Tachileik Market

#travel #thingstodo Lots of street stalls and hawkers. Street food are much safer than Yangon! But before you dig in your wallet to buy anything, hold your horses! They don’t accept Burmese Kyat, do change into Thai Baht!!! Trust me, yes I know you are in Myanmar and Tachileik is part of Myanmar but nobody there wants to deal in their own currency. Instead Thai Baht is the only choice to do business there. Do not go there and think you can change currencies, I’m afraid it’s like needle in a haystack... If the scenario is happening to you, fret not! Cross over to Mae Sai Thailand via the custom bridge and you can easily find a few authorized money changer instantly. What to eat: try the all-time popular Shan Noodle What to find: street shopping and cheap clothings Do buy their traditional Shan tribe costume over there as it is probably far cheaper than anywhere else.