Long Neck Karen Villagers, Inle Lake

Do you have a present for me?

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March 2nd 2007
Good present: fruit salad. Bad present: paying extra to change money on the black market in Yangon. Got the good present a few times in Myanmar. Only had to give someone a present the one time. It is imperative to change money on the black market in Myanmar. The governent's official exhange rate is about one third what you get on the street (or in a taxi in my case). Did a 10 day side tri ... read more

Asia » Burma

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Britain conquered Burma over a period of 62 years (1824-1886) and incorporated it into its Indian Empire. Burma was administered as a province of India until 1937 when it became a separate, self-governing colony; independence from the Commonwealth wa... ... read more