I'll endeavor to be marginally more helpful than the past two replies. I have seen big bats (maybe 30cm wingspan?) in one of the caves outside of Kunming. But I don't know if they are the same ones you referred to. A friend who is more attentive thinks they are migratory, i.e. they are only around during the warmer months. There is another, smaller, species that seems to stick around all year.
Did you try the phone and email contacts? www.heartsandhandschina.com/contact.htm
I tried open street maps years ago and even chipped in a few times to make corrections and additions to the database. But I ultimately found it to be really lagging behind the pace of change in Yunnan. Lots of roads and streets missing, etc.
Sounds like it might have improved. I'll give it a whirl.
One more question. Anybody have any idea what is the difference between the big speed traps that extend all the way across the lanes of travel and the small camera/radar stations that are installed on poles on the side of the road?
Oh and also, any thoughts about which navigation software has the most comprehensive and up-to-date speed trap database? I've mostly used Baidu for navigation in the past, but I find that even on relatively major roads it often contains speed traps that do not actually exist and fails to notify of actual speed traps.
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I had a really good burger here recently. Steven, the chef, really knows what he is doing. Worth checking out. Of course, good beer, too.
Cantina is always a safe bet for top-notch food and great service. I think it has actually gotten better and better over the years, which is often not the case with restaurants. Most people who live in Kunming know Cantina. Perhaps not as many know how involved the owners, Libby and Diego, are in various social welfare and community service efforts. Highly recommended both for visitors and long-term residents!
I went there twice for group boxing classes. I left the third time when I was attempting to book into a grappling class. This was part of an attempted process on my part to try the different classes offered there and see if I wanted to purchase one of their various membership cards.
The boxing classes were fun, a great workout, and the coaches and fellow students were all nice. A good atmosphere. Certainly room for improvement, especially in terms of explaining the class structure and fundamental concepts of the sports to beginners...but overall good.
However, on front desk staff member erased the positive aspects of the gym through his unprofessional and rude conduct. I was treated like some sort of con-man for wanting to try out the different classes offered before committing to multi-thousand RMB membership card, despite my willingness to pay per class to try them out. I wasted my time riding over to the gym on a very cold day on my scooter and then being refused service unless I committed on the spot to buying a membership card in direct contradiction to the gym's own policies and written price table. Also wasted was my friend's time and money, as she was in a cab on the way over to the gym in order to join me for the group class at the time I was refused service. My exchange with the staff (in which I was not terribly satisfied, but remained calm and reasonable throughout) was topped off with a remark from the one particular staff member with xenophobic undertones.
As one may see from my other reviews on this site, I typically try not to say anything unless I have something nice to say. In this case, I feel I must make an exception: I don't think it's a business that deserves your effort or money.
One of the best western restaurants in Yunnan. Definitely worth visiting if you will be passing through Shangrila!
The best tacos in Kunming!
Jin Feibao cycling across United States
发布者Government and corporate sponsors. I've even seen him on an ad on the side of a bus before.
Summiting Yunnan's Jidege Mountain
发布者Nice. Sounds like a fun adventure.
Recipe: Twice cooked pork belly with kumquats
发布者Well, he's right that huiguorou itself is not a particularly Yunnan dish. It's traditionally associated with Sichuan cuisine. But perhaps it's the kumquats that put a Yunnan twist on it.
John Nevada Lundemo to release album Rocket Chair
发布者The preview track sounds great. Congrats to John and the production team!
Climbing Away: Liming
发布者Around three hours.