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    • Get a visa before travelling.  
       
       
    • Get medical and travel insurance.  
       
       
    • Bring enough money. 'Bouncing' and 'post-dated' cheques are illegal.  
       
       
    • Keep belongings in a safe place.  
       
       
    • Check the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Travel Advice before travelling.  
       
       
    • Keep in touch with developments in the Middle East.  
       
       
    • Respect local laws and customs. Modesty of behaviour and dress is expected.  
       
       
    • Avoid taking photographs of military and industrial establishments, particularly oil fields.  
       
       
    • Keep to tarmac roads when out of Kuwait City. Unexploded ordnance is still a danger.  
       
       
    • Driving is hazardous. Vigilance is essential.  
       
       
    • Enter next of kin details into the back of your passport.  
       
       
    • Don't carry drugs or alcohol, penalties can be severe.  
       
       
    • Don't carry pork products.  
       
       
    • Don't carry pornographic material.  
       
       
    • Do not overstay your visa.  
       
       
    • Do not travel anywhere near the border with Iraq.