{"id":580,"date":"2011-01-23T10:42:28","date_gmt":"2011-01-23T17:42:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mtlmediagroup.com\/blog\/?p=580"},"modified":"2011-01-23T10:42:28","modified_gmt":"2011-01-23T17:42:28","slug":"life-12-rules-for-skateboarding-safe-in-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mtlmediagroup.com\/blog2\/life-12-rules-for-skateboarding-safe-in-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"Life.. 12 rules for skateboarding safe in Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I know this a big period for skateboarders who like travelling..cause it&#8217;s winter time and there&#8217;s nothing to skate..you must go elsewhere. If some  take their chance in the skate industry in California, others choose the fun and go to Spain.<\/p>\n<p>Barcelona is the number one destination for skateboarders for years now, great weather, incredible spots, and the possibility to skate every single day of the year, and yeah you can drink really cheap beers too,did i talk to you about the beach?<\/p>\n<p>In this big  dream, there is  a reverse of the medal. And for some skaters, tourists, the dream can turn quickly as a nightmare.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mtlmediagroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Barcelona_SightShoes_Bcn.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-583\" title=\"Barcelona_SightShoes_Bcn\" src=\"http:\/\/mtlmediagroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Barcelona_SightShoes_Bcn.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"602\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mtlmediagroup.com\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Barcelona_SightShoes_Bcn.jpg 602w, http:\/\/mtlmediagroup.com\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Barcelona_SightShoes_Bcn-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There is 2 problematic topics in Barcelona: the cops and the robbers!<\/p>\n<p>For the cops is kind of easy, they are not speaks in english, and sometimes not even spanish but just catalan (the official language in this area of spain) and this can be really tricky in some situations, but it can help to play the stupid tourist and say \u00ab\u00a0lo siento, no habla espa\u00f1ol\u00a0\u00bb. That day, for my friend Julien (on the picture bellow) wasn&#8217;t a great day to be there and speak spanish, he got a ticket for rolling faster than a pedestrian, not even for skating ..<\/p>\n<p>For the robber part it&#8217;s another deal&#8230;really unplesant! As  for myself who knows the country since 10 years, my 30 pounds(15kg) photobag was robbed between my feets !!  i just turned my head 3sec over my shoulder, and lost 3000$ in the same time!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mtlmediagroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/JulienDeniau_PV_Bcn.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-578\" title=\"JulienDeniau_PV_Bcn\" src=\"http:\/\/mtlmediagroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/JulienDeniau_PV_Bcn.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"602\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mtlmediagroup.com\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/JulienDeniau_PV_Bcn.jpg 602w, http:\/\/mtlmediagroup.com\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/JulienDeniau_PV_Bcn-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you wanna have fun and bring back good \u00ab\u00a0souvenirs\u00a0\u00bb here is a list you have to follow:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The first one can sounds stupid, \tbut just don&#8217;t think you are smarter than cops and thieves, and \talways be prudent and carefull.<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t look like as a tourist! \tWearing shorts, hawaien shirt with shade, means to attract robbers, you can be robbed everywhere, as well in Metro. Most of them will use a map of city for hiding their pick pocket tricks.<\/li>\n<li>Leave your papers and expensive \tstuffs at your hotel or house, and just take what you need for the \tday, leave the rest of your money in a safe place, as well as your \tpassport.<\/li>\n<li>If you are in a hostel or rent an \tappartement, try to have a place safe to stock your shit,if possible \twith a locker..it&#8217;s not rare to be robbed even in a rental house or \tin a rent with roomates.<\/li>\n<li>You also  have to know the main \tproblematic spot with cops and stealers is downtown! And all \ttouristic spots like the beach too. Don&#8217;t take a nap alone on the \tbeach if you still want to have your stuff close to you.<\/li>\n<li>Where ever you go in Barcelona try \tnot to be  alone, robbers are never alone, and most of the time \tbetween 2 and 5 people are on you. They are proffessional stealers \tand they are really fast.<\/li>\n<li>If you wanna skate, never leave \tyour bag alone 2sec away is enough! If you are a photographer or a \tfilmer, you should  not skate and keep your bag !!!.<\/li>\n<li>Alway keep your bag in front of \tyou, if you are standing up and need to put your bag down put your \tleg in one of the strap, or attach it on a pole or a bench. Don&#8217;t \tPut anything in the back pockets of your pants. If you still want to \tkeep your money and passport close to you, you can buy a cheap neck \twallet, you can keep under your shirt and hidden.<\/li>\n<li>The most dangerous moment is at \tnight, try to not be alone in a dark street, and don&#8217;t act stupid \tand especially drunk. Drunk people is an easy target for robbers<\/li>\n<li>Never let someone you don&#8217;t know touch you! it&#8217;s a recurent trick to make you brain focus on someone, when another will do your pockets.<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t walk camera on shoulder or \taround your neck or worst  in your hand, i have seen many tourists \trobbed in the main street in day light with lot of people around. \tMost of the  thieves  have a scissor or cutter and you will not even \tfeel it go away. Don&#8217;t show your camera, try to wear a jacket and \thide it under when you are not using it.<\/li>\n<li>And the last can sounds stupid \tonce again but don&#8217;t talk too loud when you are  a foreigner and \tdon&#8217;t think nobody understands you. Most of the robbers speak \tspanish,catalan,french and english..<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Looks like i&#8217;m  paranoid but believe me this is the sad truth, anybody who&#8217;ve spent time in Barcelone would tell you the same!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mtlmediagroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Barcelona_Sight_Bcn.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-582\" title=\"Barcelona_Sight_Bcn\" src=\"http:\/\/mtlmediagroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Barcelona_Sight_Bcn.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"602\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mtlmediagroup.com\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Barcelona_Sight_Bcn.jpg 602w, http:\/\/mtlmediagroup.com\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Barcelona_Sight_Bcn-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Even with those problems this is a really beautyful city you need to visit once in your life, and you can meet lot of sweet people. If the tourism is quite big over there, there is reason.<\/p>\n<p>But don&#8217;t forget Barcelona is just a part of Spain, and there are so many sick places to visit and skate in the whole country : Take a look on <a href=\"http:\/\/skhateyou.com\/spots\/europe.html\" target=\"_blank\">the website of my friend Stephane who spent a lot of time on the road  doing this crazy google map of the skate spots in Europe<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"http:\/\/skhateyou.com\/spots\/europe.html\" href=\"http:\/\/skhateyou.com\/spots\/europe.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-579\" title=\"BcnGoogleMap\" src=\"http:\/\/mtlmediagroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/BcnGoogleMap.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"602\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mtlmediagroup.com\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/BcnGoogleMap.jpg 602w, http:\/\/mtlmediagroup.com\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/BcnGoogleMap-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you have crazy stories about Barcelona, you are more than welcome to talk about it in the comments!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I know this a big period for skateboarders who like travelling..cause it&#8217;s winter time and there&#8217;s nothing to skate..you must go elsewhere. If some take their chance in the skate industry in California, others choose the fun and go to Spain. Barcelona is the number one destination for skateboarders for years now, great weather, incredible&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6],"tags":[48,53,260,355,365],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/mtlmediagroup.com\/blog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/580"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/mtlmediagroup.com\/blog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/mtlmediagroup.com\/blog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mtlmediagroup.com\/blog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mtlmediagroup.com\/blog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=580"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/mtlmediagroup.com\/blog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/580\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/mtlmediagroup.com\/blog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=580"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mtlmediagroup.com\/blog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=580"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mtlmediagroup.com\/blog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=580"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}