Lebanon     Follow the local and regional news. Visits are usually trouble free but you may need to change your plans at short notice in the event of heightened tension.       Check Foreign and Commonwealth Office Travel Advice before travelling.       Bring enough funds for your stay and return journey, and ensure that if necessary you can arrange for extra funds to be sent to you.       Carry your passport or Lebanese identity document with you at all times.       Keep your passport, money and valuables in a safe place at all times. Do not leave passports or valuables unattended on the beach.       Enter next of kin details into the back of your passport.       Keep a separate record of your passport number, date and place of issue or a photocopy. This will help speed up replacement if the original is lost or stolen.       Respect Lebanese immigration and work permit rules. Tourist visas are valid for a stay of three months maximum. Applications for an extension of stay should be made at the Passport and Immigration Office, Surete Generale. Failure to do this could result in detention and deportation.       Register with the British Embassy on arrival and consult them if any problems arise.       Medical Insurance. Make sure you are fully covered for medical treatment. Hospitalisation and or medical evacuation to the U K can be very expensive.       Travel Insurance. Make sure you are fully covered for unexpected losses or expenses (eg cancelled flights, lost luggage, lost passport, stolen cash or credit cards).       Don’t go anywhere that isn't a recognised tourist site unless you are on an organised tour or have a local guide. There are landmines and unexploded ordnance in many parts of Lebanon, particularly areas around the border with Israel. Stay away from the border itself; people have been shot. Visits to Palestinian camps are not advised.       Don’t hitchhike. It is not safe to accept lifts.       Don’t get involved with drugs. Penalties for drug trafficking, smuggling and possession are severe.       Don’t take photographs of or near military or other official installations.       Don’t attempt to enter Lebanon with an Israeli stamp on your passport.