Need some tips on how to avoid a pickpocket? We have eight easy tips to help stop someone stealing your holiday belongings.

1. Don’t put things in your back pocket.
2. Invest in a bag that isn’t easy to open.
3. Face the front of your bag towards your body. If you have a backpack, wear it on your front.
4. Don’t count your money in public.
5. Load up some of your money onto a travel money card.
6. Keep your cards and cash in more than one place.
7. When you’re at a restaurant, put the strap of your bag around your chair and preferably put the bag on your lap.
8. Keep your wits about you.

You can get your Travel Money Card on the Holiday Extras website: [ Ссылка ]

We actually captured a pickpocket going about his 'work' on camera, when we were in Barcelona! Check out the video here: [ Ссылка ]

Barcelona has a load more to see than pickpockets though, and we'll be uploading new videos every week about the city and other popular holiday-making destinations...

Watch this space!

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How to avoid pickpockets in Barcelona in eight easy steps.

1. Don’t put things in your back pocket. Just don’t.
2. Invest in a bag that isn’t easy to open. Like this one.
3. Face the front of your bag towards your body so it’s even harder to open. And if you have a backpack, just spin it round and wear it on your front.
4. Don’t count your money in public, especially around cashpoints.
5. Load up some of your money onto a travel money card. You can get these from the Post Office and they work just the same as debit cards.
6. Keep your cards and cash in more than one place. Get a money belt which goes under your clothes and is inexpensive.
7. When you’re at a restaurant, put the strap of your bag around the chair that you’re sitting on and preferably put the bag on your lap.
8. Lastly, keep your wits about you. If you look like you’ve made a conscious effort to stay safe, pickpockets will view you as a difficult target and they’ll move on.

So follow these eight simple steps so that you can have peace of mind, meaning that you can just focus on enjoying your trip.

Travel safe, enjoy yourself and click subscribe for more helpful advice.

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