KicknDive
American expat in Myanmar
Forum posts
6
About me
American
Lives in Yangon
Speaks English, Italian, Spanish, Indonesian (basic)
Registration: 14 February 2012
Agent nightmares??? by ZTrules
Hi all, Is there anyone who wants to share your good/bad experience about the real estate agents in Myanmar? Do you have any agents you can recommend? Thank you in advance. ZTrules
There's a very informative exchange ongoing in Google Groups' Yangon Expat Connection about real estate agents. Suggest you request membership. Read More
Airport Customs Experiences - Please Advise
Thanks for the advice. Happy to say we packed a lot of food-much of it the liquids- in our suitcases and were not checked by Customs. Glad we did, as prices are quite high here for Euro and US-made groceries. Wish we'd packed more chocolate, :-) ... Read More
Airport Customs Experiences - Please Advise
Anyone know of any expats who brought in a used TV in their cargo shipment? If Customs chargrd a duty on it and/or held up the shipment? If it burned out while on a voltage converter? We've also learned that shipping of foods is quite problematic ... Read More
Moving to Myanmar next week. Is it worth it to bring a TV?
Thank you both. I somewhat expected differing opinions, but not quite opposite. ;-) I've read now that any new electronics will incur a tax levy by customs, so it'll have to go as "used". However, I found that almost all TV's here in the US are 120V ... Read More
Moving to Myanmar next week. Is it worth it to bring a TV?
Prices here in US are roughly $10/inch for a nice LCD HDTV. In th Philippines, where we've just been living, they're quite a bit higher, which is all we have to go on when estimating prices in Myanmar. We will have space in our cargo shipment to ... Read More