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  • Get fully comprehensive medical and travel insurance.  
     
     
  • Take medical advice for ailments especially if travelling to remote areas.  
     
     
  • Driving conditions - take particular care. Driving conditions are different than in the UK.  
     
     
  • Leave details of travel plans, passport, credit cards with friends and family in the UK. Enter next of kin details into your passport.  
     
     
  • Ensure that your passport is valid for six months longer than your stay.  
     
     
  • Bring enough funds for your stay.  
     
     
  • Personal security - don't get isolated in downtown entertainment areas of large cities.  
     
     
  • Be wary of strangers offering drinks/confectionery - these may be drugged.  
     
     
  • Be aware that travel in remote areas may be dangerous.  
     
     
  • Don't overstay your visa.  
     
     
  • Mail order brides - do not get involved with 'pen-friend' 'friendship' clubs.  
     
     
  • Do not get involved in any form of disputes or arguments.  
     
     
  • Do not get involved in drugs - penalties can be severe.