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Pickpockets Barcelona
128 Reviews Like any other major city, you will come across pick-pocketers. Las Ramblas is the place that is notourius for it. The street is so busy with resurants and cafe's with outdoor seating, shops and...
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Security Madrid
92 Reviews I am sure this has been said a million times but try to keep a hold of your wallet/purse and put it somewhere safe. I had a small backpack (not at all obvious I thought) and I had my money (not all of...
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Pickpockets & Thieves Sevilla
18 Reviews People of Sevilla stay up late, and stay out late. We had to walk a ways to a taxi stand at 4:00 am and were wondering if we would run into mischievious types.... but what we found were a lot of...
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Beware Pickpockets Palma de Mallorca
12 Reviews Overall trip to Palma was wonderful. I did catch a fellow with 3 fingers in my right side pocket. I managed to take a picture before he tried to knock my camera away. He's the one on the right,...
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BEWARE AROUND CATHEDRAL Granada
23 Reviews I had a bit of a scare as I was entering the gate to go along the side of the Cathedal. A gypsy woman immediately came up to me and grabbed my left hand, then asked if i spoke spanish. I said (now...
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People to Avoid Barcelona
59 Reviews There were not a lot around the city that I saws, but amazingly this one was right on the RAmblas, where most tourists stroll to get an impression of the "niceties" of the area. NOT. Prostitution used...
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Transports Madrid
25 Reviews Metro lines really make the life much more easier in Madrid. But it takes few days to realize the connections of the main lines with the others. People is nice and kind in general. But the pick-pocket...
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Gypsies & Beggars Sevilla
9 Reviews When we visited Sevilla, there were a few gypsies around the cathedral area. They were typically ladies, and would approach people (mostly tourists, I'd say) and offer them a small bunch of rosemary...
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Unwelcome Visitors Palma de Mallorca
2 Reviews From time to time nuclear powered USA Navy aircraftcarriers and nuclear armed submarines anchor in the bay of Palma de Mallorca. This is not very nice (to say the least) as they put in danger local...
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THE ALHAMBRA TICKETS Granada
10 Reviews The Alhambra is the most visited sight in Spain and ticket sales are strictly controlled so as soon as you know your schedule, you might look into purchasing your tickets in advance to ensure a...
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Be Aware! Barcelona
94 Reviews From Celebrity to Melia International on Sarria, the driver charged us 25 Euros -it should have been 14 Euros. I know there is a small charge added on for luggage. I found out the correct charge from...
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Local people Madrid
6 Reviews You have all heard this a million times before, but beware of the pickpockets. Although I believe it is not as bad as places like Barcelona, but just keep an eye and hand on your belongings. Don't...
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Rocky Peaks Palma de Mallorca
2 Reviews There is one potential danger in Mallorca, if you go around this island by car please PAAAY ATTTENTTTTION!!! roads are really narrow!!! See the road and not too much the beautiful see views...TAKE...
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What To Avoid Barcelona
68 Reviews The original title of this tip was 'Bullfights: Don't waste your time and money'. I did change it as nowadays (and I'm glad of it) even if you really want to waste your time and money watching a...
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Eating & drinking Madrid
4 Reviews The animated Plaza Mayor and its pavement cafes are a real tourist magnet. This is, however, not the best place in town to enjoy a "true" Spanish culinary experience. In addition, to being...
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Bad Timing Barcelona
11 Reviews too many times, i have arrived in a city, expecting to see something i have been planning for months. unfortunately, due to my lack of practical planning, i arrive at the site after hours, it's under...
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Monuments & highlights Madrid
10 Reviews The mayor of Madrid has lost his treasure, so now he is digging the city up. That is what I am told. Madrid is currently COVERED in roadworks, tunnels and lots of noise and dust. The center: Sol is...
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Money Matters Barcelona
9 Reviews If you see a device attached to the card slot on ATM machines, do not insert your card. Don't tear it out either, someone might be watching and you might get your butt kicked. Just walk away and go to...
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Avoid Crowds Barcelona
9 Reviews It is more than difficult to get around the block that contains the Sagrada. People are standing around, and others taking pictures, while others are waiting in line to get in. Either way, it is near...
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We all went through this. On sightseeing, need a toilett real badly, close the door, sit down, and ....... no paper.Bad luck, or just not prepared.Make sure you always got some sort of paper towel or napkin on you, because nearly 50% or more of Spains bars or cafés do not fill it up, so you are in for a surprise while thinking you are in for a relief. Espacially you traveling ladies out there, take some with ya!!
When I was travelling on the east coast I planned to take the train from Alicante to Granada, After waiting hours in line at a station I was told the train line did not go to Granada directly (because of the mountains) and I was forced to back track and take a long train ride (complete with a stop over and sleep in a station an hour south of Madrid).Check the routing!
Perhaps it is this way all over Europe, but since our first experience was in Spain, I'm placing it here.For the first 10 minutes upon entering our room we thought we were given a room without power. None of the lights would turn on, the air conditioning wasn't on, and we were just about to give up until we noticed an interesting slot next to one of the light switches by the door. I stuck our key in and suddenly there was light!A wonderful and economical way to conserve energy and power but please make sure you get two keys for your room- one to take and one to leave in your power slot so that the air conditioning will stay on while you're gone! And beware... your housekeeper may remove your air conditioning key while you're gone! We found this to be the case in several Spain hotels we stayed in.
Beware when travelling about by car in Seville! Car thieves abound.Always keep windows closed at traffic lights.Two friends have had their bags snatched whilst waiting at traffic lights.The thieves reach into the car and grab whatever they can reach!One friend leapt out of the car and gave chase-rather drastic action,but thief dropped her bag-yes-HER bag!Don't attempt this!She was lucky.that the bag was dropped immediately.Could have had a nasty result.
At the back of the beach there were a number (quite a number in fact) of feral cats and their kittens. Very cute to look at - but even by looking at them you could see they were very diseased.What made it worse was that all the little old ladies on the trip kept buying packets of Munchies from the local stores and trying to hand feed these poor little things.
As this hotel was in a reasonably built-up area (prob about 250m from beach) there was dog mess all over the pavements because there was nowhere to walk pets. I think every household had a dog. I have a dog but I don't think Spaniards think to clear up after their pets.Very grim!
I WAS SITTING IN THE LOBBY WHEN A MAN CAME IN AND STARTED TALKING TO A WOMAN WHO WAS SITTING ACROSS THE ROOM. THIS MAN DID NOT SPEAK ANY ENGLISH BUT APPEARED LIKE HE WAS TRYING TO ASK THE WOMAN ABOUT SOMETHING. A FEW MINUTES LATER AFTER THE MAN HAD LEFT, I HEARD HER SAY THAT HER LAPTOP WAS MISSING AND THAT ANOTHER MAN HAD ALSO DISTRACTED HER HUSBAND WHO WAS WITH HER. I FELT BAD BECAUSE I WAS TOO BUSY READING MY BOOK THAT I DIDN'T NOTICE WHAT HAD HAPPENED. I GUESS I TOO WAS DISTRACTED AND HAD LET MY GUARD DOWN
The non EU residents must have their employment approved by the Spanish Ministry of Labour and obtain a visa before entering the country. To get more information the best is to go to the Embassy in your country.
Before leaving your country: Make sure you have a valid passport and get the medical certificate E111It would be good to ask your bank for bank certificates Once you get there: Get your Residence Card (tarjeta de residencia or NIE) from the Foreigners' Department if intending to stay for longer than 3 months.If you plan to work here as Autonomo or Self employee you will also need to get a tax/fiscal number from the RevenueFor that you will need a valid passport and four passport photos
All EU nationals have the right to find employment in Spain without a work permit. The best areas to find a job are tourism, property, insurance and finances. Even if you do not have previous experienceOnce you get there: You do no need any work permit, just your passport or identity card, but it is useful to apply for the residency card or number as you will need it for many things, as buying a car or a house. And for banks makes things easier.Keep an eye on the job section in newspapers like ABC, El Pais ... And if you come to the south of Spain (Costa del Sol in particular) check the weekly newspaper Sur in english www.surinenglish.com
Jazz Barcelona
6 Reviews and 1597 Opinions So it costs a fair bit...but the location is perfect, right in between Eixample and Las Ramblas,...
Hotel Atlantico Madrid
7 Reviews and 1990 Opinions With most four-star hotels in Madrid (and throughout Western Europe) charging US$400 or more, the...
San Augustin Beach Club Canary Islands
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