Latest Comments

• • June 9, 2009
  • Yunnan tourism to get more touristy
    

    Hei Philou,
    What does the advertisement for this so called Ecotourism travel company has to do with the article? What alternatives do you actually offer in relation to the topic? Maybe we should start a discussion about what the currently so popular words Ecotourism and Ecolodges mean in the first place. As a Ecotourism Company you should actually be in favour of entrance/preservation fees!

• • July 30, 2008
  • Kunming jittery after another bus incident, angry passengers clash with police at airport
    

    I had to wait for 7 hours for a flight from Kunming to Lijiang with Shanghai Airlines 2 month ago. The official explanation was also "due to bad weather". My friend who waited for me in Lijiang confirmed me that the weather was perfetly fine in Lijiang at the time. Therefore it was a lie. From the Shanghai Airlines staff was nobody around - no information, no food - nothing. Only when the people started to beat up the poor guy behind the small desk at the gate, somebody from the Management (or so it seemed) showed up and some food was served. A kind of an "interesting" experience for a foreigner....

Latest Forum Posts

• • January 29, 2012
    
  • Forums > Food & Drink > Dr Java Coffee
    

    At the Christmas Fair at the Nordica we bought some coffee called Dr. Java. Does anybody know where we can get more of that coffee? Thanks.

• • October 12, 2011
    
  • Forums > Living in Kunming > Nespresso Machine in Kunming?
    

    Anybody knows where they sell Nespresso Machines with the capsules in Kunming?

• • September 28, 2011
    
  • Forums > Travel Yunnan > What services are you expecting from an Inn?
    

    Make sure that your hostel/Inn is a quiet place at night. Teach your staff to tell anybody who is yelling or playing majong after 10p.m in the courtyard to shut up!

• • August 22, 2011
    
  • Forums > Study > All schools to charge 8000 per semester?
    

    @ pcpgapt. I like your fairytale - brings it to the point. However, you forgot to mention that in most fairytales there is someone else playing a big role: It is ususlly a wizard that makes sure that the King only gets the news that the King likes to hear about what is going on in his land. This wizard is very powerful. He wants ot stay out of the public but everybody knows he is the one pulling the strings. The Schoolmaster is his puppet and got his position thanks to his relationship to the Wizard.

• • August 9, 2011
    
  • Forums > Living in Kunming > Fake Ikea store
    

    All the people whining here about fake stores and copied items are probably the same people who buy their movies for 10 Kuai and are quite happy about it. I like these "fake" stores: They are fun, some of them sell good and cheap stuff and they provide good photo opportunities too....

Latest Reviews

• • beizhan
    November 15, 2011
    
  • Kunming > Moondog
    月亮狗

    The reason because I like Moondog bar is because the Music is NOT too loud and is diverse in every aspect. Furthermore one can actually talk to each other without having to shout. It is nice to have a bar that IS different from the bars in nearby Kundu. They even have a descent dartboard. Moondog: Please keep on going like you do! You got 11 comments with a total of 49 Stars...makes an average of 4.5 Stars. Pretty good I would say.

• • beizhan
    July 20, 2011
    
  • Kunming > Cacao Mexican Restaurant
    墨西哥餐厅

    Had lunch at the Cacao Mexican Restaurant the other day. I was pleasantly surprised! Friendly service (the Chinese staff even speaks a bit English), nice, big terrace with outdoor seating. Good atmosphere. The only drawback is that the food was a bit "boring". From Mexican Food one would expect a bit more "fire" and spices. They would need to "spice up" in order to attract the local crowd. But over all it was a pleasant experience and a place to go back.

• • beizhan
    August 27, 2008
    
  • Kunming > Pizza da Rocco
    乐客比萨

    I share Bernie's experience. Food at Rocco is up and down. I went there 3 times: First time was really good, 2nd time I had same experience with a poorly stuffed Calzone Pizza and the 3rd time the wine got poured all over the table and my trousers by the waiter......

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