Travelling to Magaluf...

[Jamesy D]

So, as a post A-level celebration thing me and about 40 mates are going to Magaluf in spain for a week of drinking and celebration. Now this is all well and good but we've had some proper horror stories told to us, like people having things nicked out of their rooms/bags, having drugs planted in their rooms and then blackmailed, losing passports etc etc...

So basically...has anyone got any experience and any tips for this kind of thing, and how to stay as safe as possible? Don't really want to be stranded in a country where I don't really speak the lingo and most people are out to fleece me for as much as possible...

[The Idle Biker]

Use the room safes or Hotel safes, don't get left out late/ early on your own, never annoy the local yoofs unless you are with the other 39, if you go to the lav take your drink with you, never sign anything you don't understand, programme the UK embassy into your mobile, wear a rubber if you get lucky, and don't worry it's only Spain not Marakesh!

[dizzyblonde]

and how to stay as safe as possible? .

wear a hat, it ain't nicknamed megamuff for nowt tha knows!
:safe:

[yorkie_chris]

Don't take the school n*bhead with you who'll drink 5 pints after been in sun all day and go round calling every copper/large group of lads names.

[Milky Bar Kid]

Just chill, it'll be reet. How many times have you actually spoken to someone that any of that has happened too? Not many I'll bet! Don't be a knob, don't let your mates be knobs, and take all of the above advice and you will be grand!

[Sally]

Stay away from the local ladies of the night, do not end up on youre own, use the safes, keep an eye on youre drinks, stay away from pills, try and be sensible! (LOL)

Just try not to get spiked, get youre money nicked, get lifted or **** off the locals!!

More importantly, enjoy :drunken:

[MR UKI (1)]

I went Benidorm a few years ago with 21 others for 2 weeks. It was a riot :D Saw a couple of bad things that happened to another group of lads but they were acting like complete knobs. Take advice above and you'll be fine :rave:

[cbay]

What hotel are you staying at?

It is fine aslong as your careful which I know after a few drinks is a little harder but just be sensible don't leave all your cash on the side for the cleaner to see or shiny electronic stuff (ipods and phones etc)

And watch out for the Prostitutes!

[Nobbylad]

My daughter is doing the same thing after her A- levels. I'd ask you to keep an eye on her for me...... but I don't think I will actually ;)

[andrewsmith]

Use the room safes or Hotel safes, don't get left out late/ early on your own, never annoy the local yoofs unless you are with the other 39, if you go to the lav take your drink with you, never sign anything you don't understand, programme the UK embassy into your mobile, wear a rubber if you get lucky, and don't worry it's only Spain not Marakesh!

As above

wear a hat, it ain't nicknamed megamuff for nowt tha knows!
:safe:

I thought it was s***germuf!!!

Don't take the school n*bhead with you who'll drink 5 pints after been in sun all day and go round calling every copper/large group of lads names.

+1
If he does walk away

[Messie]

One sensible thing to do is to photocopy all your documents (passport, tickets, ID) and swap them with someone else's. That way if one person's get lost at least you have all the details available to help get replacements. maybe even a copy left at home, which is only a phone call away.

[STRAMASHER]

Sensible? Don't all hire mopeds and go for the "On Any Sunday" experience on the beach.

[BBadger]

Go enjoy dont worry to much. there will always be horror stories from everywhere, if you panic you wont enjoy it as much. On the hotel front you get what you pay for out there, some where half decent will be fine rather than a little hostel where all your stuff will go missing.

[metalangel]

Don't take your proper wallet or cards out with you, lock 'em in the hotel safe with your passport and other important stuff. Have a crappy second wallet that you stuff your goin' drinkin' cash into, so it's not a big hassle if you lose it.

If you're unsure of the hotel, don't take anything tempting like iPods with you either. If you can, wear pants or shorts that have buttonable pockets so if you're falling all over the place your stuff doesn't fall OUT of the pockets!

And yes, extra thick condoms in case a particularly rancid ladygarden threatens to eat through it!

[andrewsmith]

And yes, extra thick condoms in case a particularly rancid ladygarden threatens to eat through it!

Never been to Newcastle 3 extra thick is the minimum :safe:

[Viney]

One sensible thing to do is to photocopy all your documents (passport, tickets, ID) and swap them with someone else's. That way if one person's get lost at least you have all the details available to help get replacements. maybe even a copy left at home, which is only a phone call away.
Im paranoid about this sort of thing. I have a copy of my docs ina PDF file on a memory stick in the hotel room, a set on a private email address that i could access anywhere and the PDF file on my phone hidden deep with in the phone and NOT called my documents, or Passport etc.

Always carry 20 Euros in your trainer/shoes when you go out...just in case like.

Other than that, i have never been on a holiday like that and probably never will. You will get drunk, do rude things to girls and have a hangover. Enjoy:smt084