Prague Guide Prague Guide – tourist news, travel tips, weather The biggest annual harvests for pickpocketers are Christmas, Easter and other holidays, including summer holidays. In these times, the most tourists visit Prague’s streets. Thieves can find ‘gold-bearing’ places all over. Let us share where to pay the most attention to them! Prague is a paradise for pocket-pickers. The users …
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Be careful when tipping. Some restaurants tip themselves without asking
Some Czech restaurants charge their customers higher prices for the “service”. The Czech Trade Inspection found out that a certain restaurant on Střelecký ostrov in Prague charged almost 20 crowns more than the orders actually amounted to. Inspectors posing as customers carried out two orders in Café Restaurant on Střelecký …
Read More »Pick-pockets in Prague
You may find many signs in Prague, such as: “Be aware of pick-pockets”, and even warnings against car raids: “Do not leave valuables on the seat.” For example, last year, half of all pocket-picking cases in the Czech Republic were in Prague. Local pick-pocket gangs, that often come from different …
Read More »Prague is a bunch of street sellers, taxi crooks and scouts, says Janek Rubeš
The capital city is full of traps and crooks waiting for unsuspecting tourists and distracted Czechs. That is at least how Janek Rubeš sees it. He has been not only bringing attention to such dangers in the streets of Prague, but also giving advice on where to catch a taxi, …
Read More »Cocaine is popular in Prague. However, young people are more careful with drugs
“Drop In” will open a new center for curing addictions in May 2017 on Tesikova Street in Prague 12. It will be dedicated not only to drug problems, but also to alcohol abuse and gambling. “Cocaine is in fashion now; it is used, for example, by managers of big corporations,” …
Read More »The number of gambling machines in Prague is decreasing. Crime rate drops with the closing down of gambling houses
A city hall ordinance that closes down gambling houses has been in force for more than a year, and the municipal authorities can already see the results. Lower crime rates are related to the closure of gambling venues in some city districts, according to analysis of an endowment fund for …
Read More »Prague is becoming a safer city every year. The tourists also know it, and their numbers are increasing.
Prague is becoming a safe destination for tourists and a safe place to live. Statistics show steadily decreasing levels of criminality. No terrorist attack has taken place there, unlike other European cities, where the number of such acts is increasingly being seen. Over 7 million tourists visited Prague during last …
Read More »Sausage stalls ripoffs at Wenceslas Square
When you stroll around Wenceslas Square you will pass many stalls where you can order a sausage (in Czech párek) and you’ll get it on a plate with a dollop of mustard and a slice of bread. You can also try klobása, a larger, smoked sausage, or párek v rohlíku …
Read More »Police and Safety in Prague
Is Prague a safe city to visit? Prague is comparatively safe city; crimes of violence are very seldom. Prague is not more dangerous than any other European City. Statistically you are more likely to be robbed in a North American city than in Prague. Don’t be paranoid and just look …
Read More »Scams in Prague
Tourists are easy targets for scams everywhere in the world, and so it is in Prague. If you know in which particular situation you might be affected and you learn how to protect yourself, your peace of mind while travelling will be satisfied. As a tourist to Prague, the most …
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