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... those that don't know, James and I were due to fly out to Mexico City last Wednesday for our best friends wedding. After the FCO advice of "essential travel only", we were then presented with the 'swine' of a dilemma of whether to go or not. Here are ...

The plan: Land at 3:10 from DFW, leave for FCO at 5:20 PM. The reality: ? ...

After much research we decided to brave the trains to transfer from FCO To Civitavecchia to board our ship "Equinox" and begin our Ancient World cruise.  This particular entry has been really written as a "how to" for other cruisers. As you exit ...

... im not as relaxed as i should be. now for my drago rant.  initially when the trip was put together the FCO advised against travelling the first part of the karokorum highway between islamabad and gilgit which passes through the at-times unstable ...

... week before we left the UK we were keeping a close eye on the news as there was severe flooding in Thailand and the FCO were advising against travelling to any of the affected regions. As we got closer to our departure date the domestic airport closed... ...

... think I said it before, one of the world's great - and undiscovered - cuisines. Enough already. If you're interested, you can now fly direct from Bangkok to Louang Prabang. Don't get freaked out by the FCO travel warnings. We can't recommend it ...

... the dangerous part of the Karakorum Highway where FCO advice was "Keep the hell out" or words to that effect but now that FCO has issued a similar warning about the whole of Pakistan they have allowed the men on the trip the opportunity to ride with the ...

... we went back to work! What to do before you go - Research what visas & vaccinations you will need - from guidebooks / websites e.g. www.fco.gov.uk / your local travel clinic. Many visas can be obtained on entry to a country - you will need a supply of ...

... to speak of! Speaking to the Hotel owner it appears they´ve all been frightened off by the bad press! Having said that the FCO travel advisory site doesn´t exactly encourage people to visit! ...

... We had to hail a cab down and tell him to take us to an ATM then drive us to the airport.  That ride back to FCO was the fastest ride anywhere I ever had.  I was sweating all the way through my blouse when we finally arrived at the ...

Mahaba, There are two places in Yemen to which the FCO advises against all travel: Sa'ada and Marib. Having travelled to the war-torn tribal stronghold of Sa'ada within a week of arriving in Yemen last year to returned unscathed, I thought it only ...

... to the Saudi border. I have to confess this was quite a bold move as Sa'ada is the only place in Yemen with an FCO travel advisory against it (ie, if anything were to go wrong or happen to me there, my insurance would have been invalidated). But hey, ...

... , our excuse for going was to let them know we were in the country in case of any emergency (it recommends you do this on the FCO website). We were kind of expecting a little bit of UK in Bolivia, which was kind of true - it was like a posh doctors ...

... built on a flat precipice near a river and right in the middle of a major valley or artery for active Mount Tungurahua. The FCO website recommends not to go to Banos due to volcanic Activity. The town was evacuated in 2000 and recently the activity has ...

... print for excesses and pay-out limits. Think safety first: make sure you check the British foreign and commonwealth office (fco.gov.uk) for any warnings about travelling to Beijing before you fly. Get the right vaccinations before you go: According ...

... /Visa_Search/Visa_Search.html U.S. gov't warnings (paranoid): http://travel.state.gov/travel British gov't: http://www.fco.gov.uk Exchange Rates: http://www.x-rates.com hostels Hostelworld: http://www.hostelworld.com Youth Hostelling Int'l: ...