Malaga, España … This fair city and busy port has the dubious distinction of being the only place we have been robbed in all our travels. We were unloading a rental car in front of our hotel and I set a backpack down on the ground, leaning against my leg, as I turned to pick up another bag and when I turned back with the second bag the backpack was gone, as if by magic.
Sadly it contained a laptop and some cash. We spent much of that evening sitting in a police precinct describing what happened to a translator. Everything turned out okay in the end, insurance paid off, but it was traumatic and complicated our lives to no end. España has highly skilled ladrones or thieves, it is the trade for some families.
Malaga is the port associated with Granada, in the same way Valparaiso is associated with Santiago, Chile. A quick look out the window suggests the port of Malaga is very busy, with both freight and pax.
