An Italian has had to be rescued after falling into a cliff of Cala d’Hort (Ibiza) and stay overnight in the area, as rescue efforts have been very complicated. In the event, the young, about 28, has suffered a brain injury and multiple trauma injuries in the spine. As reported from the 061, the notice of the accident took place at 18.15. At first, to the place they moved four local police officers who located in Sant Josep to the wounded on 20.00. Read Article
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A German tourist was injured 15 years after falling into the void from a second floor of a hotel in Platja d’Aro (Baix Empordà) while doing ‘balconing’. The incident took place last Saturday when the child attempted…. Read Article
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A YOUNG Norwegian tourist claimed she was attacked and raped in Ayia Napa in the early hours of Thursday. The 19-year-old told police she had been walking along the road from Ayia Napa’s marina towards Nissi Beach Avenue at around 4am, when she was attacked by a stranger, who forced her into a secluded coastal […]
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Big Increase in Pedestrian Deaths Despite a summer police crackdown on speeding drivers, the number of road deaths in France, especially for pedestrians and cyclists, rose sharply last month according to statistics published on Monday. Relatively warmer weather in July lured more summer escapees to the road than last year driving a 3.6 per cent […]
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If any of the 700 athletes in London for the Olympic Games are unlucky enough to get injured, they’ll get treated at a state-of-the-art polyclinic situated inside the park. But for the half-million tourists, it’s straight to a British hospital for serious ailments requiring medical attention. For most Americans in London to see the games, […]
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Tips for how to avoid pickpockets in Barcelona. The areas where you need to be careful are the areas with many tourists, like the La Rambla, Sagrada Familia and generally anywhere near the top tourist attractions in Barcelona. If you use your common sense and take some simple precautions, you will be not be robbed. […]
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Istanbul is one of those cities are accustomed to receiving visitors for centuries, and as such, it has developed the rogue, sometimes in surprisingly ingenious. Besides the typical scams minors in any resort (predatory prices, taxi drivers are detours to stretch the race, etc..), in Istanbul have spread some scams to keep in mind if […]
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ZAGREB: A firefighter died and 1,500 tourists were evacuated after forest fires fanned by strong winds broke out on Croatia’s Adriatic coast Monday, with the interior minister warning of a “very difficult” scenario.“The situation is very difficult … we are doing everything possible to protect people’s lives and property,” Interior Minister Ranko Ostojic told commercial […]
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Swimming is dangerous is Scotland too – and not always because of monsters. Over 50 people took ill after taking part in an open water swimming event at Strathclyde Loch. Read article
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Croatia has evacuated more than 1,500 tourists from the Adriatic coast as a blaze there claimed the life of one firefighter. On Monday, a 45-year-old firefighter died while extinguishing a blaze that broke out near Moscenicka Draga, on Croatia’s Istria peninsula, an official told national television. The fire broke out in the early morning in […]
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