[OffsideSpecialist]

I've been waffling on travelling to Burma as a part of a long trip after I finish school in December. There are a few things I have heard about that I'm interested in getting clarification about.

First of all, with respect to money, most sources say that you must bring absolutely pristine 100$ US notes that will suffice for the duration of your stay. Nothing else would be acceptable at the money changers. That concerns me as I'm not sure I would feel comfortable bringing that much money with me entirely in cash, particularly when I need to go through the extra effort of ensuring it doesn't get folded before I get to the money changer. All of that is especially true considering that Myanmar seems to be about the most expensive country in South East Asia (at least with regard to accommodation). I had been reading some more recent things that have been saying that ATMs have been starting to pop up in Myanmar, so I guess my question to kipperfan and other that have been lately would have to be - How was the money situation there? Did you find any ATMs that were usable or accepted Canadian cards at all? Really, the money situation is about the only thing that is making me hesitant to travelling there. I am kind of waffling between Myanmar and Vietnam at the moment.