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361 DIRECTORY A–Z CLIMATE^ local counterparts. It may, however, be confusing for some children seeing young locals working at re ...

362 DIRECTORY A–Z Customs Regulations For the vast majority of visi- tors, clearing customs is a breeze, but it’s important to b ...

363 DIRECTORY A–Z GAY & LESBIAN TRAVELLERS^ erlands embassy in Bangkok (%+66 (0)2 309 5200) New Zealand Affairs han- dled by ...

364 DIRECTORY A–Z Maps The best available is the 1:2,000,000 Periplus Editions Myanmar Travel Map, a fold- ed map with plans for ...

365 DIRECTORY A–Z PHOTOGRAPHY^ eychangers have asked for a ‘commission’. Many travellers do the bulk of their exchanging in Yang ...

366 DIRECTORY A–Z Safe Travel Considering all the bad news that trickles out of Myanmar, it may sound like a rather un- safe cou ...

367 DIRECTORY A–Z TELEPHONE^ like it or not, for a taxi, trishaw driver or guide who takes you to a hotel, to buy a puppet or ev ...

368 DIRECTORY A–Z minute to phone North Amer- ica. You’ll usually be asked to pay in US dollars. In March 2011, the authorities ...

369 DIRECTORY A–Z TRAVELLERS WITH DISABILITIES^ of Hotels & Tourism and the main ‘tourist information’ service in the countr ...

370 DIRECTORY A–Z or twice! In cases such as these you’ll need more of a reason than simply ‘tourism’ for receiving another visa ...

371 GETTING THERE & AWAY Entering the Country If you’re arriving by air, and have your visa ready (see p 369 ) and a valid p ...

372 TRANSPORT GETTING AROUND^ Aung San Rd) Daily to/from Singapore. Thai Airways (airline code TG; %01-255 499; http://www.thaia ...

373 TRANSPORT AIR^ Domestic Airlines Although only one of the domestic airlines is owned outright by the government (Myanma Airw ...

374 TRANSPORT GETTING AROUND^ Bicycle You’ll sure see a lot of these: bicycles are clearly the number-one means for locals to ge ...

375 TRANSPORT BOAT^ Spice Roads (%0066 2 712 5305; http://www.spiceroads.com)) Bangkok-based operation, offering two 14-day itin ...

376 TRANSPORT GETTING AROUND^ Cargo Ships Myanma Five Star Line (www.mfsl-shipping.com), the government-owned ocean transport en ...

377 TRANSPORT BUS^ lay and Bagan (from $280) to 10-day itineraries includ- ing sights along the Chind- win River (from $3150). J ...

378 TRANSPORT GETTING AROUND^ see the bus ahead of time to choose the seat you’d like. Restricted Roads Foreigners are permitted ...

379 TRANSPORT HITCHING^ pand their pump networks to meet demand. The situation has sus- tained the black market for people to re ...

380 TRANSPORT GETTING AROUND^ Kawthoung Bengal Bay of Thailand of Gulf S E A Ayeyarwady A N D A M A N Mottama of Mouths of the G ...