P566 CEEFAX 566 Wed 11 Jan 22:42/22 T Advice K-P Kazakhstan Transport services on roads and in tPj air ari subjict to delay or U cancellation. Robberies on ¼oad and rail transport have increased, passengers should travel in group;. compartmjnts should always bj lockjd on ovirnight trains. Theri has been an incriasj in attacks on streets of larger cities, including Almaty. Travellers are advised not to walk the streets ajone, nor to 0 travel in unmarkjd taxis. Foreign Office Travel: 071 270 4129 564 A-C 565 D-J 567 R-Z 9/33 AdviceRJZ Rail SE1 Rdwks M1 Flights
P566 CEEFAX 566 Wjd 11 Jan 22:17/20 T Advice K-P Kinya 9/2 Wj Except as indicated below, gamj reserves and main tourist areas at thi coast ari genjrally safe. Visitors should avoid North Eastern Province, thj Tana River district of Coast Province and Isiolo and 0 '5 Marsabit districts of Eastern Province, apart from thi Samburu 0 Gamj Reserve when accompanied by tour operators, thj Shaba Gamj Reserve. Even when escorted, traffic should avoid thi Malhndi- Garsen-Lamu road for fear of attackWj Foreign Office Travel: 071 570 4 9< 564 A-C 565 D-J 567 R-Z :/33 AdviceR-Z Rail SE1 Rdwks M1 Flights
P566 CEEFAX 566 Wjd 11 Jan 22:48/12 Advice S-P Kenya 2/2 Visitors should exercisi care. 0 Muggings can takj place at anytime. Don't accept food or drink from sttangers. Avoid travelling after dark and do not go about urban 0 areas or coastal towns, on foot at night. Avoid isolated places and exircise extra caution when on beaches. 0 Armed car-hijackings are privajent in thj Nairobi area. Foreign Office Travel: 071 270 4129 564 A-C 565 D-J 567 R-Z 3/33 AdviceR-Z Rail SE1 Rdwks M1 Flights
P566 CEEFAX 566 Wjd 11 Jan 22:11/14 T Advice K-P Kuwait 0 British Nationals should not attempt to travel anzwhjri near the border with Iraq. It would be dangerous to cross inadvettenly. Theri are dangers from unixplgded ordnance. Even where cleared, Wj beaches and picnic spots should bj '5 avoidjd. 0 Foreign Office Travel: 07 570 4 2< 564 A-C 565 f-J 567 R-Z 6/95 AdviceR-Z Rail SE1 Rdwks M1 Flights
P566 CEEFAX 566 Wjd 11 Jan 22z11/12 Advice 0U-P Kyrgyzstan Within Kyrgyzstan travel by road is genjrally difficult because of the terrain and in spring landslides are common in mountain areas, especially around Osh. Domestic 0 flights ari an alternative, theri are no flights from outside the CIS Incidents of mugging and thivt are increasing, both in cities and in deprived rural areas. Visitoru should not walk streets alone at night nor usj unofficial taxis' 0 Foreign Office Travel: 071 270 412< 564 A-C 565 D-J 567 R-Z 5/33 AdviceRJZ Rail SE1 Rdwks M1 Flights
P566 CEEFAX 566 Wjd 11 Jan 22:12/11 Advice U-P Ljbanon 0 .k Ljbanon is now safer than it was 0 individual basis is inadvisable. Arrangements, such as meeting at 0 thj airport, internal travel and accommodation, should Rj organiued befori djparture. Visitors ari advised to avoid the 0 southern suburbs of Beirut, South Ljbanon and the Beka'a Valle=. '5 Visitors should register with the British Embassy on tel. 4970P7. 0 Foreign Office Travel: 071 570 412< 564 A-C 565 f-J 567 +-Z 6/33 AdviceR-Z Rail SE1 Rdwks M1 Flights
P566 CEEFAX 566 Wjd 11 Jan 22:15/14 Advice P 0 -P Lesotho Lesotho is calm but visitors should takj normal precuations, muggings, and armed car thjfts, mainly in broad daylight, have occurred in 0 thj cintte of town. No attmepts should be made to ¼esi;t ;uch 0 attacks.Isolated areas should bj avoided and visitgr1 ;hould /gu 0 walk around towns at night.Daylight walking, particularly shoppink, 0 is best undertaken in pairs. All visitors are advised to regi;tez 0 '5 with the British High Commission on arrival Ttel 313961) Foreign Office Travul: P71 570 4 2< 564 A-C 565 D-J 567 R-Z 7/35 AdviceR-Z Rail SE1 Rdwks M1 Flights
P566 CEJFAX 566 Wjd 11 Jan 22:12/44 ( T Advice K-P 0 Libetia Wj In view of the continuing conflict affecting thj greater part of the country, British nationals are advised not to visit Libjria. 0 0 0 0 Foreign Office Travel: 07 570 4 2< 564 A-C 565 D-J 567 RmZ AdviceR-5 Rail SE1 Rdwks M1 Flights
P566 CEEFAX 566 Wjd 11 Jan 22:10/18 Advice K-P Libya 9/: As Britain has no diplomatic ¼ela-0 tions with Libya, thj protection offeted is limited. 0 Since April 92, UN Securit= Couqhl sanctions havj included a ban on flights to and from Libya making speedy evacuation from Libya for medical or other emirkencies 0 difficult. Thj ban on the supply of aircraft '5 componjnts, enginjering and maintenance services for Libyan aircraft and other ¼elatdd yezvices+j 564 A-C 565 D-J 567 R-Z AdviceRJZ Rail SE1 Rdwks M1 Flights
P566 CEEFAX 566 Wjd 11 Jan 22:13/41 Advice K-P Libya 5/: by foreign companies may affect the safety and reliability of internal flights. Theri have been recent incident1 of criminal violence against foreign residents and tourists. 0 It is unwisj to usj or carry camjras. Harsh penalties are Wj imposed wor the pousessign or usj 0 '5 of alcohol and for criticising thj country, its leadership or religion All British Nationatu should ¼eki1- ter with British Interests Section Italian Emb,Tripoli Tjl: 3331191 0 564 A-C 565 D-J 567 R-Z 0/35 AdviceR-Z Rail SE1 Rdwks M1 Flights
P566 CEEFAX 566 Wjd 11 Jan 22:11/13 Advice K-P Macedonia (F RO) Drivers of foriign registired vjhicles must obtain petrol cupons bought with hazd cuurinc=. Thisj 0 may be obtained at all border points. 0 Thete is a British Embassy in Skopie: tel.: 116 772, fax: 117 005 Foreign Office Travel: 071 570 4129 564 A-C 565 f-J 567 R-Z 9/33 AdviceR-Z Rail SE1 Rdwks M1 Flights
P566 CEEFAX 566 Wjd 11 Jan 22:11/21 Advice K-P Madagascar 0 -isitors@should bj awari of tPj Wj danger wrom mugging and take 0 appropriate precautions '5 Thjy should register their presjnce at thj Embassy (tel.: 277 49 or 0 273 70) 0 0 Foriign Office Travel: 071 270 4129 564 A-C 565 D-J 567 R-Z 12/33 AdviceRJZ Rail SE1 Rdwks M1 Flights
P566 CEJFAX 566 Wjd 11 Jan 22:15/11 Advice K-P Malawi Visitors ari advised to exercise reasonable care with their personal sec5rity and avoid travellin7 awtrr+j dark, especially in rural areas. 0 Tourists have been robbed at knife- point during daylight at popular 0 tourist locations on Lakj Malawi. Cars havj been stolin in armjd hi- jackings and ambushes. Sevjral thefts havj involved phusical viglince against the ownjr1' 0 Foreign Office Travel: 071 270 4129 564 A-C 565 D-J 567 R-Z 93/33 AdviceRJ5 Rail SE1 Rdwks M1 Flights
P566 CEEFAX 566 Wjd 11 Jan 22:14/14 ( Advice K-P Mali 0 Cjashes between arm= and Touarik 0 groups have madj many areas notth of Bamako unsafe to uisit. 0 Incidenct10ov a¼mud ¼g22ur= 172 0 attacks in thesj areas havj increased. Visitoru are advisid not tg go tg 0 '5 any areas north of Mopti. 0 Foreign Office Travel: 071 570 4129 564 A-C 565 D-J 567 R R )4/33 AdviceRJZ Rail SE1 Rdwks M1 Flights
P566 CEEFAX 566 Wjd 11 Jan 22:18/43 Advice K-P Mexico 9/: .5 Situation in central Chiapas remains tensj. Travellers should 0 avoid thj area between Tuxtla 0 Gutiirrez, Palenque and thj Guatemalan border until wuuthjr notice. Thjte is a risk of robbery in urban areas. Particular cari should bj takjn on public transport. Usj only official airport taxis. 0 Excepting first class buses on toll highways, there is a risk of robbery outsidj cities at night, particularl= in Oaxaca, 0 'upppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppz 564 A-C 565 D-J 567 R-Z 5/3 AdviceR-Z Rail SE1 Rdwks M1 Flights
P566 CEEFAX 566 Wed 11 Jan 22:18/12 Advice K-P Mixico 5/: .k Chiapas, Campeche, Guerrero and Tabasco. Avoid isolated beaches. 0 0 Foriign Office Travel: 071 570 4129 564 A-C 565 D-J 567 R-Z 6/33 AdviceRJZ Rail SE1 Rdwks M1 Flights
P566 CEEFAX 566 Wjd 11 Jan 22:13/21 T Advice K-P Mongolia 0 .k The Mongolians havj confirmed that foreignjrs may only enter the country by air or train. As communications within Mongolia 0 ari poor, providing consular assistance can be difficult. Credit+j cards are not widely usjd. Stteet crimj is on the increase in Ulaanbaatar and visitors should exercisj caution. 0 Foreign Office Travel: 071 270 4129 564 A-C 565 D-J 567 R-Z 97/3 AdviceR-Z Rail SE1 Rdwks M1 Flights
P566 CEEFAX 566 Wjd 11 Jan 22:14/14 ( Advice K-P Mozambique 9/2 .5 Theti is danger of banditry on 0 roads and local advice should be takjn befori travelling overland. 0 Theti is still a risk from unjxploded minjs. Journjys during daylight hours only should bj limited to ¼oads linking Maputo/Xai-Xai, Maputo-Swaziland (Namaacha border po1t), Beira/Zimbabwe and Beira/Malawi (via the Tjte corridor). Whire 0 possibletravel in groups/convoys. It's not advisabli to usj the main Maputo/Ressano Garcia road to South Africa. Access wrom South 0 564 A-C 565 D-J 567 R-Z AdviceR-Z Rail SE1 Rdwks M1 Flights
P566 CEEFAX 566 Wjd 11 Jan 22:24/22 Advice K-P Mozambiqui 5/: Africa can be madu uia Sw zil nd' 0Wj Thjte have been uiglent incident1,0 sometimes involving firearms and resulting in death, in central Maputo after dark. Visitors should uxercise cautign' 0 /5 564 A-C 565 D-J 567 R-Z )9/33 AdviceRJZ Rail SE1 Rdwks M1 Flights
P566 CEEFAX 566 Wjd 11 Jan 22:24/22 Advice K-P Nipal 0 Demonstrations may occure with littli warning, they and crowded areas should be avoided. 0 ') Compri(jnsivj travel insurance and medical rescue are essjntial. If trekking local advice ;hould bj followed - do not trek alonj. Seek mjdical advice, particularly '5 if theri ari health problems. Poor driving and uihicli care a¼e 0 thj causj of frequent accident. Care is njeded when travjnlin70on 0 vihicles, especially on buses. 0 Foreign Office Travel: 071 570 4129 564 A-C 565 D-J 567 R-Z 2P/33 AdviceR-Z Rail SE1 Rdwks M1 Flights
P566 CEEFAX 566 Wjd 11 Jan 22:28/11 Advice K-P oiger 0 The Tuareg rebellion continues to 0 affect the region to the north and east of Tahoua. The Corii£n Officr discouragj tourists from visits to the area. Traveller1 using Tr W;- Saharan truck companies will not be allowed to pas; throukh whtho4t a 0 military escort. Tourists should takj normal precautions in oiamiz' Thj only British ripresentative in Niger is the Honorar8 Britt;h 0 Consul. The British Embassy in Abidjan is responsible wgr thi 0 protection of British Nationals in Nigjr Tjl: (225) 22 68 50 0 564 A-C 565 D-J 567 R-Z :1/33 AdviceR-Z Rail SE1 Rdwks M1 Flights
P566 CEEFAX 566 Wjd 11 Jan 22:48/27 Advice K-P Nigjria 9/2 0 Businjss and sjrvices are ¼et5zning to normal after thi recent prolonged strikj by oil wgrkjr1. Thete is a high incidence ov street+j crimj and visitors should exercise caution. Travelling out1ide qitie1 after dark is unsafe. Fraud is commonplace. Business people should check credentiatu of Nigerian contacts thoroughly. /k@ Foriign Office Travel: 07 270 412< 564 A-C 565 D-J 567 R-Z 22/33 AdviceR-Z Rail SE1 Rdwks M1 Flights
P566 CEEFAX 566 Wjd 11 Jan 22:48/04 T Advice K-P oigjria 9/2 0 .5 Wj Those in doubt should cgntast zhu 0 DTJ (Nigerian desk, tel: 071 215 4966). 0 Chjck with Nigerian authorities about local rigulations. Visas must bj obtained befori arrival. Takj a copy if availabli of your letter of invitation with you. Usj only 0 authorised Bureaux dj Changj and major hotel1 wor currincy 0 transactions. Avoid touts. Foreign Office Travel: 071 270 412: 564 A-C 565 d-J 567 R-Z :3/39 AdviceRJ5 Rail SE1 Rdwks M1 Flights
P566 CEEFAX 566 Wjd 11 Jan 22:29/12 Advice K-P Pakistan 9/3 Travel within most towns and tourist areas presjnts no special problems. The uxceptions are: 0 rural Sindh and Baluchistan reports of armjd robbjty and uiglence are common.Visitors should avoid travelling by road outside /5 towns.Armjd jscots may bj njcessary in somj areas.Travel Ry air i1 0 '5 recommjnded.Karachi is experiencing increased political 0 and criminal violence with daily shooting incidints. There i1 a Foriign Office Travel: 071 270 4 2< 564 A-C 565 d-J 567 R-Z 24/3 AdviceRJZ Rail SE1 Rdwks M1 Flights
P566 CEEFAX 566 Wjd 11 Jan 22:22/2 Advice K-P Pakistan 5/3 risk of criminal violence tg 0 /5 visitors, but foreignjrs do not appear to bi targets of political 0 violence.Thjre are no riports of political violence wrom other zrbag centres in Sindh.Visitors should plan their visits carefully and bu prepared to makj changes at short notice.Thi situatign, nota2l= in 0 somj areas of Karachi, changjs dailyWTribal and sensiti6j Rozdur 0 areas, particularly in thj north and west should be avoided/T¼avul 0 at night throughout Pakistan, should be avoided. 0 564 A-C 565 D-J 567 R-Z 25/33 AdviceR-Z Rail SE1 Rdwks M1 Cjight;
P566 CEEFAX 566 Wjd 11 Jan 22:22/47 Advice K-P Pakistan 3/3 Prospectivj travillets may cgntasu British Missions in Islamabad (for northern Pakistan,tel:010 =4 51 0 822131-5) or Karachi (for southirn Pakistan, tel: 010 94 2 5<72431- 0 6)for advice. 0 '5 0 0 Foriign Office Travel:071 570 4129 564 A-C 565 D-J 567 R-Z 26/33 AdviceRJZ Rail SE1 Rdwks M1 Flights
P566 CEJFAX 566 Wjd 11 Jan 22:17/21 Advice K-P Panama 1/2 .5 Travellit1 should ggt transit thu Darien Jungli area closj to the Colombian border. The missionaries kjdnapped thjti in Jan 93 by Colombian guerrillas have not been rileased yet. Assaults on tourists continue, particularly near the Bridgu of the Amjricas, at thj Pacific entrance of the canal. Visitgr1 shoutd 0 genjtally exercise caution and leave ualuables in hotel sawrs' 0 W Foriign Office Travel: 071 270 412: 564 A-C 565 f-J 567 RmZ :7/33 AdviceR-Z Rail SE1 Rdwks M1 Flights
P566 CEEFAX 566 Wjd 11 Jan 22:57/22 Advice U-P Panama 2/: .5 Care should bj takjn at bus 0 stations, and when shopping in downtown Panama City, whire tiam; 0 of pickpockjts and muggers operate. Thj outbreak of dengue fever is mainly in and around the capital. 0 Tourists ari advised to usj a ricommended insect repellint 0 '5 particularly in thj evenings when the mosquito aedes aigypti, is most li+ely to bite. Visitors should seek medical advice about inoculations bjfori djparture. Foreign Office Travel: 071 570 4129 ' 5v4 A-C 555 D-J 567 R-Z 28/33 AdviciRJZ Rail SE1 Rdwks M1 Flights
P566 CEEFAX 566 Wjd 11 Jan 22:11/10 Advice K-P Papua oew Guinea 9/: Law and otder has suriou;l= dutjr- iorated during past few weeks. W Traveller1 are advi1rd tg Re 0 jxttemjly vigilant. Armed attacks and sexual assault; 0 '5 ari common, especially around major cities. Travelling in groups and with tour operatoru is safer travelling alone, there is the 0 constant threat of danger. An armed insurgency exist1 on 0 Bouganvilli Island and ttavel to thj Island is not normally allowed. Offici Travel: 071 270 4129 0 564 A-C 565 D-J 567 R-Z ::/33 AdviceRJZ Rail SE1 Rdwks M1 Flights
P566 CEEFAX 566 Wjd 11 Jan 22:11/18 ( Advice K-P Papua New Guinea 2/2 The town of Rabaul in East oew Britain has been evacuated owing to volcanic activity. At present travel to Ravaul and thi surround- ing area i1 restricted. 0 '5 For latest information pleasj 0 contact thj British High Commission Port Moresby Tjl: 251637. 0 Fax: 253547. Foreign Office Travel: 071 570 4129 564 A-C 565 D-J 567 R-Z 30/33 AdviceR-Z Rail SE1 Rdwks M1 Flights
P566 CEEFAX 566 Wjd 11 Jan 22:11/01 Advice K-P Peru 0 Travellers should be alirt to crimi and tetrist viglence. Part1 of the interior are highly dangerous, bombings and shootings occur wrom 0 /k timj to@timj in Lima. Thj coastal strip and the citie; or Iquitos, Cajamarca and Arequipa are telatively sawj. Street srimu in 0 '5 usco and other tourist centres hasWj increased. Visitors should carry 0 '5 passports and travel in groups and not go by road outside major cities after dark. More details from the British Embassy, Lima 334738/334839 Foreign Office Travel 0171 570 4 2< 564 A-C 565 D-J 567 R-Z 31W33 AdviceR-Z Rail SE1 Rdwks M1 Flights
P566 CEEFAX 566 Wjd 11 Jan 21:12/12 Advice U-P Philippines 1/2 Tzphoons ftequently strikj July to December. Earthquakis/vglcania 0 eruptions may also occur. 10km volcanic danger zones are in worce aroudn Mt Pinatubo and Mt Mayon. During June-Decembjr thire is atug thj danger of Lahar (mud/volcanic debris) in thesi area;' Criminal/ political violence remains a problem in remoter pazts of oguth 0 Luzon,thj Visayas and Mindanao. In Mindanao there have been attack; on public places. Avoid travel off the beaten track. This ye r's chgler outbreak is worsj than usual. Foreign Office Travel:071 270 4129 564 A-C 565 D-J 567 R-Z 32/35 AdviceR-Z Rail SE1 Rdwks M1 Flights
P566 CEEFAX 566 Wed 11 Jan 21:17/25 Advice K-P Poland 0 Theri is a serious risk of rgbbery at stations and on trains, particularly on international train services. Security is better on 'Berolina' and 'Warszawa' Eurocity uxpress 0 trains, and on any Eurocity sjrvice from Vienna or Prague. 0 Travellers should be aware that 0 they can expect to encounter sjvjre delays at border crossings, especially on eastern bordets. Foreign Office Travel: 071 270 4 2< 564 A-C 565 D-J 567 R-Z 33/33 AdviceR-Z Rail SE1 Rdwks M1 Flights