Comments on: Swine flu: the traveller's view

By: jantra

jantra — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:48:05 +0000

Thank you for information

By: araya

araya — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:13:14 +0000

Thank you for information

By: VivekW

VivekW — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:34:34 +0000

Hi Adam,

You might experience some hassles coming into China. It may be best to post this question on the Thorn Tree (link in the original post), and folks who are on the ground will be able to give you updated information.

vivek

By: bassy2000

bassy2000 — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:02:36 +0000

I am travelling to Mexico (Mexico City, Monterrey and Guadalajara) on Saturday for a week. I get back to the UK on Sunday 29th June. On Saturday 4th July I fly to China for a 2 week holiday (arriving Beijing, departing Hong Kong).
Should I expect any hassle at the Chinese border having been to Mexico so recently? Anyone had any recent experiences?
Thanks
Adam

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By: VivekW

VivekW — Tue, 12 May 2009 00:30:47 +0000

Hi Roger,

Right now, we haven’t heard any reports of China denying entry to those who have passed through Mexico. However, according to the Thorn Tree thread, Ecuador has begun restricting entry to such folks.

Knowing that China is traditionally conservative around immigration and customs, I’d advise you to keep on top of the situation (maybe even post in the thread) to make sure there are no unpleasant surprises.

vivek

By: rmprill

rmprill — Mon, 11 May 2009 22:53:31 +0000

hi vivek,

my question is similar to rachel’s but my destination is entirely different. i’m supposed to be going into the yucatan in june to visit some mayan ruins. then, in july, i’m visiting mainland china, entering through shanghai. i know that china has been giving some mexican passport holders a hard time from what i’ve read in the news, but are the chinese giving trouble to anyone with recent visa stamps from mexico in their american passports???

thanks,
roger

By: VivekW

VivekW — Thu, 07 May 2009 00:31:05 +0000

Hi Rachel,

If you are showing symptoms, you’ll probably get a fair bit of attention. However, no one is closing their borders, and traffic within Latin America seems to be flowing fine.

You should also post this question in the Thorn Tree thread (http://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/thread.jspa?newPost=true&messageID=15655914 – sorry for the long link!), where folks on the ground will have more information.

vivek

By: rvz

rvz — Thu, 07 May 2009 00:12:07 +0000

Hi
I was planning on doing a yoga teacher training course this summer in southern Baja between Cabos and La Paz and then traveling around Central or South America. I am not too concerned about my health while in Baja, but I was wondering if I will have difficulty getting into other countries after visiting Mexico. Does anyone have any information about this? I would be flying out of Cabos San Lucas into either Costa Rica or Ecuador (my plans are all scattered now!)
Thank you for the help,
Rachel