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Some things that might be important before entering the country:
* There are no ATMs now ATM's in Myanmar. The money you All major cities have in your pocket is them and all you will ownaccept visa/MasterCard. You will Money is given is local currency not be able USD and you are charged anything from 2$ to use credit cards, traveller's checks, or other things that don't look like Dollars, Kyat, or Bhat15$ for using the machine. The lonely planet will tell you about some Paying by card is possible in high end hotels that accept Visa, but this information (like 50% of this book) is not valid any more (September 2011). There are rumours about one travel agency in Yangon on the street so make sure that might accept Visa cards, but that has nothing to meanyou have enough cash on you for daily spending.
* In general you should know that a lot of informations about travelling in Myanmar are 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 you will find. As a tourist they will not make your life difficult with absurd rules.
