Congrats, Heike, those are amazing news. A big step forward for the overland community!
Enjoy Myanmar, amazing place!
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Originally Posted by mrmarkynose
Wow thats great news guys! well done! Are they going to let you travel through to Rangoon/Yangon and onwards?
We were there a couple of months ago just as everything was changing and were able to hire a 125 in Ngwe Saung on the coast which was an amazing experience but I'm not sure it was legal as such. The people in Myanmar will be so happy to see you.
Have an amazing time and thanks for persevering! 
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2 years ago we rented a couple of 125 scooters in Mandalay... which we got them confiscated by the Tourist Police arguing it was not legal for foreigners to ride/drive, but only to go as a pillion.
After having gone around everywhere crossing many policemen during the whole day, we said we were not going to leave the bikes unless the owner came (there was no deposit, but it was our responsability before him anyway), so we waited for him and yes, we had to come back to the hotel by rickshaw. Legal or not, it was in a grey line, and the owner probably paid a bribe to the policeman to get the bikes back...
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