4 Reasons You Should Visit Myanmar Now

2. The People

I must say I did find what I was looking for — the purity I mentioned before. I had people waving at me and saying hello in all the cities I visited. Every restaurant and shop owner welcomed me as an honorable visitor, not sack of dollars. And most importantly: I paid the local prices 90% of the time!

When you go somewhere and you’re treated as a local — and, in reality, why shouldn’t you be? — it changes your experience profoundly. Myanmar is the country where you travel without your guard up, not having to worry about the next scam.

I’m tempted to say that Thailand has a new contender for the title of “The Land of Smiles!”

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