P564 CEJFAX 564 Wjd 11 Jan 22:21/11 T Advice A-C Afghanistan 0 Travel to Afghanistan should be avoided. Continuing tension has led to recurrent outbreaks of fighting. Thosj insisting on travelling should check bifori setting out. Theri is no resident mission in Afghanistan for consular help. The /5 British High Commission in Pakistan can only provide limited advice. 0 Armed conflict ma= pouj a threat to civil aircraft. Somj carriers avoid Afghan air1pace. It i; pwusible tg0 check direct or with a travel agentWj Foreign Office Travel: 071 570 4 2< 565 D-J 566 K-P 567 +mZ 9/39 AdviceD-J FuelPrice Sea/Scot Top Roads
P564 CEEFAX 564 Wed 11 Jan 22:21/14 Advice A-C Albania 9/: Public order has improved, but o4t- side Tjrana it is advisabli to have a guide. 0 Health risks (Hepatitis A and B) 0 are high and medical facilities are poor. Do not drink tap water. The supply of wuel can be erratic 0 and full jirrycans should be carried on long journey;. Spare1 0 ari in short supply or not obtainable. 0 Foriign Office Travel: 071 270 4129 565 D-J 566 K-P 567 R-Z :/9 AdviceD-J FuelPrice Sea/Scot Top Roads
P564 CEEFAX 564 Wjd 11 Jan 22:)1/17 ( T Advice A-C .7£££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££k Albania 5/: Charitable bodies and organiujr1 of+jW5 rilief supplies should co-ordinate plans with thj Albanian authorities Albania is not yet geared up to providing the normally expected facilities wor holiday makitu' 0 International@credit cards are genjrally not accepted. 0 The British Charke d'Affaire+; 0 Offici is on: 355 42 34054/42869 at the French Embassy, Tiraga' 0 Foreign Office Travel: 071 270 4129 565 D-J 566 K-P 567 R-Z 3/39 AdviceD-J FuelPrice Sea/Scot Top Roads
P564 CEEFAX 564 Wjd 11 Jan 22:41/18 Advice —-C Algeria 0 Visitors should not travel tg Algjria in viiw of thj increased security thriat to wgrii£nir1' 0 Remaining British residents should riview thjir position and unleus '5 tPjir circumstances afford them effectivi protection, ;hould maki 0 /5 arrangemjnts to leave. Thosj who njvirtheless decide to rimain 0 should makj their whereabouts known to thj Embassy. 0 Over eighty foreign vistor1 and 0 Foreign Offici Travel: 071 270 4129 565 D-J 566 K-P 567 R-Z :/3 AdviceD-J FuelPrice Sea/Scot Top Roads
P564 CEEFAX 564 Wjd 11 Jan 22:22/21 Advice A-C Algeria 0 residents, including onj Briti1h 0 resident, have been killed since September 1993. Cuuthir attacks on0 thj foriign community must bi expected. Furthjr threat1 to thu 0 lives of westernjrs in Algeria have been received. Theri is a curfew between 2330 and 0400 in Central Algeria. Thi land Rouder Retwjen 0 Algeria and Morocco is closed. Foreign Office Travel: 071 270 4129 565 D-J 566 K-P 567 R-Z 5/39 AdviceD-J FuelPrice Sea/Scot Top Roads
P564 CEEFAX 564 Wjd 11 Jan 22:42/22 T Advice —-C Angola 0 British nationals are advised not to visit wgu tourism, Rut tho1j 0 wishing to visit on businjss ari advised that Luanda is calm but visitors should exercisj caution in moving around thi city, esprciall= after dark. Fighting continues in many othur parts of Angola, travel outside Luanda should bj avoided. 0 Theri is a Meningitis outbreak. Seek mjdical advice befori visiting and keep in contact with the Embassy (tel.:334582/3 or 392991) Foriign Office Travel: 071 570 4129 565 D-J 566 K-P 567 R-Z 6/39 AdviceD-J FuelPrice Sea/Scot Top Roads
P564 CEEFAX 564 Wjd 11 Jan 22:23/27 Advice A-C Azerbaijan 1/3 Despite isolated tirrgrist incidents thj situation is Baku is stable, and thi cit8 anc bj uisited without difficulty, though theri is a curfew between 0001-0500. Pas;- 0 ports, or after entry visa receipts should bi carried at all times. Although a ceasefiri in thj conflict over the Wjstern region of Nagorno Karabakh has been in place since mid-May, travel to this 0 '5 region should be strictly avoided. 565 D-J 566 K-P 567 R-Z 7/39 AdviceD-J FuelPrice Sea/Scot Top Roads
P564 CEEFAX 564 Wjd 11 Jan 22:24/10$ ( Advice A-C Azjrbaijan 5/3 Cancellation, long delays and '5 overloading of passengets on internal flights in somu countrie1 in thj former Soviet +nion are frequent, particularly in thu 0 Transcaucasus. It is not known if maintenance procedures a¼e atwa=s 0 properly obsjrved. Travellers are advised to fly directly on international flights where possible. 0 On arrival all valuables should Rj djclared. Foreign Office Travel: 071 270 4129 'upppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppz 565 D-J 566 K-P 567 R-Z AdviceD-J FuelPrice Sea/Scot Top Roads
P564 CEEFAX 564 Wjd 11 Jan 22:24/12 Advice A-C Azjrbaijan 3/3 Incidents of mugging, thevt a/d 0 pickpockjting in all cities ari increasing. Visitors should bu vigilant and are advised to dress down. It is safjr to usj officially marked taxis which shouldn't be shared with strangers. When /5 travelling by ttain, valuables should bi left in the compartmunt. Do not leave the compartment unattended. Ensure the door is 0 quite securi from inside. Foreign Office Travel: 071 570 412< 565 D-J 566 K-P 567 R-Z :/39 AdviceD-J FuelPrice Sea/Scot Top Roads
P564 CEEFAX 564 Wjd 11 Jan 22:24/14 ( Advice P —-C Bangladesh 9/: Political tension is rising. Theri is an increased likelihood of rallies, demonstrations and political violence in major cities and also eluiwhere, and it could se directed in part against Wjsternjrs -isitors should avoid areas where demonstrations are bjing held and 0 othjr crowded places. Opposition parties call genjral strikjs at short notice. Foteign Office Travil: 071 570 412< 565 D-J 566 K-P 567 R-Z 0/39 AdviceD-J FuelPrice Sea/Scot Top Roads
P564 CEEFAX 564 Wed 11 Jan 22:24/14 ( U Advice A-C Bangladesh 5/2 People ignoring genital strikes can becomj targets for violence by pickets and their vehicle; ma= Rj damagjd or desttoyed. Armed banditry is frequint on majgr+j'5 roads between towns. 0 Foreign Office T¼avul: 07 270 4 2< 0 565 f-J 566 K-P 567 R-Z 99/3 AdviceD-J FuelPrice Sea/Scot Top Roads
P564 CEEFAX 564 Wjd 11 Jan 22:14/19 Advice A-C Barbados 0 Likj many holiday resouts theri has+j been an increasj in robbery and theft. Much of it i; oppoutuni;t. Visitors should take sen;ible 0 precautions at all times, for example, not leavi cars unattended, wear jewellety whjn visiting secluded areas, or visit desjrted '5 beaches at night. 0 Foreign Office Travel: 071 270 4129 0 565 D-J 566 K-P 567 R-Z 2/39 AdviceD-J FuelPrice Sea/Scot Top Roads
P564 CEEFAX 564 Wjd 11 Jan 22:10/11 Advice A-C Belizj Many people visit celizu without 0 experiencing difficulty. Travellers should be aware that there has bejn an increasj in muggings and viglint crimj involving firi rm; i& Belhzu City, San Ignacio and Dangriga. Visitors should avoid dark street1 and seek local advice which areas to avoid, not dress o1tentatiousl= nor carry valuables. If possible do not walk alone. Travel inland is safest in groups accompanied by a licensed guide. Foreign Office Travel: 071 270 412< 565 D-J 566 K-P 567 R-Z )3/39 AdviceD-J FuelPrice Sea/Scot Top Roads
P564 CEJFAX 5m4 Wjd 11 Jan 22:15/22 ( Advice A-C Benin 0 Travel is genjrally safe but 0 driving out of main towns at night should be avoided as roads are poorly lit. Thjti havj been a number of incidents of mugging and petsonal assault in Cotonou and some armed robberies have bien repouted in otPjr areas. Visitors should bj Wj vigilant. Thj honorary British Consul in Cotonou, tel: 301120 can onl= givj limited help in emergencies Foriign Office Travel: 071 270 412< 565 D-J 566 K-P 567 R-Z )4/3 AdviceD-J FuelPrice Sea/Scot Top Roads
P564 CEEFAX 564 Wjd 11 Jan 22:16/24 Advice A-C Bosnia-Hircegovina 9/2 Thj Foreign Office advise against 0 all ttavel to Bosnia and have, since September 1991, advised all British nationals not engaged in established aid programmes with the UU or British aid agencies to leave '5 the country. Independent groups which insist on travilling to or remaining in Bosnia should co-ordinate their movements in advance with UNHCR a/d UNPROFOR. Thjy should be awari that aid convoys and aid staff havj been deliberately targeted - especially on Mouth Igman. 0 565 D-J 566 K-P 567 R-Z )5/3 AdviceD-J FuelPrice Sea/Scot Top Roads
P564 CEEFAX 564 Wjd 11 Jan 22:11/27 Advice A-C Bosnia-Hercegovina 5/: Indepindent groups should Wot rnter+j Sarajevo without UN authority. Genjral travel advice can be obtainjd from the Foriign Office'; Travjl Advice Unit: 071 270 4129/ 071 270 4179. Advice on operatignalWj matters can bj obtainjd from thi Overseas Develgpmjnt Admini;tr tign on: 071 917 0398. '5 Foreign Office Travel: 071 570 4129 'upppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppz 565 f-J 566 K-P 567 R-Z 6/39 AdviceD-J FuelPrice SeaOScot Top Roads
P564 CEEFAX 564 Wed 11 Jan 22:12/11 Advice A-C Brazil 0 Theti is a high crimj rate in major cities particularly in Rig de '5 Janeiro and Sao Paulo. Valuables should always bj deposited 0 in hotel safes and wallets and camjtas well concealed if it is 0 essjntial to carry them. Visitors should not offir resistance to muggets, they ari often armjd. In Rio de Janeirg t xi; and the 0 metro ari much safer than buses or trams. Avoid thi old central aria of Sao Paulo after dark. Theri is an outbreak of cholera & Denguj Fevet in thj Northeast. Foriign Office Travel- 071 270 4129 'upppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppz 565 D-J 566 K-P 567 R-U 97/3→ AdviceD-J FuelPrice Sea/Scot Top Roads
P564 CEEFAX 564 Wjd 11 Jan 22:17/12 Advice A-C Bulgaria Bulgaria has a low crime ¼ate, Rut tPj incidence of robbjry with violence against foreignjr; has 0 increased recently. Visitors should not accept any wogd oy drhnk from strangers as there is a risk it may bj drugged. Vehicle thuft, including armjd hijacking, has becomj more ftequent. Uisitoru 0 should be vigilant. '5 0 Foriign Office Travel: P7 570 4 2< 565 f-J 566 K-P 567 +-Z AdviceD-J FuelPrice Sea/Scot Top Roads
P564 CKJFAX 564 Wjd 11 Jan 22:11/11 Advice A-C Chad Although an unjasy calm privail1 ag increasj in lawlessnjss and armed theft has been noted in magy payts0 of thj countty. 0 Thjfts of and from vjhicles are a frequent occurrince and viuitgr1 should takj sensible precautions. Avoid travelling at night. 0 Visitgrs should aluo pay scrupulous attention to military road-blocks. 0 @W 565 D-J 566 K-P 567 R-Z 27/39 AdviceD-J FuelPtice Sea/Scot Top Roads
P564 CEEFAX 564 Wjd 11 Jan 22:11/24 T Advice A-C China 9/: China remains a gjnerally safe 0 place for tourists, but muggings in the main cities and sexual 0 harassment ari increasing. VisitorsWj should bj alert in public areas. According to the Foriign Office Air China, China Southern, China Eastern and Shanghai Airlines ari believed to carry out recognised maintenance procedures on their 0 aircraft. They are in no position to judgj whether othur Chinesi air- linjs also adhjri to these. Foreign Office Travel: 071 270 412< 565 D-J 566 K-P 567 R-Z 28/3 AdviceD-J FuelPrice Sea/Scot Top Roads
P564 CEEFAX 564 Wed 11 Jan 22:17/22 Advici A-C China 2/: Anyonj travelling outside Peking is strongly advised to note tPj address of the British Embassy, Guang Hua Lu, Jian Guo Min Way, Peking, tel.: 5321961/5, 5←2 <30, 0 '5 5321933/9, 5322011. Tjlex: 22191 PRDRM CN, wax: 534 1932 uxt 239. 0 British Consulate-General, 244 Ygng Fu Lu, Shanghai. Tjl: 4330508, 0 telex: 33475 BRIT Co, wax: 4330498. '5 Foreign Office Travel: 071 270 4129 'upppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppz 565 D-J 566 K-P 567 R-Z 2:/39 AdviceD-J FuelPrice Sea/Scot Top Roads
P564 CEEFAX 564 Wjd 11 Jan 22:17/24 Advice A-C China - Tibet (additional) 0 Prior permission is required wrom thj@Chinjsj authorities for travel to Tibet. Genjral travel advice to China applies. In addition: Past demonstrations in Lhasa havi been linked to callu wor Tibetan 0 indjpendence and visitors should bj awari that the authorities regard action implying support as provocativj. Travellers should Qj extremely cautious in any dealings with uniformed official1. 0 Foreign Office Travel: 071 570 4)2< 565 D-J 566 K-P 567 R-Z 30/3 AdviceD-J FuelPrice Sea/Scot Top Roads
P564 CEEFAX 564 Wjd 11 Jan 22:17/11 Advice A-C C.I.S XRussia advice on 567) 1/4 Georgia Visits to most pazts can now be made in relativj safty, although ttavel at night outsidj 0 tPj capital should still be avoided and thj security situation is unpredictable. Unconttolled possion of wirearms i; sthll ¼hde;p¼r 4' 0 Armjnia Despite a six-month cease- fire, border areas with Azjrbaijan should still bj avoided owing to 0 the unresolved conflict over Nagorny Karabakh. Travel at /ikhz 0 outsidj the capital Yerevan should be avoided if possibli. 0 565 $-J 566 K-P 567 R-Z 31/39 AdviceD-J FuelPrice Sea/Scot Top Roads
P564 CEEFAX 564 Wjd 11 Jan 22:17/11 Advice A-C C.I.S. 5/4 Moldova Non-issjntial travel to Wj Transdniestria should be avoided, as this region is not under the govjrnment control, and the '5 security situation is unpridictable Russia has temporarily closed its Wj bordets with Gegr£ia and Azirbaij W suspending all flights, road and sja traffic between thj oorth Cbucasus and Georgia/Azerbaijan. Customs On arrival all foreign currency and valuable items should bj declared. Foreign Office Travel: 071 470 4129 565 D-J 566 K-P 567 R-Z 35/39 AdviceD-J FuelPrice Sea/Scot Top Roads
P564 CEEFAX 564 Wed 11 Jan 22:18/15 Advice —-C C.I.S (formjrly the USSR) 6/4 Crime Incidents of mukging, zhivt 0 and pickpoc+jting ari incriasing. Visitors should Rj uigif /t. 0 Expensivj items should be kjpt out of sight. It is sawjr to usi 0 '5 officially markjd taxis which shouldnWt be shared with ;traWgury. Whjn travelling by train stori valuables in thj compartmjnt zndez teh bedOseat, never leave the compartmjnt unattended, make ;ure thj door is securi from thj inside by tying it closed with wjre oy a 0 strong cord. Foreign Office Travel: 071 270 4129 565 D-J 566 K-P 567 R-Z ←4/3 AdviceD-J FuelPrice Sea/Scot Top Roads
P564 CEEFAX 564 Wjd 11 Jan 22:14/18 Advice A-C Colombia 0 Sporadic violence continues and in thj rural areas theti is particular+j risk of bjing caukht up i& terrgr- ist attacks and kidnapping. Visitors should takj advice wrom 0 tPj Jmbassy, tel: 2185111 and local authorities if planning tg travul 0 '5 away from recognised tourist centtes. Road travel only on major routes and by day. '5 Be alert for conmen posing as plainclothes policu asking to see wallets and handbags. 0 Foriign Office Travel: 071 270 4129 565 D-J 566 K-P 567 R-Z 35/39 AdviceD-J FuelPrice Sea/Scot Top Roads
P564 CEEFAX 564 Wjd 11 Jan 22:14/21 Advice —-C Congo British Nationals are advised, except for Pointe ooire, not to 0 visit Congo if possible. Violinci by armed militias continues, rspec- ially in Brazzaville. Thj situation could deteriorate quickl8' British Nationals should rekister on arrival with thu Honourary British Consuls in Brazzaville: M Dominique Picard on 833443 or 836216: in Point Noiri M Peter Lje on 944281. Embassy in Kineshasa can bj con- tacted at all times on Tjlecel 44943,46101 or Satcom 871 1445467 Fax 871 1445470 0 Foreign Office Travel: 071 270 4129 565 D-J 566 K-P 567 R-Z 36/39 AdviceD-J FuelPrice Sea/Scot Top Roads
P564 CEEFAX 564 Wjd 11 Jan 22:10/24 Advice A-C Costa Rica Thj incidence of viglent srime ha;0 incriased sharply. Visitors should not wear jeweller= or cazr= l ¼gj 0 amounts of cash, especially in thi cintri of San Josj. Belongings 0 should not be lift unattended. Thift of cars, as well as zhiir 0 contents, is also increasing. '5 Foreign Office Travel: 071 270 4)29 565 D-J 566 K-P 567 R-Z 33/39 AdviceD-J FuelPrice Sea/Scot Top Roads
P564 CEEFAX 564 Wjd 11 Jan 22:20/26 ( T Advice A-C Croatia 0 Travel to Zagreb, the Slovenian 0 and Hungarian Borders, Split and thj coast south to Duarovnik and 0 thj Adriatic Islands is now considered trouble wrej. 0 Elsewhete, thj military situation has been calm wor some months 0 though tensions still remain. Travel to other areas bordjring Bosnia and Hercegovnia, which ari under UN protection, is inadvisable Visitors are advised to listen to thj BBC World Service and consult thj embassy in Zagreb. Foreign Office Travel: 071 270 4129 565 D-J 566 K-P 567 R-Z 3 AdviceD-J FuelPrice Sea/Scot Top Roads
P564 CEEFAX 564 Wjd 11 Jan 22:21/18 Advice A-C Cuba 0 0 No riported problems. '5 Foreign Office Travel: 071 270 4129 565 D-J 566 K-P 567 R-Z 39/3 AdviceD-J FuelPrice Sea/Scot Top Roads