The reason it has changed it's name from Burma to Myanmar is because it is made of 7 different tribes or groups, not just the Barman people, so the name Burma was not a representative name.
The plug for Myanmar is the round 2 prong European plug. The electricity will go out at some point while you are here and generators will kick in which feels quite exciting.
You do need to cover up as it is pretty religious. Women don't drink, they wear long skirts and cover up shoulders. People are friendly but if you look half naked they will stare.
A SIM card for the month and credit for the month cost me $11 and it well worth it as it seems that no matter where you are, on a boat, up a hill in a village near a temple, there is always 3G. Myanmar is a 'leapfrogging' nation which means they skipped the decades of rubbish technology and have gone straight to the good stuff! It's a new economist term I am told.
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