It seems Her Majesties Government is moving fast with putting down quarantines, with the UK Foreign and Commonwealth office in the last hour announcing arrivals from the following countries will be required to self-isolate and quarantine for 14 days upon their return to the United Kingdom. The countries in the latest update issued by the UK FCO include: France - … [Read more...]

It seems that me having a nap is a bad idea, as the UK Government has adjusted its travel advice to Spain. And it is not good for travellers, as the Foreign and Commonwealth Office now advises against travel to the area, including The Canary Islands and Balearics. The updated advice is as follows (per https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/spain From 27 July, the … [Read more...]

The situation has been evolving with the announcement that the United Kingdom is to re-impose a quarantine/self-isolation requirement on arrivals from Spain. The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) advice has changed as of 27th July From 27 July, the FCO advise against all non-essential travel to Spain, including the Balearic and Canary Islands, based on the current … [Read more...]

The UK government has announced that arrivals from Spain to the United Kingdom will be required to Quarantine and Self-Isolate for 14 days upon entry into the country. The Basílica de la Sagrada Família, Barcelona  This was has been reported by Reuters, Sky, BBC and others. The move comes as COVID-19 cases in Spain … [Read more...]

It seems Her Majesty's Government has outlined how travel to Europe is going to work for UK Citizens from the 1st January 2021. And it's going to involve more paperwork and higher costs.   Let's start with the obvious and work downwards. Passports You will need to ensure your passport is valid for travel. Burgundy Edition ones will be still valid, if still … [Read more...]

On Friday, the planned 'travel bridges' have gone into effect, allowing visitors and UK residents to re-enter the United Kingdom, without having quarantine or self-isolate on arrival. There have been changes to the initial announcement where 59 countries were listed - this is now 75. Notably, Serbia has been withdrawn from the UK list - which now requires self-isolation … [Read more...]

The UK Government after setting up its Quarantine on arrival plan has back-pedalled hard, with the announcement of travel-corridors. Of course, the Government has made life difficult - as always. There are two lists The first list covers countries which you can travel to and not require placing yourself in Quarantine/Self-Isolation on … [Read more...]