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The Ibiza Experience
One of the nicest things about living on Ibiza is that you meet some really
lovely people, as we did recently.
Originally from the North East of England, they now live & work in Dubai.
They wanted to enjoy the ‘Ibiza Experience' for their wedding.
A beautiful Finca in the remote countryside, hired for the week to accommodate family
& friends, it also provided a stunning shaded area under trees to hold the peaceful,
open air, natural ceremony.
The wedding was delightful; a dream realised; the Ibiza experience!
They found it expensive, even by Dubai standards.
But hey, they earn big bucks, they can afford to go wherever they like.
No cheapo all-inclusive deal, these guys spent some serious cash here.
Sadly there was a rude awakening.
All packed, ready to drive all the hire cars in convoy back to the airport,
they decided to pop out for one last ice cream together.
Less than an hour later they all returned to find the Finca ransacked.
Every item of value had been stolen; cameras, lap-tops, money, wedding presents……
EVERYTHING GONE !
The most heart-breaking was undoubtedly the loss of the video footage
and photographs of their wonderful ‘Ibiza Experience'.
They called the police, who were in their words ‘not helpful at all'.
Unhelpful and disinterested.
In other words, as I found when I was a crime victim,
they were about as useful as a rubber banana.
We heard about that last day in a subsequent email.
As I read it, I wondered what happened to the much heralded “Tourist Police?â€
Certainly I've never seen one.
More tax-payers money down the drain! Or maybe they are the ones who drive around
the beach resorts in their new 4WDs ogling the girls and glaring at the tourists?
Other countries have Tourist Police, and guess what? They do their job!
Out and about, they make themselves highly visible, are pro-active in looking
after tourists, warning about hot-spots for pick-pockets etc.
and actually speaking the languages of the tourists!!
So, now we have twenty people back home, all telling their families, neighbours,
and friends about their Ibiza Experience.
They won't be coming back….
Their big bucks will go where they are appreciated and looked after,
not just exploited.
I don't suppose all those people they told will come here either,
no matter how big the marketing spend!
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(ibiza-sun/ from our readers/Big Bonzo)