Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Myanmar -last day

Brooke has lived here three years and shed a different perspective than Lonely Planet has to offer.
Item: rents doubled this year for her. What that translates to is coming up with a years rent paid in full up front. Landlords first wanted USD then changed their minds. So she went to the black market shop in the ritzy Summit hotel for a duffle bag full of cash: Kjat 14,565,600. Remember 5000 is the largest bill made!
There are actually two black market shops right next to each other with counting machines and bricks of cash in rubber bands lying around the floor.


-On the road with Kathryn

Location:Yangon

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