PFlamingo
My dog just found the chainsaw
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I also have to book mines in Barcelona, because I'm travelling with just my daughter I'm unsure where is safe or not, I'm such a worrier lol x
Anything around Plaza Catalunya is pretty safe. So is the Eixample area. Avoid El Ravel - supposedly it was becoming more bohemian than scary, but I think it would make me nervous if I was there with a child. Also avoid the lower end of Las Ramblas - it's okay in the daytime, but too many dodgy people there at night. If I remember correctly, El Barrie Gotic is okay, but the other side of Las Ramblas, between Ramblas and Paral-lel is pretty bad. I think Avenue Diagonal is pretty safe.
The main things to be wary of in Barca are pick-pockets and scammers. The best way to avoid them is to not make yourself an easy target. I have a Pac-Safe bag that I wear cross-body. I don't worry about pickpockets or purse-snatchers because they're going to go after someone who's dangling their gigantic tote-bag purse off their arm.
If you feel something wet hit your shoulder, and someone comes up and offers to help clean the "bird poop" off your clothes, tell them "No!" (in no uncertain terms) and walk away. Chances are it's not bird poop, it's a scam. And if it is poop, you can clean it off yourself.
Barca is a beautiful city, and with just a little awareness of your surroundings you won't have a problem.
Ok, that's em on 8 posts, sorry to be a pest, what I for do you need included? X
I sent you a PM with the info you need to send. Thanks!