Easily the most rewarding thing you can do to prepare for travelling in Myanmar is to write down a few simple sentences of Burmese to use and memorise. Many people you meet will speak some English; but there are many Burmese people, especially in the more rural areas, who don’t know a lot of English but are absolutely lovely people and as curious about you as you are about them. A few words in their language will light up their day and get you the most genuine smiles and interactions to remember! …