Valencia Warnings Or Dangers

My father was stopped by a person who was impersonating as a 'security official'. He wanted to see some identification, because he told him that he is a suspect in some imaginitery case ..... to cut the story short he stole d visa.....and managed to transfer out cash.....
so be aware!!!!

On our first day in Valencia for the Fallas my friend had his wallet stolen from his zipped up trouser pocket.
As the streets are closed of the the procession of the flowers crowds build up tremendously and you can end up being quite squashed. it was after one such squashing that my friend discovered this wallet ahead been lifted. The Police confirmed that they had had many reports of such crimes.

Yelling men should be avoided. I first encountered yelling men in Sevilla where the yelling man yelled at nuns in the early morning as they cleaned off the steps to their convent. This yelling man was yelling at all that walked by him. I wimped out and did not ask him what he was yelling about. Maybe it is a cult, and they e mail one another about the next morning's subject.

Spanish phones are very, very expensive when calling overseas. After spending in phone booths a lot of Euros, i learnt my lesson!

A friend gave me a number that he uses and he gets much cheaper rates.

I call through this number which is 902 99 53 01, from any land line or phone booth, and all i pay is just 4 cents a minute at nights and weekends, or 6 cents at daytime. It is also so easy to use, i have been using it for 4 months now. Highly recommended!!!

I've used it to call the US, UK, France, Italy and some other places where i have friends. I think they have more than 60 countries, so chances are yours will be listed.

When you dial the number,902 99 53 01, and then get the operator, just press 1, and 00 plus your country code and your friends number. Believe is worth it! I think you can use it form a mobile phone also with rates around 20 cents a minute or something like that.

if you want details or list of countries the page is www.iCallCheap.com in English and www.TelefonoBarato.com in Spanish. just check it out, you'll thank me :)

I visited Valencia during winter and on my first evening was followed very close to my hotel, it was only around 18:00. I also was followed once again on a separate occasion during the day at 15:00. I was not dressed inappropriately and thankfully I had my wits about me and realised I was being followed very early on. Both times I managed to shake off the culprits. Don't be fooled into thinking that just because someone is well dressed they won't follow you. I have no idea what these men wanted and I wasn't going to stick around to ask.

There are police all over the city centre so if you do get stuck perhaps one of them will assist. I realise now that if a guy says something to you in passing don't make eye contact.

The two experiences made me feel on edge both night and day whilst travelling around on my own. So ladies just keep your wits about you.

Even though seemingly deserted, old buildings can be inhabited by drug addicts, beggars and so on. You might want to have a look inside, but avoid climbing since the person earlier who cut himself on the glass you didn't see maybe had some disease you wouldn't like.

Perhaps obvious, but it's very often one doesn't have this kind of things in mind.

Pickpockets are unfortunately familiar in any crowded area in any city of the world. Beware however when you are in Valencia specially at the time of any fesivity such as the fallas as the thieves are attracted to the crowds and also come as " unwanted " guests to steal your wallets, cell phones or other valuables., so take care.

These are guys who are thieves or rouges to use soft language as their only intention is to rip you off your cash. what do they do - they put up road side stands with three potatoes and move a stone from to another and they tempt you to guess where the stone is to win some cash prize which could seem attractive - you will never win. they even have a crowd of their own people who seem to be playing and winning to get you into the trap. Other people will even try to convince you to play. they are normally a gang of between 4 to 6 people and play their pranks in crowded areas such as the city center, station area, the area of the central market, so beware and do not get tempted.