Why do UK, US and Aus foreign office advise against ALL TRAVEL to Abkhazia?

1. The reason you may be treated like a criminal in Georgia if you visit Abhazia that is concidered as occupied georgian territory
2. You probably will be banned in Georgia
3. No overland crossing between Georgia and Abhazia.

I have been asking my self the same question because the norwegian foreign authority also warns againnst travel to Abkhazia.

I went to Abkhazia from Georgia a couple of weeks ago, and I had no problems whatsoever. People were friendly and I managed to get around without knowing more than just a few simple words of russian. I was questioned by a soldier on the abkhaz side of the boarder when I was going back to Georgia, but it only lasted about 15-20 minutes and he was very friendly and was mostly interested in my pictures.

Soldier: "Ah, very beautiful city! Where is it?
Me:"It's Tbilisi :-) "
Soldier: "What!? Is that Tbilisi?...hmmm...very nice!"

fduch; What you write is not true.

1. It is only illegal to enter Gerogia, if you first entered Abkhazia from Russia.
2. Again, it is only if you go from Russia to Georgia VIA Abkhazia that you can get into trouble with Georgian authorities, as this is seen as illigal entry into the country.
3. Not true at all. There is a boarder-crossing at Inguri, a 15 minutes taxi-ride from Zugdidi, Georgia.