time, mainly aimed to tourist and the few ones that feel nostalgic of past times... Quite depressing. So, if anyone really want to attend a bullfight (IMO there are much better ways to spend money and time, but each at its own) definitely Barcelona is NOT the place. Leave a Comment
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Don't eat at Oriental cafe on Las Ramblas!! I almost got into a fight with the asian waiter there. My partner & I had just shared a pizza & a couple of drinks and asked for the bill. Now let me say, the service, and the food, were nothing to write home about! The guy had been sitting there reading the newspaper while we were waiting ages to get served, and the pizza was pretty tasteless. When my partner offered up her credit card to pay the bill, he asked "will the tips be cash or credit?". Now I had no intention of paying a tip! I was amazed he was rude enough to ask, especially since there was also a 15% service charge already added to the bill - so I said "cash". After paying, he was hovering around waiting for us to place some money in the tips tray. We got up to leave & seeing there was no money in there, he started waiving the tray around & shouting "tips, tips, you pay tips", so I turned & said "mate, you have to work to earn your tips". As I turned away to leave, he grabbed my arm!! Unbelievable!! Well, that was too much for me, and felt I had to defend myself so I pushed him in the chest and told him to "f*@# off"!! It was getting rather heated and my partner was telling me to walk away. As we walked across the street, he was yelling out "I kill you, I kill you"!! So, anyway, it didn't leave a really good impression of Barcelona!! That said, it is a beautiful city. Just be careful where you walk at night and don't eat at Oriental on Las Ramblas!!!
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