Foreign
Office
This is the Official Foreign Office site with country by country
advice for travellers from the U.K.
We strongly recommend that you check the information in this site
out when planning your trip.
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Visas
For Australian visas click here.
Visas for other countries such as India, Vietnam, China, Thailand,
Egypt, Kenya, Tanzania can be obtained via this site.
CIBT is the world's largest visa provider.
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Vaccinations
/ Health
Excellent site from the Scottish NHS.
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Need to renew your passport?
Then this is the place to go. Please note that most countries outside
of the EU will expect you to have at least 6 months validity remaining
in your current passport. And try to get a more flattering photo
this time!
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Foreign
Currency and Travellers Cheques
Ordered on-line. Next day delivery to your home address on orders
placed before 2 pm, or specify the delivery day you want.
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Airport Lounges
Airport lounges have complimetary drinks and snacks, internet access,
papers and comfortable seating. They are a real sanctuary if your
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Airport Hotels
If you have a morning departure or a long trip to get to the airport,
staying at a hotel near the airport the night before can make everything
much less stressful. Hotels in or close to all major U.K. airports
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Climate
Info on what the weather is normally like in 85,000 places around
the world.
If you are planning on being away for a longish time, you will find
that it is virtually impossible be everywhere at the 'best' time.
Don't forget that climate change often means that weather doesn't
behave as it should, that you may well end up changing your dates,
and that if you are somewhere in low season, things will be cheaper
and
if the locals more receptive to you..
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Anglo Pacific
Send anything home with Anglo Pacific!
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Go-Sim
Travel Nation has teamed up with go-sim™ to provide a range
of low cost solutions designed to significantly reduce the cost
of staying in touch using your own mobile phone while in abroad.
As many thousands of travelers discover each year, the cost of using
a mobile phone abroad can be over ten times the rate you would normally
pay at home!
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Tourist
Information Offices
Apologies for the American bias, but this is a great site has links
to 100's of tourist information sites.
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Contacting
airlines
If you need to get in touch with an airline while you are travelling,
e.g. to re-confirm flights or change dates, the best source of
up to date contact information for an airline's offices around
the world is via their websites. We have compiled a list here
of airline websites
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Directories |
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