BEWARE of these 5 things in Benidorm 

Any sign of stickey vickey

What’s the pick pocketing like? I’ve heard it’s bad.

@@Nobby19891989 While I am very much a local having lived in Spain all my life and am fluent, I am indistinguishable from a tourist. Despite this, having been to Benidorm quite literally hundreds of times, I have never been pick povketed 😅

@@lukemilner8908 it’s not a thing in Benidorm but in Barcelona’s tourist district gangs of east European Roma’s have made a career out of it and are professional pick pockets

Eoinoo

Come to Sicily we will show you how to drive dangerous lol the Spanish drive very good

No se ni para que te molestas en ponerlo en inglés, si hay peligro, claro que lo hay, como en todas partes, solo no te tienes que poner como una cuba y ya está Xd

Who like British People anyways ?

@@dreien1 Bar owners.. along with the zee-germans they're the most drinking (and tip prone) customers

Blame the bar owners and all including hotels not the punters! The Spanish complain about drinkers but they are happy to take the money! I don't drink myself and I'm well travelled and what I've witnessed on my travels is the Germans are the worst drinkers ,they even have a few beers with their breakfast and drink all day! Yes I agree that alot of Brits just go on holiday for the piss up! Benidorm caters for these people so throw tge blame on them!

lipglossfairy76 good they were beaten

It appears that large Spanish cities are a bit rough.

@@HRShanghai why do you assume that? Are all British cities rough?

Seriously though anybody who thinks a man with an upturned box, 3 halves of a potato and a pea is a legitimate businessman is a bit thick and deserves to lose their money 😂

@@taj4193 I read the comment as the one who exposed the con was beaten and hospitalised. I hope I got it wrong though.

And the Cote d Azure

@@mr.145 And london underground

Get yourself a waistband holder

What you need is velcro strips on your pockets, sorts out the pickpockets.

Mainly from scousers 🤣

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the thing about the pea men is that it draws a crowd, and the lookouts and decoys that were mentioned turn into pick pockets.

@@sydmichel That is the main purpose, to rob the people standing watching who would "never fall for such an obvious scam"! Sometimes a "helpful passer by" will warn everyone that pickpockets are about, so everyone instinctively feels for their wallet, then the pickpockets know where they are. Last thing to note is that even though the pea men are always fairly dark skinned locals, a lot of their pickpocket assistants AREN'T. They look just like English tourists.

They pop up in London once in a while

Stay away from crowds whatever the reason, imho they are never good news.

Its the last thing that would interest me if I was in Benidorm. Why are adults wanting to go on that ?

Oh I don’t know….. went there once…. Never laughed so much watching people…. But…. I agree… I’ll never go back. It is Margate with sun. 😀

@@davidhammond3738 when I want to laugh at people I travel to Blackpool or the US😅

@@steffenrosmus9177 Lolz!

Don't travel there? That's a paradise. Yes. There's scams on the street but that thing is in Paris, London, NY, and many other of the biggest cities in the world. So? Stay home then. You clearly don't leave your basement. What a fuc*ing moron.

Anne Phair George McRae, Donna Summer, too many others to mention. Yes, mid 60’s through the 70’s, awesome times!👍🏻😀

@Anne Phair and no stupid Groucho Marx eyebrows. lol

You couldn't pay me enough to go to Benidorm. There are so many amazing places in the Mediterranean which have beautiful architecture, amazing scenery and interesting culture.... Benidorm is not one of those.

@@aston-martin-internationalist Absolutely spot on

All very well…. Architecture, history, cultural learning…. Art, philosophy and science.. but can you get an all day fry up with a pint of lager at 11am? 😀

@@davidhammond3738 most resorts

@@davidhammond3738 If I want that I can do it at home for less and buy a book to read with the money I saved.

USA company that about says it all

That sounds nasty. TBH I will stick to the UK I think haha

Same here.

Use ATMs at banks. Then you get the proper commercial exchange rate. You'll still get fleeced by your own bank, who think sending a few bytes down a wire is worth a fiver, but since Nationwide stopped free foreign withdrawals there is nothing you can do about that. It's still cheaper than any exchange.

That’s what I usually do. Great card.

@@AsaElliott it is saves me money when withdrawing cash also use the RBS world credit card for purchases as it's 9.9% ARP with no abroad usage fees and Caxton card as a back up. I never use a service that has a 5% credit card surcharge.

I've watched it like 5 times

Thanks Asa elliot for liking my comment 🔥🙏

I am a native spaniard, I have visited Benidorm many times, the best you can do is ignore everyone, and enjoy the visit.

It happens in London too.

@@ccf3294 Oh my goodness Spanish people are coming all the way over to London to pickpocket thats shocking

@@williamf4544 that's funny. Statistically Spain is a lot safer than UK

Same everywhere

@@stuarthall2180 where the hell have you been vacationing man

@@wb3161 Never there Man. Far too common for me lol.

it's not human nature, obviously.

These machines are not just in Benidorm either. We seen these in Salou also. My partners card was declined (trying to withdraw cash) by our bank (thankfully)

so which of Spain would you recommend? Been only once and it was in Fuengirola . 1 day in Malaga and 1 day on the cable car benalmadena and torremolinos . Between July and August I think it's the best time.

Try the North West Coast regions, La Carruna, El Ferrol, Santiago De Castilla and such! Great Rioja wine and of course seafood! Much cheaper than the 'Brit traps' of the South East Costas!

That is very true. Why eat egg and chips when paella and all that lovely Spanish food is available??? Sacrilege!!!

I visited Madrid two years ago before Corona. It is a lovely city and well worth a visit.

What you need is velcro strips on your pockets, sorts out the pickpockets.

An egg box stuffed down your pants will help stop flick fingers.

Many thanks for information

Ha ha Rio park yellow brick road me and our kid got our arses handed to us by about 10 locals in 95 on that road 🤣

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Great thank god for these updates little Spanish scammers!!

@@pammiejones5600 are you sure they are Spanish? I suggest you to go and check it yourself, and maybe you are going to be susprised

Wright.

Andalucía es precioso pero como andaluz afincado aquí (en Alicante) te digo que la costa blanca tiene sitios increíbles. No juzgues esta zona solamente por Benidorm

@@jmg3344 a vale con k eres andaluz pues parece k reniega de tus raíces

@@mariadelcarmensanchezegea3375 no es eso, la vida a veces te puede llevar a lugares insospechados 😉

@@jmg3344 yo estado muchas veces en Benidorm pero mi es pareja k vive ay seis meses al año y otros seis en un pueblo de Granada no me enseño nada solo cuatro calles y te puedes imaginar lo k hacia traficar y a mi no me gusta eso ya se k hay una playa k ne gusta y solo me llrvi dos veces pues el tipo este vive cerca

The Canaries are better because they have all year hot weather. But the Benidorm night life is brilliant and bonkers ( before covid anyway )!!!

Dont knock it, it has something for everyone. Lovely beach, nice restaurants or cheap chips, nice hotels, cheap apartments, 24 hour bars, drink and dance til daylight, an early night, strippers, prostitutes, quiet places, loud places, tea dances, lap dances, gay bars, slappers, drugs. Numerous types of holiday available. Family holiday, singles holiday, couples holiday, gay holiday, stag or hen holiday, down and dirty, party, quiet, loud, tribute acts, any kind of music, cheap booze, expensive booze, depends on what you are looking for. Oh, and not forgetting Sticky Vicky, or rather her daughter now she's in her 70s. Ladies of remarkable talent.

We if you put it like that I'm packing my case 😁😁👍

@@Jacksonknox834 😂😂

It's full of "Brits abroad" so I'll go somewhere else.

Keep to the Spanish end, unless you like crap food and people.

Immigrant British...

People stealing from your rooms? Wtf?!

@@ZachAsaD Yes it was the maids.

Mate if you think that's bad try the Philippines omg its like the zebra crossing isn't there

People still park on the zig zags in the UK. Numerous times cars do not stop either - one did when I accidently hit it with my shopling bag as he just missed my toes. The tin of beans apparently startled him. He soon left when I loudly remonstrated about his driving. And where we live kne zebra crossing is right outside a Subway restraunt - Uber eats drivers assume the zebra crossing is for cars - they use the dropled kerb to drive up and park across the pavement when picking up orders. The UK is a dump too.

What u think it was a fantasy 🤣

@@urbanreggaeton8626 she thinks Amazon made it, so she probably did. She must be a yank