How to avoid pickpockets in Barcelona

Best tips on how to avoid pickpockets in Barcelona | Travel hacks | Trip Savy | Safe travels | Tips to visit Barcelona safely | Barcelona safety | Travel Blog

It has been already seven years since I left Barcelona for, first Belgium, and now the Netherlands. However, I did grew up in the city and so I was shaped to survive its environment. What is normal for me because of my upbringing, are extraordinary precautions for others. People think that there are now more pickpockets than 7, 10 or 20 years ago. That is not the truth, we just have now more tourists. And more social media. Because nowadays the information is much more available to everybody, it seems as the problems has gotten worse. In my honest opinion,…

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How to make friends while traveling solo

Making friends while traveling or making friends on the road is always a challenge, independently on whether you travel alone or if you travel with more people. Here you have some tips on how to get started on it.| Solo Travel | Travel Tips | The Solivagant Soul

Traveling solo is one of the most fulfilling experiences you can have. You will enjoy places from a unique perspective while traveling at your own pace. In addition, you can visit specific places that may only be interesting to you. Or maybe, you will decide to go the same places that everybody else go but a specific time of the day. Independently of your style of solo traveling, going on your own sometimes comes with a small dose of loneliness. If you are very independent you may be ok. As I usually am. But, in occasions, it is nice to…

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How to pack light for a week, a month or a year

How to pack light for a week, a month or a year - The Solivagant Soul

The other day I was scrolling through my facebook feed. In one of the many groups about travel that I am in, a woman was asking how to pack light. She was coming back from Venice and for two weeks, she packed three big suitcases. Then I realized that some people don’t really have a clue on how to bring less stuff along, so here’s my take! I have divided this post in different types of weeks so you can choose your style! A week of travel during summer This is of course the easiest of the trips. You go…

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