Addition of Sudan to UK FCDO travel black list means there are 65 nations partially or entirely off-limits

It is hard to recall a time when so much of the world was off-limits due to war, terrorism and unrest. 

The addition of Sudan to the UK FCDO travel black list means there are now 65 nations that are partially or entirely off-limits.

Report from The Telegraph

By Oliver Smith,

DEPUTY HEAD OF TRAVEL

Thursday 04 May 2023; 10:00am

Is the world becoming more dangerous? The Foreign Office thinks so

The addition of Sudan to the FCDO travel black list means there are now 65 nations that are partially or entirely off-limits

Meroe, Sudan, off-limits as of April CREDIT: Getty

Four years ago, a British globetrotter’s travel wishlist might have included the cultural wonders of St Petersburg and the cosy cafes of Lviv. The enthralling architecture of Isfahan and the tranquil gardens of Shiraz were on the radars of more ambitious holidaymakers, along with the lesser-known pyramids of Meroe. This reporter, in late 2018, spent a weekend in Chernobyl. 

Trips to all of these places are now either impossible or extremely ill-advised. Russia, Ukraine, Iran and Sudan, along with Belarus, represent the newest additions to the Foreign Office (FCDO)’s travel black list, where trips to the entire country are deemed perilous and which now numbers a depressing 21 nations. A further 44 countries are partially out of bounds. It is hard to recall a time when so much of the world was off-limits due to war, terrorism and unrest. 

Full story: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/advice/where-is-safe-foreign-office-map/

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