P566 CJJFAX 566 Thu 4 Nov 21:09/20 ] Ad6ice 0K-P Kenya 9/2 Incidents of mugging and violent crime occur throughout Kjn9a. It i1 inbdvisabli to go about Nairobi or coastal towns on foot at night, and avoid empty bjacheu. Thjrj dps 0 been an increase in the incidents of car-hijacking especially in the Nairobi area. 0 There have also been rjcdnt 0 'k disturbances in Mombasa old town 0 but the main tourist areas at the coast remain peaceful. 0 Foreign Office Travel: 071 270 412Y 564 A-C 565 D-J 567 R-Z 1/27 Advice A-C Advice D-I Advice R-Z EuroP566 CEJFAX 566 Thu 4 Nov 21:01/06 Advice 0KmP Kenya Even when escorted, traffic using the Malindi/Garsjn/Lams road is vulnerable to attack by bandits. $hj road should not bj used. Game reserves remain generally calm U but travel to North East Province gr the Isiolo or Marsabit distriat2 of Eastern Province is potentially dangerous, except to Samburu Game %eserve or with tour operators to Shaba Game Rjsjuvj. Exdrcisj care when travelling ig out-of-zhj-wa8 places. Foreign Office Travel: 071 270 4129 ' 56) A-C 565 D-T 567 R-Z 2/27 Advice A-C Advice D-I Advice R-Z E;roP566 CEJFAX 566 Thu 4 Nov 21:91/25 advice 0KLP Kuwait British nationals are strongly advised not to travel anywhere near the border with Iraq. It would bj easy and very dangerous to cross inadvertently. Anzonj having to travel north of Mutla Ridge is advised to consult the British Embassy in advance. Tel: 240 3334-6 or 240 3324-7 0 U Vj3itgrs should regi1teu whth the Embassy upon arrival. 0 Foreign Office Travel: 071 270 4129 564 A-C 565 D-J 567 RmU 3/27 Advice A-C Advice D-I Advice R-Z EuroP566 CKEFAX 566 Thu 4 Nov 21:11/44 Advice 0KmP Lebanon 0 $hj Lebanon is now safer than it was during the civil war. Njvjr- thjless, visitors shoul4 tra;el to the Lebanon only for a specific purpose. Practical azrangjments, such as accommodation should bj organised before djparturj. Visitors should stay in Beirut and '5 should not travel to the south or the Beta'a Valley. +) Visitors should register with the British Embassy, tel: 417 p07 . Foreign Office Travel: 071 27p 4129+j 564 A-C 565 D-J 567 R-Z 4/27 Advice A-C Advice D-I Advice RJZ EuroP566 CJEFAX 566 Thu 4 Nov 21:12/03 Advice 0KmP Lesotho Lesotho remains relatively safd, but armed car theft and muggings occur, even in broad daylight. No attempt should be made to resist. Visitors should not walk alone around towns at night. Backpackers should exercise caution if they intend travelling in the counts:- +5 side. It is not advisable to hike in remote areas. All visitors are encouraged to register with the British High Commission on arrival. Foreign Office Travel: 071 270 4129 564 A-C 565 D-J 567 R-Z 5/27 Advice A-C Advice D-I Advice R-Z EuroP566 CEJFAX 566 Thu 4 Nov 21:12/22 Ad6icd KLP Liberia In spite of a ceasefire, British nationals are strongly advised not to travel to Liberia for the time being. 0 0 Foreign Office Travel: 071 270 4129%e 564 A-C 565 D-J 567 R-Z 6/27 Advice A-C Advice D-I Advice R-Z EuroP566 CEEFAX 566 Thu 4 Nov 21:14/4 Ad6ice K-P Libya British nationals planning a visit to Libya should consider whether the journey is really necessary. 0 $hj UN Security Council has imposed sanctions including a ban on flight to and from Libya. Safety and reliability of internal flights may also bj affected since sbnctions also include a ban on the supply of aircraft and components. Cameras should not bj taken. British nationals should register with the Italian Embassy, tel.31191 Foreign Office Travel: 071 270 4129 564 A-C k65 D-J *67 R-Z 7/27 Advice A-C Advice D-I Advice R-Z EuroP566 CEEFAX 566 Thu 4 Nov 21:25/00 Advice R 0KmP Macedonia XFYR * Although genjrallX calm, thjuj is some tension on the Macedonian/ Albanian border. Visitors should avoid the area, but if travel is essential between the two, only use official border crossing points. 0 Drivers of foreign registered cars must by petrol coupons with hard currency. They are valid only 1t 1 limited number of petrol stations. information should bj sought at the border. A British rjpreuentativj is based in Skopje, tel: 115772 0 Foreign Office Travel: 071 270 4 29 564 A-C 565 D-J 567 R-U 8/27 Advice A-C Advice D-I Advice R-Z EuroP566 CEEFAX 566 Thu 4 Nov 2 :93/19 Advice UmP apdagascar s Visitors should bj aware of the danger from mugging and take 0 The should register their pre3ence at the Embassy Xtel.: 277 49 or 273 70) 0 Foreign Office Travel: 071 270 4129 56) A-C 565 D-J 567 RJZ 9/27 Advice A-C Advice D-I Advice R-Z EuroP566 CJEFAX 566 Thu 4 Nov 21:03/38 Advice 0K-P U Malawi VisQtors: Malawh i2 genbradly calm an there are no specific threats to 6i3itors. Muggings and street arime are becoming common in urban areas. Rjsrhents: There has been a notable increase in house robberies and theft of four wheel dri6j 6ehicleu, 'k often carried out by professional armed gangs. Foreign Office Travel: 071 270 4129 k74 A-C 565 D-J 567 R-Z 10/27 Advice A-C Advice D-I Advice R-Z EuroP566 CJIFAX ;76 $hu 4 Nov 21:93/57 C Advice 0K-P ££££££ ££££££££ £££££ £££ £££ £££ k Mali $hj area between the Mauritanian and Burkjnabj border, nVrth of 0 U Mopti and Doujnt:a remains insecure and reports of armed robbery continue. 0 Crossing the AlgjriaWMali & Nikjr/ Mali border is virtually impossible and is highly inadvisable for overland travellers. 2 0 -hj rest of Mali gives nk cause for concern including Mopti itself. Foreign Office Travel: 071 270 4129 'upppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppz u64 A-C 56u D-J 567 R-Z 11/27 Advice A-C Advice D-I Advice R-Z EuroP566 CJJFAX 566 Thu 4 Nov 21:04/16 ] Advicd 0K-P Mhxico 1/2Wj Robbery in Mexico City and other major urban arias is commonplace. The is part ular ri k n hj mjtto (underground) and around 2us stations. Visitors should take 0 special carr whkn z3ink taxi1 l1tr at night. Cholera has spread to Mexico City +5 and extra care should bj taken whyh hygiene, food and drink. ') @ a Foreign Office Travel: 071 27p 4129 56) A-C 565 D-J 557 R-Z 12/27 Advice A-C Advice D-I Advice RmZ EuroP566 CEEFAX 566 Thu 4 Ng6 2 :04/35 Advice OO pK-P Mexico 2/2 After incidents of robber8 6iuitgt1+j are advised that, except for travel by first class bus on the 'Cuota' highways, it is unsafe to travel at night, and at any time on: Alcapulco-Pujuto Escondido coast road U Highway 37 UtuapanmPlaya Azul, '5 especially the State of Gujrrera Highway 51 ZitacuaromHujtamo in 0 the State of Michoacan. 0 Foreign Office Travel: 071 278 4129 564 A-C 565 D-J 567 RJU 93/27 Advice A-C Advice D-I Advice RJZ EuroP566 CEEFAX 566 Thu 4 Nov 21:04/54 L Advice OI h0KmP C Mongolia 9/ Visitors yhwun4 bj 1luut tg zhu increased risk of crime in thu maun towns, including ilaanbaatar. 0 Travdl of the beaten track or awa8 from the main thoroughfares at Wj night are not advised. Visitors intending to travel out of Ulaanbaatar should bj awake that owing to shortages of aviation furl and uncertainiis about servicing, ') there are doubts about the safty of domestic flights. Foreign Office Travel: 071 270 4129 ' 564 A-C 565 D-J 567 R-Z 4/27 Advice A-C Advice D-I Advice R-Z E5roP566 CEEFAX 566 Thu 4 Nov 21:05/13 Advice I 0KmP Mongolia 2/2 $hj number of domestic flights has been rdduced and 9jat1 ard awardud0+j tg tho1e {ith the mo1t preu3in£ need to travel. 0 Owing to energy shortages, there is no guarantee fo heat and electicity in Ulaanbaatar. @ Each summer and autumn thjrj ard 0 outbreaks of 8lague,0{hiqh0qpg vu16 to provinces being placed in quarantine and visitors bjink stranded. Foreign Office Travel: 071 270 4129+j 564 a-C ;65 f-J 0567 RmZ 5/:7 Advice A-C Advice D-I Advice R-Z EuroP566 CEEFAX 566 Thu 4 Nov 21:05/32 Advice 0KmP +5 Mozambique 0 The 3ecurity situation has impro6ed and travel is now con3iddred 3afe in vaylighz sutween0Ma8zto1£\1i-Xai UNZBW and between Zimbabwe and Malawi is U probably safe during vaylight bzt 0 local advice should 2e sought. Visitors should not leave the main road as landmines on the verges ') remain a nation wide ha:ard. Off 'u mbin roads banditry is s danger. Foreign Office Travel: 071 270 4129 564 A-C ;65 DmJ 567 R-Z 16/27 Advice A-C Advice D-I Advice R-Z EuroP566 CJJFAX 566 Thu 4 Nov 21:05/51 Advice K-P Nepal 0 Comprehensive travel insurance and medical rescue are essential. If ttekkink local advicu shozld bj followed - do n t trek al n . Medical conditions coul4 wor3jn. 0 U 0 Long distance travel is not regulated as in the UU. Strikes and demonstrations arise with little warning and include blackouts and transport boycotts. 0 Cu5few instructions should be followed and demonstrations and croweds avoided. Foreign Office Travel: 071 270 4129 564 A-C 565 D-J 567 R-Z 17/27 Ad6ice A-C Advice D-I Advice R-Z E5roP566 CJEFAX 566 Thy 4 Nov 21:06/10 S OUM Advice 0KmP Nicaragua 0 $hj recent public transport strike is now over, and major towns have m r less r turn d t n mal. -hj Pan American Highway north of Manbgua is still dangerous.0Sevfral foreign officials have been kid napped. Do not travel at nighv. 0 -bSj local advice.aCjnttal Managua is generally sbfe, but there have been some viloent assaults. Keep to well lit areas. Extra care is njehed at traffic lights. Thkft is also a problem on public transport. Foreign Office Travel: 071 270 4129+j 'upppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppz 564 A-C u6k D-J 567 R-Z 18/27 Advice A-C Advice D-I Advice RJZ EuroP566 CEEFAX 566 Thu 4 Nov 21:06/29 Advice OII 022K-P Niger 0 -hj Foreign Office advise against all o6euland travel tg Niger. The 0 situation remains unstablu in many pbrts of the country. $hj border at AssbmakaWIn Gujzzam is now open. 0 Air travel to Niamey is not dism1 couraged but travel outside city limits should be avoided. -hj only British rjpresjntativj in Niger is the Honarary British Con3ul. The British Embas3z iv 0 Abidjan is responsible for the protection of British Nationals in Niger Tel: X225) 22 68 50 564 A-C 565 D-J 567 RJY 9/27 Advice A-C Advicd D-I —dvice R-Z E5rgP566 CEEFAX 566 Thu 4 Nov 21:07/07 ] Ad6ice I K-P Ppkrstan p) 0 There are normally no special problems with travel to and within main towns and tourist areas of 0 northern Pakistan. Although the security situbtion has W) improvehL armjh robbery and kid-a mappings still occur in Sindh and Baluchistan, especially near Afghanistan. Travel to southern 0 qarts should bj bz air preferably.a Road travel outside towns may need armed escort. Local police should be consulte4. 0 Travel at night should bj avoided. Foreign Office Travel: 071 270 4129 564 A-C 565 D-J 567 R-Z 21/27 Advice A-C Advice D-I Advice R-Z E5roP566 CJKFAX u66 Thu 4 Nov 21:97/26 —dvicj I 0K-P Panbma Following thu kidnQppung in January of three missionaries in the Dariin jungle near the Colombian border, travellers are advised not to transit this area. 0 Violent assaults on tourists ha6e +4 risen, particularl8 on0ou near thu Bridge of the Americas, at the 0 Pacific kntrance of the Canal. Visitors should exercise caution. 0 Pickpocketing is a problem on buses +) and at bus deport. 20 0 Foreign Office Travel: 071 27X 4129 564 A-C 565 DmJ 567 RJY 22/27 Advice A-C Advice D-I Advice RmZ EuroP566 CEEFAX 566 Thu 4 Nov 21:07/45 U Advice R 0KmP Papua New Guinea 0 Law and order remains 1t a low 0 levle. Travellers should be vigilant at all timer. Armed 0 robbery and sexual assazltu on 0 women pose a serious problem in and around the mbjor cities. Howe6j5 with careful planning tourism to most areas remains possible. 0 +5 Travelling in groups and whuh tour operators is0saftjr than travelling alone. For the latest information 0 on local conditions, visitors ') should contact the British High Commision in Port Moreubjy Tel: 0 251677 or Fax: 255547 Foreign Office Travel: 071 27p 4129 d 564 A-C 565 D-J 567 R-Z 23/27 Advice A-C Advice D-I Advice RMZ EuroP566 CJEFAX 566 Thu 4 Nov 21:08/04 Advice IO bdRK-P +7£££££££££££££££££££££££££££££!!££££!!) Peru Tra6elldrs shg4ld bj 1ldut tk qrimi and terrorist violence. Parts of the interior is highly dangerous and bombings occur from time to time in Nina. 0 The coastal strip and the citie3 of Iquitos,pCajamarca and Arequipa are relatively 3afe. Street crime in Cusco and other tourist centres has increased. Do not travel by road outside major cities after dark. +5 Detailed advice iQ available from W5 the BrUtish Embassy in Lima (Tel.: 33-4738I. p 0 Foreign Office Travel: 071 270 4129 564 A-C 565 D-J 567 RJU 24/27 Advice A-C Advice D-I Advice R-Z EzroP566 CEIFAX 566 Thu 4 Nov 21:98/:3 ] Advice 0K-P +7££££££££££££££££££££££££££!££££££!!£!k Philippines 1/2 $hes is one of the world's mort disbster-prone countries. "Earthm10 quakes and volcanic eruptions can 0 occur at any time. Typhoons strike between J4ly and Novjmbjr. 0 Crimjnbl and political 6iolince is a serious problem in parts of north ') Luzon, the Visbybs and Mindanao and travellers should take particular care if 6i1itink those area;. 0 Foreign Office Travel: 071 270 4129 574 A-C 565 D-T 567 RJZ 25/27 Advice A-C Advice D-I Advice R-Z EuroP566 CEJFAX 566 Thu 4 Nov 21:08/42 Advice OI Rh0K-P Philippines 2/2 1p km danger zones are in force U around Mount Pinbtubo and Mount Mayon. 'ith the gn3et of the rainy 3jasgn thjrj is the added danger of lava R flows in areas. Visitors should avoid tta6el off the beaten track. Thjrj are up to 8 hour power black- '5 outs daily. Foreign Office Travel: 071 270 4129'j 564 A-C 565 D-J 567 RJZ 26/27 Advice A-C Advice D-I Advice R-Z EuroP566 CEEFAX 566 Thu 4 gov 21:09/01 Ad6ice I 0K-P Poland -here is a serious risk of robbery at stations and on trains, particularly on international train services. Security is better on gBerolina' and 'WbrszawaW Kurocity express p trains, and on any Eurocity sjr6ice from Vienna or Prague. 0 'ka Foreign Wffice Travel: 071 270 4129 564 A-C u6u D-J 567 R-Z 27/27 Advice A-C Advice D-I Advice R-Z Euro