Watch out, thieves about!

We've had a bit of a set back. My partner was in McDonalds on Saturday with one of our little ones and she had her entire bag stolen from under her nose. Purse, money, cards, contacts book, mobile and....passport (!!) all gone! She didn't even notice it was gone until she went to look for it.

Where was this? McDonalds in Puerto Banus at 2 in the afternoon. We have since found out that thefts in the area are very common. Usually its rife in the hight of the the tourist season.

So, just remember to always be careful as tourists are easy targets for thieves.

As her passport has gone we wont be making the trip to London this week. We've cancelled our flights and we learnt something we didn't know today. If you cancel your flight you can still claim the money back for the "airport taxes" paid. The majority of the cost of our tickets were airport taxes and we've managed to get most of this back. I think that not a lot of people know this!

So, please remember to always have your wits about you when your abroad as it's just so easy to get caught out.