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How to Change Money in Yangon, Myanmar (Rangoon, Burma)

On August 11, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Myanmar (Burma), Travel, Travel Advice

Little Nuns in Bogyoke Aung San Market

How to Change Money in Yangon Without Getting Scammed

1. Go to Bogyoke Aung San Market in Yangon (map here) between 9:30 and 4:00 pm, ignoring anyone who asks you along the way if you need to change money. You [...]

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How to Have Fun in a Tourist Trap

On May 28, 2012 · 7 Comments · In Travel

A trap fashioned by Viet Cong for US soldiers near the Cu Chi tunnels

The tourist trap. Everyone who has journeyed to a locale without the aid of local friends falls into one at some point another. Nearly any feature that attracts tourists has an economy [...]

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