>>2781776
As always, when traveling off the beaten path, you go wherever you can go, stay wherever you can stay, and forget about places where you can't go or can't stay.
>walk up to bus station
>you pull out your translator app, walk up to the loitering guys having a chat
>one of them turns to address you, you say hello and show him your screen
>"is there a bus to Mawlamyine?"
>switch languages, hand phone to him
>"many checkpoints, not safe for foreigner"
>"how about Hinthada, is it safe to visit? when does the bus leave?"
>"Hinthada is safe, the bus leaves 9 AM tomorrow"
>"thanks, I go tomorrow"
>pull up Google Maps, see if you can find the bus station in Hinthada
>check out hotels in the vicinity and also in the central part of town
>nothing is bookable, many options are likely missing from the map
>drop a few pins on your offline map anyway (just in case data signal quits working)
>set alarm for 7 AM tomorrow
>>2782465
Inviting strange men into one's home is not the norm in that part of the world. If you want to be served food, go to a restaurant. Low GDP per capita doesn't in any way correlate with lack of morals or standards of behavior. Burmese people are known for being graceful and well-behaved.

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