Love & Freedom: EUROPE TRIP

MADRID - A place that i would never ever forget. Why??? It's because my handbag with all my stuff (camera, mp3 player, money, ID, passport, handphone etc...) was stolen at MCDONALDS. Imagine that! But still, i would recommend people who love shopping and clubbing to visit madrid. But pls beware of pick pockets...

But coming to think of it, i was too careless as well. So folks, always remember to sling your handbag and look after your belongings as the pick pockets are really really skillful and they come in groups. How mine got stolen? Oh well... we were having lunch at Mcdonalds and we choose to sit facing the streets directly. 2 women and a guy (who look like some tourist) walk into Mcdonalds acting as if they were looking for seats. A lady came infront of us, bend down, took some card "out" (as if she picked up from the floor) and asked if this card belongs to us. As we couldn't see clearly hence we stood up and took a look at the card... But little did we know.. the guy and the other woman behind us grab my bag and walk out immediately and the lady infront of us just walk out of Mcdonalds once we said that the card doesn't belong to us... and guess what.. i only found out that my handbag was missing when i had finished my meal and wanted to go out for a smoke! How silly was that?

Lesson learned! And the saddest part was not about the money.. its about the pictures that i took in amsterdam, london, seville, barcelona and 1st day when i touched down at madrid... memories all deleted...

**MUST!

1) Do register yourself with the ambassy in europe informing them your details and itinerary. 2) If you are travelling more than 2weeks, pls get a travel insurance. **remember to keep all the receipts of camera, handphone, mp3 player etc.. because you need all these as a proof when submitting a claim to the insurance company. My claim took about 6months just for everyone info.

3) Keep your ID at home!

4) Email yourself a copy of your ID or passport so that you can proof where you are from and you need that for making a temporary pass back to your country

5) Pls REMEMBER that during summer, most of the consulate and ambassy are CLOSE! I was really lucky!

** last but not least, never give up and spoil your trip because I went around asking and got to know that even you do not have a passport, you could still travel within europe with the police report :P so ... that's how i continue to my parties at Portugal and Ibiza! Negativity brings nothing!

PIX: Reflection of us chilling downstairs our hostel, streets in madrid

PIX: check out the colourful stunning flowers behind me, statue of a man chilling by the street, wonder what the police man was thinking right there, beautiful angle

PIX: Palacio de Gaviria - We did went Pacha but they only starts at about 2am and we were way too early.. so we went to the so called "gay street" and had some kebab!! It was really yummy! Later in the evening, we got to find out PALACIO DE GAVIRIA from the guy at the hostel and decided to go there instead. It was really beautiful! Historical place comes to life at night in MADRID. 3 rooms playing different sounds from RNB, 80s to trance and house.. A great place to boogie away your night away with sexy male and female dancers on the stage.