The Police don`t seem to be bothered. The Pea people have look out to spot the Police who drive around in the VERY conspicuous cars or bikes and are spotted within seconds. Why don`t the Police walk around uncover to blend in. They would catch these con men every time. Its not rocket science
Brilliant video, Lucy. It may all seem very obvious, but when you're young and under the influence a lot of this stuff goes out of the window. And please please people look after your friends. Never leave anyone behind!!
Photograph your hotel "put it on FIND MY 🚗 CAR" . Dont lose your phone 😅 My phone gives the address of where the photo was taken, (swipe up on the photo )
I’ve got an anti theft backpack where the zip to your bag is against your back, I’ve used this many times in Benidorm & lucky I did because a few years ago I was accosted on the strip & this random bloke grabbed me & hugged me & I felt him rumaging around my bag but he didn’t get anything thankfully
Thanks Lucy ! Well presented informative videos, (New subscriber ! ) The best I have come across on YT. I'll be there again in just over a week and really looking forward to it !
thanks for that Lucy, another great video, I have have done 2 of these things,, one i forgot where i was staying but lucky for me id been to Benidorm so many times i got to know people and i was helped back home lol (i was pissed). I new about the pee men so did not have a go but did watch, I got pic pocketed why i was watching ,,, but the funny thing was, ( it was not funny guys) they put my wallet back in may pocket so i did not know till i went to pay for a drink 3 mins later,,, so all i can say it guys is, Take head to what Lucy is saying x
Have you come across the "Hugger Muggers" I have and lost 200 euro's, They come on , like they are your friend and kid you up they have not seen you for awhile, which seems plausible if you only holiday about 2 weeks in a year to the same resort. They will hug you and say they remember you, meanwhile i was trying to recall who they could be, my mind was busy, and they rifled my pockets! then they leave, for you to find out, a bit later that your pockets have been emptied.
I dont speak spanish, so when we were going out to other towns or theme parks etc I took a postcard of the hotel with me, then in the taxi back I just showed the card and said poor favor and it worked a treat.
It is very important to know where you are stopping in any resort . I remember years ago at a training provider someone phoned up one of the advisors as she had a job interview placement arranged , and she was lost, she gave the location as I am stood by a tree or a lamp post
in 1988 I found my soulmate in Benidorm and we still going back, we will be there 19 April and stay for 12 days in a brilliant apartment....He's was from Nottingham and I from The Hague...love Benidorm! We live now in The Hague
Nice tips thanks. I'm looking to get a bus from Alicante airport to Benidorm in May but my flight doesn't get in til 9pm does any buses run after 9pm please and thanks?? 😃
lol I did the whole lost my hotel , years ago , went with a mate , allocation on arrival, got there dead late got dropped off by the coach , ran into reception booked in , put cases in room and went out , to have drinks , lost my mate some where , and didn’t have a clue what the hotel was called he had the key , had to sleep on the beach then in the morning walked into nearby hotel and had to phone up the tour operator to find out where I was stopping, 😢, never made that mistake again
When I go anywhere I look out for a tall landmark or building near our hotel or apartments and make a note of the street name .I make bracelets with the name of the hotel or apartments , so nobody should get lost. Kids especially.
Hi Lucy Tam from Bathgate here ha ha must admit I got caught with the pea men 30 years ago in majorca done for 20 pesetas never not got back to hotel always lifted a card at reception
Just back from Benidorm 27/07/24. Watched for a week the Police playing cat and mouse with the cocktail sellers. There is loads of Police along the front but they tend not to come on the sand so you see the sellers standing still while the police drive by. One lad did get stopped 2 days in a row but he was back again selling the next day. 10 Euros a cocktail and yes they are made in a dirty van on the street so tell them to go away.
I went to the side where the Guinness bar is. I was staying in the RH princess. I do think you are great and love your videos. It’s far too busy for me. Lovely mother and son working in go bananas who made me feel welcome during Cheltenham week. Next time your going past drop in and send them my regards. My name is Bob
Ahh that's still Levante, i think Poniente would suit you better. sounds like you only saw a very small part of Benidorm really, and during one of the busiest weeks of the year. Not the best time to come if you like it quiet! Have a look at our Poniente videos, we'll be doing another one soon 👍
Really good info, just 1 thing though, well actually 2 can you just push all that cloud and haze away and get someone to forecast temperatures in the mid to high twenties for the week beginning 6th of April please 😂
@@LucyYoungTBE excellent thanks. I'm moving to Málaga region and it's difficult to find info on which level the English speakers have to be able to get by. I'm at A2 now. But when I'm over there and in conversation I'm lost! The real life dialect is so different.
@@Spartan11S Once you're surrounded by the manguage practicing, listening and speaking every day you will find all the stuff you've learnt comes together.
Well wear a bumbag so you can feel your money and phone you can put it around your waist and you no were. Every thing is and just put were you are staying on your phone or on a bit of paper or just stay in the. Hotel but just go out injoy yourself but dont go over the top good blog lucy happy easter and keep safe and keep smiling
When I went on lads trips when I was 18 - 19, I used to put my luggage label around my wrist on my first night out, so I could show it to a taxi driver!!!!
How can you not know the name of your hotel? I genuinely cant grasp that at all😂 This is just basic stuff. Also dont get why people have their phones out on tables anyway. If I'm with friends or family and theyre constantly looking at their phones I find it rude and irritating tbh. Just put it in your pocket or handbag unless you need to use it. Nobody needs a phone in view 24/7
Just FYI, I have been to Benidorm 4 times now and every time it has been AMAZING! Girls holidays here are fantastic!!! Just be careful as a young woman walking the streets of the New Town strips at night time. My friend got grabbed and pulled to the side aggressively and felt up by an Indian man who kept telling her she was beautiful and asking if she wanted to buy some cocaine. We do not do coke and tried to explain this but he kept grabbing my friend everywhere and wrapped his arm tightly around her neck when I tried to help release her from him. After this we literally ran away from him (in heels hahahaha) but literally met another one 2 minutes later who started touching me. Please be careful as a woman walking those streets. I was also grabbed twice by men in a pub while watching a blood Elvis tribute??? No one helped or even cared, they just watched. This man must have been around 60 and the other around 40 something. It was really unpleasant.
An exotic dancer (stripper but didn’t take EVERYTHING off, idk if dancer is the right term but whatever hahah) came down from her stage for a few seconds to compliment my nails though and then jumped back onstage and I just thought that was really lovely of her 🥹 it’s not often you get compliments in Benidorm without someone expecting *something* in return lol.
Lucy that tall man next to the pea men was very aggressive when I told a young lad he was being had,you see him in every video why are they sill there ❤
Hi Lucy, mentioned last year about certain bars taking your money then forget about the change, waited 45 minutes and asked 3 times until eventually receiving the change but others left without, if its a couple of euros most just walk away but 15-18 euros. seen this in more than one bar.
Watched the 'cocktail' people earlier this year. We actually passed the drinks hiding in the alleyway at the top of the steps. They stood looking out for the police. Scumbags.
So the “ pea men “ have multiple lookouts and when they spot the copper they scarper, have the coppers over there ever heard of “ plain clothes “ ? I mean come on, it’s not exactly rocket science is it, if they really wanted rid of them it’s so bloody easy to achieve, someone on the take ???????????
I only remember Benidorm from 1964-1973.😅 Also, I remember monkeys in cages on the big strip. I'm glad they went away with that personally. I think it was torture for the monkeys🐒 Thank you for your video. All the best from Tx. US🌵🐂 🌞
Any news on the young lad who was kicked & jumped on his head by the Morgan Taverns bouncers around half eight this Friday night? The poor lad looked dead his mates were covered in his blood
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The Police don`t seem to be bothered. The Pea people have look out to spot the Police who drive around in the VERY conspicuous cars or bikes and are spotted within seconds. Why don`t the Police walk around uncover to blend in. They would catch these con men every time. Its not rocket science
WELL DONE LUCY!!! THIS INFORMATION SHOULD BE ON EVERY HOLIDAY BROUCHIRE
Brilliant video, Lucy. It may all seem very obvious, but when you're young and under the influence a lot of this stuff goes out of the window. And please please people look after your friends. Never leave anyone behind!!
Photograph your hotel "put it on FIND MY 🚗 CAR" . Dont lose your phone 😅 My phone gives the address of where the photo was taken, (swipe up on the photo )
Brilliant tip too share about being save on holidays in Benidorm . thank you.👍🥰
I’ve got an anti theft backpack where the zip to your bag is against your back, I’ve used this many times in Benidorm & lucky I did because a few years ago I was accosted on the strip & this random bloke grabbed me & hugged me & I felt him rumaging around my bag but he didn’t get anything thankfully
Thanks Lucy ! Well presented informative videos, (New subscriber ! ) The best I have come across on YT. I'll be there again in just over a week and really looking forward to it !
Very good tips, ppl should listen carefully
In my experience, if you gonna drink, leave mobile at the hotel and go out just with some cash (€100 i.e.)
All great advice 👍
You do a great job helping tourists!
Thank you Dave C
Good advice Lucy, thank you. Have a great Easter weekend.!!
thanks for that Lucy, another great video, I have have done 2 of these things,, one i forgot where i was staying but lucky for me id been to Benidorm so many times i got to know people and i was helped back home lol (i was pissed). I new about the pee men so did not have a go but did watch, I got pic pocketed why i was watching ,,, but the funny thing was, ( it was not funny guys) they put my wallet back in may pocket so i did not know till i went to pay for a drink 3 mins later,,, so all i can say it guys is, Take head to what Lucy is saying x
Have you come across the "Hugger Muggers" I have and lost 200 euro's, They come on , like they are your friend and kid you up they have not seen you for awhile, which seems plausible if you only holiday about 2 weeks in a year to the same resort. They will hug you and say they remember you, meanwhile i was trying to recall who they could be, my mind was busy, and they rifled my pockets! then they leave, for you to find out, a bit later that your pockets have been emptied.
Great video as always, looking out for the little guy. Coming out for the second time in mid June, any new or up coming bars between now and then?
Yeah one on the Levante beachfront that's gonna be amazing. watch this space we'll be doing a video soon 😊
I dont speak spanish, so when we were going out to other towns or theme parks etc I took a postcard of the hotel with me, then in the taxi back I just showed the card and said poor favor and it worked a treat.
Thanks so much, Lucy. Happy Easter xx
This is some very good information. Thank you.👍
Hello Lucy, those were really great advice for tourists to have a nice vacations.
Hi Lucy happy easter . thanks for the update.take care 😀👍
It is very important to know where you are stopping in any resort . I remember years ago at a training provider someone phoned up one of the advisors as she had a job interview placement arranged , and she was lost, she gave the location as I am stood by a tree or a lamp post
Hi Lucy fantastic informative video you have probably just saved so many people’s prized possessions 👍x
hope so 🤞
❤Happy Easter Lucy ❤ and Camera Guy 🎉
in 1988 I found my soulmate in Benidorm and we still going back, we will be there 19 April and stay for 12 days in a brilliant apartment....He's was from Nottingham and I from The Hague...love Benidorm! We live now in The Hague
Great information, Lucy and team. Happy 🐣
Great information Lucy thanks see you soon
Thank you Lucy. Best wishes from The Netherlands 🌷🌷🌷
Nice tips thanks.
I'm looking to get a bus from Alicante airport to Benidorm in May but my flight doesn't get in til 9pm does any buses run after 9pm please and thanks?? 😃
not the regular bus no you'd need to get a transfer
Why don't the police just wear plain clothes they'd catch the pea men easily...great advice Lucy thanks for that
Great blog Lucy, Happy Easter.😀😀
Another brilliant vid well done lucy
Very good information Lucy thank you lovely ❤
Excellent information Lucy. Thank you x
lol I did the whole lost my hotel , years ago , went with a mate , allocation on arrival, got there dead late got dropped off by the coach , ran into reception booked in , put cases in room and went out , to have drinks , lost my mate some where , and didn’t have a clue what the hotel was called he had the key , had to sleep on the beach then in the morning walked into nearby hotel and had to phone up the tour operator to find out where I was stopping, 😢, never made that mistake again
Very sensible advice Lucy. The first one was funny.
Hi Lucy great informative video thanks take care
Great video Thanks sometimes common sense goes out the window.
I never use my mobile on holiday, a few postcards and stamps are enough!
Thanks for the video Lucy
Good advice as usual, thanks Lucy, see you next week.
Bank ATM’s are better than the exchange company ATM’s however this doesn’t apply to BBVA bank their international charges are horrendous.
Great video Lucy... see ya in a couple of weeks....
It’s very informative Lucy xx
When I go anywhere I look out for a tall landmark or building near our hotel or apartments and make a note of the street name .I make bracelets with the name of the hotel or apartments , so nobody should get lost. Kids especially.
Photo Hotel on mobile phone
Thanks lucy flying out tonight
Great information Lucy 👍
Best benidorm content by far as always sensible advice.
Thanks for the new video Lucy ,I found out the hard way ie phone pinched ,lesson learned ,keep up the fantastic channel ,see you in October 🤗
Hi Lucy Tam from Bathgate here ha ha must admit I got caught with the pea men 30 years ago in majorca done for 20 pesetas never not got back to hotel always lifted a card at reception
Great advice we have some very silly people in the uk we call them lager louts 😂
Absolutely brilliant information. Stick to Lucy advise you will have a great holiday
Good advice. Thanks for sharing
Also don't get so drunk you cant walk because sadly alcohol is related to alot of people's problems.
very true
thanks can you tell about water overthere john nottingham
Just back from Benidorm 27/07/24. Watched for a week the Police playing cat and mouse with the cocktail sellers. There is loads of Police along the front but they tend not to come on the sand so you see the sellers standing still while the police drive by. One lad did get stopped 2 days in a row but he was back again selling the next day. 10 Euros a cocktail and yes they are made in a dirty van on the street so tell them to go away.
Happy Easter Lucy love all your videos joyx
I went to the side where the Guinness bar is. I was staying in the RH princess. I do think you are great and love your videos. It’s far too busy for me. Lovely mother and son working in go bananas who made me feel welcome during Cheltenham week. Next time your going past drop in and send them my regards.
My name is Bob
Ahh that's still Levante, i think Poniente would suit you better. sounds like you only saw a very small part of Benidorm really, and during one of the busiest weeks of the year. Not the best time to come if you like it quiet! Have a look at our Poniente videos, we'll be doing another one soon 👍
Really good info, just 1 thing though, well actually 2 can you just push all that cloud and haze away and get someone to forecast temperatures in the mid to high twenties for the week beginning 6th of April please 😂
You come across as a lovely person - keep up the great content.
What is your level of spanish fluency to be able to live there?
To be honest you don't need to be fluent at all to live here. I've been here a long time though so my Spanish is good 👍
@@LucyYoungTBE Thanks. That's my question though. What level do you have to have a good easy life there? B1 B2?
@@Spartan11S B1, then build on that while you're here.
@@LucyYoungTBE excellent thanks. I'm moving to Málaga region and it's difficult to find info on which level the English speakers have to be able to get by. I'm at A2 now. But when I'm over there and in conversation I'm lost! The real life dialect is so different.
@@Spartan11S Once you're surrounded by the manguage practicing, listening and speaking every day you will find all the stuff you've learnt comes together.
Great advice, thank you!
Nice video again lucy as allway 😊 from Tc And Gal One 😊
Take a photo of your accommodation sign.
excellent tips lucy.
Well wear a bumbag so you can feel your money and phone you can put it around your waist and you no were. Every thing is and just put were you are staying on your phone or on a bit of paper or just stay in the. Hotel but just go out injoy yourself but dont go over the top good blog lucy happy easter and keep safe and keep smiling
Great Common sense advice Lucy 👍
Hangover mode! Still awesome vlog 🎉
Nice video Lucy - you're not too bad either
When I went on lads trips when I was 18 - 19, I used to put my luggage label around my wrist on my first night out, so I could show it to a taxi driver!!!!
Super good advice.........thank you very much.........😀
How can you not know the name of your hotel? I genuinely cant grasp that at all😂 This is just basic stuff. Also dont get why people have their phones out on tables anyway. If I'm with friends or family and theyre constantly looking at their phones I find it rude and irritating tbh. Just put it in your pocket or handbag unless you need to use it. Nobody needs a phone in view 24/7
Never been here,thank you for video debs xx
Happy Easter
Just FYI, I have been to Benidorm 4 times now and every time it has been AMAZING! Girls holidays here are fantastic!!! Just be careful as a young woman walking the streets of the New Town strips at night time.
My friend got grabbed and pulled to the side aggressively and felt up by an Indian man who kept telling her she was beautiful and asking if she wanted to buy some cocaine. We do not do coke and tried to explain this but he kept grabbing my friend everywhere and wrapped his arm tightly around her neck when I tried to help release her from him. After this we literally ran away from him (in heels hahahaha) but literally met another one 2 minutes later who started touching me. Please be careful as a woman walking those streets.
I was also grabbed twice by men in a pub while watching a blood Elvis tribute??? No one helped or even cared, they just watched. This man must have been around 60 and the other around 40 something. It was really unpleasant.
An exotic dancer (stripper but didn’t take EVERYTHING off, idk if dancer is the right term but whatever hahah) came down from her stage for a few seconds to compliment my nails though and then jumped back onstage and I just thought that was really lovely of her 🥹 it’s not often you get compliments in Benidorm without someone expecting *something* in return lol.
Great advice lucy xx
How much is a typical minimum spend at a bar to pay by card?
Some bars / restaurants don't take cards. Buses don't take Bank cards either
10€
Brill Lucy very informative as could only expected fantasticly done
Ahh yes I find this video on the last day in benidorm
Lucy that tall man next to the pea men was very aggressive when I told a young lad he was being had,you see him in every video why are they sill there ❤
Hi Lucy, mentioned last year about certain bars taking your money then forget about the change, waited 45 minutes and asked 3 times until eventually receiving the change but others left without, if its a couple of euros most just walk away but 15-18 euros. seen this in more than one bar.
We're coming back in July , , hope it's lovely and hot X X
Also thank you Lucy , love your videos and glad ya mentioned the cocktails as I am that person who would buy um 🤣 not now like 🤣
Hi, HOT?usually ROASTING!
Geat weather, like in Corralejo now)
Laughing Lucy know it's not funny but can't help it Where the hell is my hotel🤣Happens so often
Watching on an unsecured WiFi- soon turned that off!!!!!😅
I like background wonderful
Not all bars take cards In Spain its illegal to refuse *Cash*
Watched the 'cocktail' people earlier this year. We actually passed the drinks hiding in the alleyway at the top of the steps. They stood looking out for the police. Scumbags.
Really simple thing is to write your hotel name on your wrist. Lot easier than asking for a big white skyscraper with blue windows lol
😂😂
The pea game or the 3 card game
So the “ pea men “ have multiple lookouts and when they spot the copper they scarper, have the coppers over there ever heard of “ plain clothes “ ? I mean come on, it’s not exactly rocket science is it, if they really wanted rid of them it’s so bloody easy to achieve, someone on the take ???????????
I only remember Benidorm from 1964-1973.😅 Also, I remember monkeys in cages on the big strip. I'm glad they went away with that personally. I think it was torture for the monkeys🐒
Thank you for your video.
All the best from Tx. US🌵🐂 🌞
Well done thanks a lot ❤ 😂
Basically don't get pissed as a fart.
Also,remember. What happens in Benidorm stays.....on Facebook!😅
Lucy yo ❤
Hi me and family coming over on 8th of April do you still work at winner's love to buy you both a drink .x
No hun i left Winners last June
holy shit, you have turned into itv.
😂😂😂
Look out for this youtube scam; you're paying £13 a month for ad-free youtube and then the vids have ads embedded into the content. Grrr.
Which hotel did it turn out to be?! Ha
The tall one with a balcony and a pool
only one mistake. GOING THERE
I win all the time from the pea man easy bet 10 euro they let yiu win then just walk away they won't be happy but just walk off easy money
I like you Lucy i can wait to see you again Lucy
What the weather like plz x
raining
Any news on the young lad who was kicked & jumped on his head by the Morgan Taverns bouncers around half eight this Friday night? The poor lad looked dead his mates were covered in his blood