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'''The Falkland Islands''' are a [[United Kingdom|British]] overseas territory in [[South America]]. [[Stanley]], the biggest town there, is not counting more than 2,000 inhabitants. The [[hitch-hikinghitchhiking]] conditions for this part of the world seem to be rather bad, but there ''are'' chances to get around for free. Don't hesitate to try it!

When entering, you have to show that you have a return ticket, accommodation and enough money to cover your expenses. You need to pay a departure tax of £20 when you are leaving the islands from Mount Pleasant Airport. You don't need a visa if you are citizen of [[United Kingdom|Britain]], [[North America]], the Mercosur countries, [[Chile]], and most Commonwealth countries and the [[EUEuropean Union|European Community]].

=== By [[hitchhiking a plane|plane]] ===Mount Pleasant airport (MPN) is the [[airport]] where most international flights arrive. It is also a military base at the same time. There's a weekly flight from [[Santiago de Chile]] also stopping in [[Punta Arenas]] ([[Chile|CL]]) and [[Rio Gallegos]] ([[Argentina|AR]]) by LanChile. Flights from [[Europe]] for commercial passengers are operated by the UK Royal Air Force. These flights last 18 hours, start in RAF Brize Norton, in the [[South East (England)|south east of England]] and have a stop on [[Ascension Island]].

The airport is 56km (35 miles) from Stanley. Tourists arriving at the airport are usually either taking take a shuttle bus or a [[taxi]]to Stanley.

=== By [[hitchhiking a boat|boat]] ===

Not all the mines from the 1892 1982 Falkland War have been cleared. It is absolutely not likely that a usual visitor will encounter one. There were no harmful landmine incidents with civilians since the end of the conflict. Maps can be obtained at the EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) office in Stanley.