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Some things that might be important before entering the country:
* There are now ATM's in Myanmar. All major cities have them and all accept visa/MasterCard. Money is given is local currency not USD and you are charged anything from USD 2$ to USD 15$ for using the machine. Paying by card is possible in high end hotels , but not on the street so make sure that you have enough cash on you for daily spending.
* In general you should know that a lot of informations information about travelling in Myanmar are is wrong, because things are changing so fast. This addresses the USD 300 you have to show at the airport (wrong!), the USD 10 airport tax (included in AirAsia tickets since August 2011), the interview in the visa process (getting a visa in Bangkok is straightforward, fast and very easy) and many other informations information you will find. As a tourist they will not make your life difficult with absurd rules.
* If you take much money with you, be relaxed. Myanmar is a pretty safe country. Although every tourist is carrying a lot of money around with them, only few people get ripped of. It might be because the people are so nice (see below "people") or because you will not be allowed to enter assumed dangerous areas (see below "travel restrictions").
* Generally the people won't cheat you. Cheating is a new thing to them, but this is changing as well, especially when it comes to changing money in the street. NEVER DO IT'''Never do it! ''' Not even if it's Sunday, the banks are closed and you need money for the hostel. Find another solution, because the guys in the street are only there to cheat you. They won't change your money!
* Cars and buses are very old (because of the embargo), stinky and slow. The traffic is not so much, but in the cities the air might be more polluted as in Bangkok during the rush hours. Sometimes you find yourself while hitchhiking beside the street surrounded by a black smoke cloud, or you sit in the back of a truck and it is a bit annoying to breath the delicious exhaust fumes that pass through you.
