SUGGESTION: Ditch the glasses a bit. Part of your connection to the audience is that you are very expressive, the glasses hide that. Keep up the great videos man, I’ll keep being a fan whichever choice you make.
Man you get around! I can't keep up. One minute you are on a ship in the Caribbean. Then I look up and you are in Spain. Do your thing Mr.! Appreciate you and all of the tips! Safe travels.
Great content and it applies to every city in the world, not just Madrid, for the most part. One piece of advise re pickpockets, is beware of crowds especially those where you are distracted watching things. We saw our first pickpocket in Pittsburgh PA during the fireworks...as everyone looked up he was looking at men's pants pockets and diving in. Working girls work conventions and trade shows, not just bars. When gambling or eating, or in a theater, never put your purse down at the floor at your feet...keep it on your lap...I learned that as a college student in a movie. Don't hang purses mfrom the back of your chair...that drives me crazy. In hotels, double lock the door and put your wallet and valuables out of the way in the back part of the room, not on top of a bureau where someone can quickly grab it if they can get in your room. On a train with an overnight in a cabin or just dozing off in first class, keep purse and valuables away from door and quick grabs. On a long train trip around Hamburg robbers did a grab and go and quickly got off at the next stop in the middle of the night. The conductor said they made runs regularly on different routes. Fortunately I am a light sleeper and woke when they opened our first class cabin door...and we had put purses and such near the windows, not the door. At any rate Jay, this is great content and the walk through Madrid was lovely to see.
I had the Taxi scam happen to me and a co-worker in Bilbao (Spain) years ago. Our hotel manager took care of the taxi driver/company for us and we got our money back, with an apology!
Great info J! I went to London with my parents when I was 16. We went to take the Tube and I noticed someone pushing in right behind us when other doors were readily available. I looked down and his hand was in my dad's back pocket! That's probably the biggest reason I've been using a front pocket wallet for a long time :-).
Thank you for making me aware of what to watch out for. I’m planning to travel to Madrid in the future. Very important to know and lookout for. Thanks Jay!
Another banger, every sense you the run around with your previous job and you turned it down your video content has went to another level. I liked your video before but felt it was dull and just a rambling conversation but now you actually are in places and giving excellent content
Great content. Everyone traveling needs to hear. You might also mention different drugs you should not travel with that maybe legal in US. Another is clothing. I know camouflage clothing is popular in US but can have you fined or arrested in other countries. Thanks for your videos.
@@AMtwoG The European countries have their military on patrol in public (where we in the U.S. have local police) -- you don't want to appear as local military police by wearing cammo, as that would target you as a potential terrorist.
Also, know the country's "dress norm" where you are traveling to. Many countries are very conservatively dressed, and many countries will hassle you if you dress like a hooker as places like The Vatican won't even let women in if they are exposing arms and legs. In Arab countries, like Dubai, women need head coverings (not a full hijab) and sleeves and leg coverings are a must!
Thanks for the tips about what to look out for. I was wondering if you also had upcoming videos showing you enjoying yourself or what you're eating in these amazing locales?
I think this video would have been perfect for my 15-year-old son who went over to Madrid Spain and Italy last month (The tour Director teacher basically told us all the same information literally but I think you Portrayed it much better! )
Hey J. You’re in Spain now? Fantastic. Living your best life. I’m glad you stepped away from the Virgin contract. My mum experienced a pic pocketer. Well they tried on her girlfriends bag and my mum and her other girlfriends beat the fella with their pocketbooks and he ran😂. You are right. Must be extremely mindful on vacation. I wouldn’t order anything without knowing the price upfront. 🤦♀️. Risqué nightlife til the sun comes up. Your right. Folks better play safe with the escapades. Great Vlog. Enjoy. Thanks so much and see you next video.
I am from Madrid and I can confirm that pickpocketing is common. There was one time when I was a little kid that I was with my mum and some guy and his kid came asking for directions while my mum was taking money inputting her personal information and my mum saw this coming so she told me to get out of there by just walking normally but they insisted and my mum kept telling no to them and it worked
I loooveeddddd Madrid was a complete surprise amaziiingggg and cool city. This architecture, the atmosphere loveeee it. By the way Europe and in particular Madrid is super super safe for people for us
Thanks for sharing. I became aware of certain crime in Europe years ago, like the 80's while station in Germany. Then, years later, we actually met this lady on our 1st cruise, who started up a conversation with me and my friend. She wanted us to follow her to the subway. But I remember what I had learned many years ago; although she said she was American, these young men was riding on bikes and I believe to this day, that she was the one that gets you to head into area and young men would rob you, and all worked together. Anyway, we also was taught about pick pockets and men to carry wallets in front pockets. Also, we was taught about the redlight district, and while traveling through areas of Germany, Paris, Spain, Italy, etc., we saw the women in the windows on display. It's a different world in some areas. Crime is everywhere, some just different then others.
A friend briefly lived in Madrid after he retired here in the states. He liked the city but moved to Barcelona later, where he's lived for a few years. He loves it there. Never been to Madrid, but thought Barcelona was amazing when I was there briefly years ago. "Common sense is not common." All too true. Thanks for this video and for reminding people to always be careful when they travel.
have been several times. have never been ripped off, pick pocked, screwed or around bad low life. have only stayed within the excursion lines of tourism. have never gone off alone anywhere rarely - have spent a long visit in italy greece and france with family and again never any issues.. i have used uber around the world and again never been involved in anything unusual. have been on over 85 cruises around the world. but you learn to be mindful of your surroundings. enjoy be safe.
I was pickpocketed in Lisbon Portugal on a tram tears ago. Fortunately I had scanned copies of all my cards and I'd in my suitcase at the hotel. I had spare $$ in a front blouse pocket and was able to get back to the hotel and put a stop on everything within an hour.
Good video... could you do one about the country you are visiting? Example - places to go (sites and etc.,), more of a travel type of video. Thank you!
Jay, as always, great content, We travel frequently. Have you heard of girl pockets? Well, I'm not overly endowed (lol TMI) but have enough room there to slip my credit card size money holder. I try not to carry a lot of cash on me at any time. I also have a cross body bag, tear drop shaped that has room for a lot more items if it's going to be a long day of touring. Tucked under my or hubs shirt, front of body, not like a back pack, kept thin & inconspicuous. Also, for new travelers......QUIT GAWKING at everything. That's one of the first things pick pockets look for. Go, enjoy the sights, but try to fit in with the "regulars", try not to look like a tourist.
Loved the content Jay! Only wished that you could explain WHERE in Madrid you were walking -- it definitely did not appear to be a tourist spot (until the last shot in the open courtyard). I would think that most of us who would ever visit Madrid, would probably stick to the "tourist spots". Anyway, I am curious if you plan on visiting Barcelona, as I've heard THAT is the city to visit in Spain! Stay safe and I agree. Fellas, wrap it up (no issue for me, I'm happily monogamous to my partner).
Those were just the streets that surrounded Plaza Mayor, so it *IS* a tourist spot even though it doesn't seem so. Remember that city center was built in the 15th century!!!
Good content. Please go to Bali. But you have until the end of August to go 😅😅. My daughter is going to Bali w/a singles travel group she is meeting over there in mid September. She's been to Spain a few times & I was ok when she went b/c it was somewhat organized but this is her real 1st trip by herself as an adult (28) and I'm a little nervous. But I'm sure she will be fine. Have fun in Europe!
My son last month got pick pocket in Hawaii he got bumped into at a bar and this is after I warned him before he went so now he knows He just didn’t believe me
Something that I always use now for my credit cards for everything is a RFID wallet you can purchase on Amazon for men and women I don’t leave home without one they even make them for purses because people can have readers to read your information walk by you you’ll never know it be a smart traveler Always remember when you don’t think people are watching you they are they even look at your clothing to see what kind of clothes you wear if you’re American you will be, easy target
As a Puerto Rican kid born and raised in Brooklyn and lived in the south Bronx how bad does it really get there bro ? I just wanna have fun and do touristy stuff and avoid issues. Although I would never sleep on a city for how safe they are and still be cautious about my surroundings I’m assuming Madrid is much safer than back home and their subway System as well. I do speak Spanish fluently so assuming it’s a bit easier for me to blend in and get around. I got so drunk in Paris France 🇫🇷 and Istanbul Türkiye 🇹🇷 and rode their trains back to my hotel right around midnight before they got closed (because they don’t have 24/7 subway system like us in New York) and no one messed with me at all. I actually felt safer on those 2 subway systems more so than here home in NY. I never been to Spain 🇪🇸 but I do hear things here and there about Madrid.
My god I love Madrid, such an underrated great world city! I felt a million more times safer there than in my home city, Philadelphia. There really is no comparison when it comes to safety and quality of life, Madrid blows all US cities away. Oh, and I'm gonna start using "thinking with your other head" from now on...LOL
Taxis already charge you a plus to carry people from the airport or a rail station. Most of them are legal and their licenses are shown next to the meter. Unless you carry a ton of luggage, and your hotel is strangely away from a Metro station, you should take subway or commuter trains. Both reach the airport and are quite affordable (1.50 to 2.20 euros). They're are also quite fast. Airport lines run about 120 kph (75 mph) and you'll be downtown in 12 stops, barely 20-25 minutes.
SUGGESTION: Ditch the glasses a bit. Part of your connection to the audience is that you are very expressive, the glasses hide that. Keep up the great videos man, I’ll keep being a fan whichever choice you make.
Man you get around! I can't keep up. One minute you are on a ship in the Caribbean. Then I look up and you are in Spain. Do your thing Mr.! Appreciate you and all of the tips! Safe travels.
Great content and it applies to every city in the world, not just Madrid, for the most part. One piece of advise re pickpockets, is beware of crowds especially those where you are distracted watching things. We saw our first pickpocket in Pittsburgh PA during the fireworks...as everyone looked up he was looking at men's pants pockets and diving in. Working girls work conventions and trade shows, not just bars. When gambling or eating, or in a theater, never put your purse down at the floor at your feet...keep it on your lap...I learned that as a college student in a movie. Don't hang purses mfrom the back of your chair...that drives me crazy. In hotels, double lock the door and put your wallet and valuables out of the way in the back part of the room, not on top of a bureau where someone can quickly grab it if they can get in your room. On a train with an overnight in a cabin or just dozing off in first class, keep purse and valuables away from door and quick grabs. On a long train trip around Hamburg robbers did a grab and go and quickly got off at the next stop in the middle of the night. The conductor said they made runs regularly on different routes. Fortunately I am a light sleeper and woke when they opened our first class cabin door...and we had put purses and such near the windows, not the door. At any rate Jay, this is great content and the walk through Madrid was lovely to see.
I had the Taxi scam happen to me and a co-worker in Bilbao (Spain) years ago. Our hotel manager took care of the taxi driver/company for us and we got our money back, with an apology!
Great info J! I went to London with my parents when I was 16. We went to take the Tube and I noticed someone pushing in right behind us when other doors were readily available. I looked down and his hand was in my dad's back pocket! That's probably the biggest reason I've been using a front pocket wallet for a long time :-).
Love this video. Definitely keep more like these coming. Spain is on my bucket list and I enjoyed watching this.
Great advise weather Your Home or in any other Country .....
Good insight and REMINDER ...Thanks Jay ... Enjoy Your Trip..
Cruise ON !!!
Thank you for making me aware of what to watch out for. I’m planning to travel to Madrid in the future. Very important to know and lookout for. Thanks Jay!
Another banger, every sense you the run around with your previous job and you turned it down your video content has went to another level. I liked your video before but felt it was dull and just a rambling conversation but now you actually are in places and giving excellent content
Very informative video brother
Absolutely love this info. You can never be too informed.
Love this, thanks for the heads up! Yes enjoy this content & look forward to more :)
Great content. Everyone traveling needs to hear. You might also mention different drugs you should not travel with that maybe legal in US. Another is clothing. I know camouflage clothing is popular in US but can have you fined or arrested in other countries. Thanks for your videos.
Thanks, I like cammo now, so I will make a note of it when I go on my trip next year!
@@AMtwoG The European countries have their military on patrol in public (where we in the U.S. have local police) -- you don't want to appear as local military police by wearing cammo, as that would target you as a potential terrorist.
Also, know the country's "dress norm" where you are traveling to. Many countries are very conservatively dressed, and many countries will hassle you if you dress like a hooker as places like The Vatican won't even let women in if they are exposing arms and legs. In Arab countries, like Dubai, women need head coverings (not a full hijab) and sleeves and leg coverings are a must!
Thanks I enjoyed your casual yet informative vibe👏🏾👏🏾
Jay good good information For some reason people just don’t believe it can happen to them but can easily happen
I like this style of video. I've been to Madrid twice and these are some very important/good to know tips.
Keep up the good work!
Thanks for the tips about what to look out for. I was wondering if you also had upcoming videos showing you enjoying yourself or what you're eating in these amazing locales?
I think this video would have been perfect for my 15-year-old son who went over to Madrid Spain and Italy last month (The tour Director teacher basically told us all the same information literally but I think you Portrayed it much better! )
Love the confidence and video style!
Excellent Info !!
I’m going to be wrapped up like a Blanket !!
Thanks Dude !!
WOW fantastic content I blushed..great advice so glad your amazingly traveling You no one does it better
I love Madrid. Lots of fun!
Great advice to follow no matter where you are!✌❤🇨🇦
Hey J. You’re in Spain now? Fantastic. Living your best life. I’m glad you stepped away from the Virgin contract. My mum experienced a pic pocketer. Well they tried on her girlfriends bag and my mum and her other girlfriends beat the fella with their pocketbooks and he ran😂. You are right. Must be extremely mindful on vacation. I wouldn’t order anything without knowing the price upfront. 🤦♀️. Risqué nightlife til the sun comes up. Your right. Folks better play safe with the escapades. Great Vlog. Enjoy. Thanks so much and see you next video.
I am from Madrid and I can confirm that pickpocketing is common. There was one time when I was a little kid that I was with my mum and some guy and his kid came asking for directions while my mum was taking money inputting her personal information and my mum saw this coming so she told me to get out of there by just walking normally but they insisted and my mum kept telling no to them and it worked
I loooveeddddd Madrid was a complete surprise amaziiingggg and cool city. This architecture, the atmosphere loveeee it. By the way Europe and in particular Madrid is super super safe for people for us
Love it. Please keep. Keeping us informed. Enjoy your trip.
Great practical advice, I’m passing this on to my son who is traveling to Madrid soon, especially about the girls lol
Thanks for sharing. I became aware of certain crime in Europe years ago, like the 80's while station in Germany. Then, years later, we actually met this lady on our 1st cruise, who started up a conversation with me and my friend. She wanted us to follow her to the subway. But I remember what I had learned many years ago; although she said she was American, these young men was riding on bikes and I believe to this day, that she was the one that gets you to head into area and young men would rob you, and all worked together. Anyway, we also was taught about pick pockets and men to carry wallets in front pockets. Also, we was taught about the redlight district, and while traveling through areas of Germany, Paris, Spain, Italy, etc., we saw the women in the windows on display. It's a different world in some areas. Crime is everywhere, some just different then others.
Love it!! Keep it coming Jay!!!
Good advice, J for the guys!
Great video - really enjoyed it . Yes would love to see more like this!
Jay keep it up, I hope to visit Europe, and I am a midwest hick
A friend briefly lived in Madrid after he retired here in the states. He liked the city but moved to Barcelona later, where he's lived for a few years. He loves it there. Never been to Madrid, but thought Barcelona was amazing when I was there briefly years ago. "Common sense is not common." All too true. Thanks for this video and for reminding people to always be careful when they travel.
Great advice J. Thanks for trying to keep tourists safe.
Enjoyed it, very informative!
Great video J. Thanks for the advice
Never been to Madrid but, Barcelona I have. This was great information for any place in Europe. Thanks I appreciate it 😊
Hey J, enjoyed your vlog. Would love to see more of your travels, since I can’t come along. Have fun. 🤩 Be safe ⚓️🛳🚢✈️🍻🍹
Great video J! Very valuable content.
Loved all the background changes.
🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰 This was awesome sir! Thank you for taking the time to educate us!
have been several times. have never been ripped off, pick pocked, screwed or around bad low life. have only stayed within the excursion lines of tourism. have never gone off alone anywhere rarely - have spent a long visit in italy greece and france with family and again never any issues.. i have used uber around the world and again never been involved in anything unusual. have been on over 85 cruises around the world. but you learn to be mindful of your surroundings. enjoy be safe.
Can you take me on your 86th cruise trip😅
currently headed for 90 at some point 2024. :) @@Shawndieselofficiall
I like your style of presentation
This is GREAT content. Thanks Jay
Thank you my brother! ✊🏿
Liked the video. Didn't like the sun glasses.
Thank you for the great reminders
I love it. Do some on American cities you visit
Good idea!
Whoa, I can't wait to use my new Phrase of the Day: "Bed wrestle"! Great advice, as always 🙂
Definitely enjoy these tour of videos.
I appreciate the info. Thank you!
I was pickpocketed in Lisbon Portugal on a tram tears ago. Fortunately I had scanned copies of all my cards and I'd in my suitcase at the hotel. I had spare $$ in a front blouse pocket and was able to get back to the hotel and put a stop on everything within an hour.
Pretty much straight up and real like it should be. Great advice 👍.
Thank you for the heads up.
thanks, very informative video
Hi Jay, excellent content, but hard to take you seriously with those funky mirrored sunglasses.
4:50 mmk. this travel guide took a turn here. lol. 😂
Good video... could you do one about the country you are visiting? Example - places to go (sites and etc.,), more of a travel type of video. Thank you!
HI IM JAY, COMING 2 U FROM SPAIN WITH A VERY IMPORTANT PSA!!! 😁
Jay, as always, great content, We travel frequently. Have you heard of girl pockets? Well, I'm not overly endowed (lol TMI) but have enough room there to slip my credit card size money holder. I try not to carry a lot of cash on me at any time. I also have a cross body bag, tear drop shaped that has room for a lot more items if it's going to be a long day of touring. Tucked under my or hubs shirt, front of body, not like a back pack, kept thin & inconspicuous. Also, for new travelers......QUIT GAWKING at everything. That's one of the first things pick pockets look for. Go, enjoy the sights, but try to fit in with the "regulars", try not to look like a tourist.
I like this content!! Thank you!!!
Great advice
I don't see me traveling to Spain but that is some great advice for those that will/do travel to Spain .
You are probably omitting the most beautiful and diverse country in the world, but, of course, it's up to you.
Thank you bro i wanna be there soon
Good information
Thank you!
Loved the content Jay! Only wished that you could explain WHERE in Madrid you were walking -- it definitely did not appear to be a tourist spot (until the last shot in the open courtyard). I would think that most of us who would ever visit Madrid, would probably stick to the "tourist spots". Anyway, I am curious if you plan on visiting Barcelona, as I've heard THAT is the city to visit in Spain! Stay safe and I agree. Fellas, wrap it up (no issue for me, I'm happily monogamous to my partner).
There are tons of cities to visit in Spain. Barcelona is one of them and not the most welcoming one, btw.
Those were just the streets that surrounded Plaza Mayor, so it *IS* a tourist spot even though it doesn't seem so. Remember that city center was built in the 15th century!!!
Good content. Please go to Bali. But you have until the end of August to go 😅😅. My daughter is going to Bali w/a singles travel group she is meeting over there in mid September. She's been to Spain a few times & I was ok when she went b/c it was somewhat organized but this is her real 1st trip by herself as an adult (28) and I'm a little nervous. But I'm sure she will be fine. Have fun in Europe!
Thanks for sharing ☺️☺️
My son last month got pick pocket in Hawaii he got bumped into at a bar and this is after I warned him before he went so now he knows He just didn’t believe me
Great content. Thanks.
Great video!
Hi Justin, just wondering, what's the Instrumental your playing at the beginning of the video?
Great information!
Great presentation.
Something that I always use now for my credit cards for everything is a RFID wallet you can purchase on Amazon for men and women I don’t leave home without one they even make them for purses because people can have readers to read your information walk by you you’ll never know it be a smart traveler Always remember when you don’t think people are watching you they are they even look at your clothing to see what kind of clothes you wear if you’re American you will be, easy target
awesome video thanks for sharing
I was literally just in Madrid last week!
Keep up a great work
Love this video!
Had a Chaperone get pick pocketed in Barcelona when we were 16
As a Puerto Rican kid born and raised in Brooklyn and lived in the south Bronx how bad does it really get there bro ? I just wanna have fun and do touristy stuff and avoid issues. Although I would never sleep on a city for how safe they are and still be cautious about my surroundings I’m assuming Madrid is much safer than back home and their subway System as well. I do speak Spanish fluently so assuming it’s a bit easier for me to blend in and get around. I got so drunk in Paris France 🇫🇷 and Istanbul Türkiye 🇹🇷 and rode their trains back to my hotel right around midnight before they got closed (because they don’t have 24/7 subway system like us in New York) and no one messed with me at all. I actually felt safer on those 2 subway systems more so than here home in NY. I never been to Spain 🇪🇸 but I do hear things here and there about Madrid.
Thank you bro!
Hi, great advice.
Love this!
This one was educational.
“You probably wanna show him that way” lol!
Thanks J.
My god I love Madrid, such an underrated great world city! I felt a million more times safer there than in my home city, Philadelphia. There really is no comparison when it comes to safety and quality of life, Madrid blows all US cities away.
Oh, and I'm gonna start using "thinking with your other head" from now on...LOL
Subestimada Madrid ! 😮 A España vienen más de 80 millones de turistas y a Madrid ciudad vienen muchos .😂
Great Content
Great contents. Always use common sense no matter your geography. Thanks for the info J.
We are going 7/31 thanks for the tips. What about shore excursions, any tips?
Keep em coming
Should’ve started the video with your last message. It’s going to be overlooked 😂
I enjoyed your wrap it up message!! And common sense is not so common lol!! 🤭🇨🇦
Keeping it real! 👏
Wow Love ❤❤❤❤
I plan on taking a taxi when I reach Madrid airport to my hotel What should I ask the driver ,,, are you charging by meter ??
Taxis already charge you a plus to carry people from the airport or a rail station. Most of them are legal and their licenses are shown next to the meter. Unless you carry a ton of luggage, and your hotel is strangely away from a Metro station, you should take subway or commuter trains. Both reach the airport and are quite affordable (1.50 to 2.20 euros). They're are also quite fast. Airport lines run about 120 kph (75 mph) and you'll be downtown in 12 stops, barely 20-25 minutes.
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Good video 👌
A friend was on a tour stop in Spain and one couple was robbed. Barcelona is known for pickpockets