Hey @Ocean
What have you got against Geography teachers?
I was a geography teacher before I came to China and that didn't stop me from finding work as an English teacher in Kunming.
I spent my last night in China at Moondog.
So, Yunnan's international borders with Myanmar, Laos, and Vietnam are quite porous. The vast majority of the border is unfenced, unguarded, and and easy to cross. All you need is a map and GPS. When I lived in Yunnan, I used to cross those borders all the time, and was never once apprehended by any authorities.
So I'm just wondering...for those who are stuck in China and want to get out, what would happen if you snuck across the border to Myanmar or Laos or Vietnam? You'd probably make it across the border just fine. But you might run into trouble once you tried to get a room in a hotel, once they realize that you don't have a valid visa. So my question is, what would happen then? Would the Lao or Vietnamese authorities deport you? To where? Back to China? (I doubt China would accept you). Then back to your own country? Isn't that what you wanted in the first place?
Thanks for sharing this.
I'm happy to see this news.
A little surprised, too, since Panlong River never had much water in it when I lived in Kunming.
I always thought that Kunming's Panlong River waterfront was under-utilized. This seems like a good step in the right direction.
The route appears to start at "油管桥" in the north (where the old narrow gauge railroad crosses the river east of 小菜园立交桥 Xiaocaiyuan Flyover）. It's southern terminus is at "永平桥" down near the train station.
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This is a really nice new restaurant in Dali. High quality vegetarian and vegan food, varied menu, daily specials. They make their own kombucha, too. The environment is very chill...multiple layers, floor seating, an outdoor courtyard and terrace balcony overlooking the the roofs of the neighbors in old Dali
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Serendipity is an honest-to-gosh American style diner, a concept I don't think I've ever really seen before in China.
They do salads, burgers, and pasta dishes, but the true stars of the menu are the breakfasts, which are served all day.
No measly hostel breakfast sets, these ones come with heaping servings of bacon and eggs and bottomless coffee.
No table seating. Everyone sits around the counter, where you can see what's going on in the kitchen and chat with the friendly staff.
The fresh donuts are the best I've had in China
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The 68 kuai Saturday night all-you-can-eat buffet is a terrific deal.
Steak, pork loin, chicken schnitzel, pizza, two kinds of salad, creme de caramel, cheesecake, and lots of other stuff.
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Recently experienced both very early morning departure and very late night arrival at Changshui. Was worried about making the connection to and from the airport, but both turned out well.
First, the departure. It was 7:30 am. I arranged a taxi to pick me up at 5:00. That he did. Cost: 100 yuan.
The departure was scheduled for 12:30 am, was delayed, and didn't get in until 2:30 am. I was sure I'd have to find a black cab, and wasn't even sure if I would find that. Instead, I was delighted to discover that the Airport Express Bus was still running! For 25 yuan it took me to the train station, where I then caught a cab for the short ride the rest of the way home. I was very impressed by this late night bus. I'd thought the buses only ran till around 11 pm-midnight. I don't know if this is a regular occurrence or not. Maybe, knowing my flight was delayed and there would be hundreds of passengers looking for a ride home, the airport dispatched an extra bus. If so, kudos to whoever was responsible!
Pu'er to establish elephant feeding ground
发布者Pu'er spans 45,385 square kilometers.
Where exactly in Pu'er is this elephant feeding ground to be located?
Let's have some geographic specificity! At least, a county name would be nice!
Myanmar to Tibet: Hiking the Dulong, part I
发布者The (almost fully) paved road we took to Dulongjiang (finished except for the tunnel at the top which won't be finished until 2014) cut the time needed in half, from 8 hours to 4. But the old, dirt road itself wasn't even that old. It was only built in 1999. Before that, the only way in and out of Dulongjiang was a by trail. The 1.5-meter wide trail used by caravans was itself only finished by PRC engineers in 1964. In 2000, CCTV made a three-part documentary, 《最后的马帮》("The Last Horse Caravan") about the muleteers who made the trek between Gongshan and Dulongjiang just before the road made them obsolete. You can view this beautiful and fascinating documentary free on cntv here: tv.cntv.cn/video/C39847/c2c79bc6e9a14e559a883d9b26f6f390
Report: Yunnan drug war "extremely dangerous"
发布者Can we get any more specifics? Xishuangbanna and Lincang are huge prefectures which multiple border crossings each. Exactly where were these drugs apprehended? Any info on the alleged source of these drugs? Are they coming from the Wa State? I was under the impression that Myanmar's role in global heroin/opium producing had dropped to nearly zero ever since the US military paved the way for the boom in Afghan heroin. Does this signal a reversal of that trend?
Can Beijing tame Golden Week travel madness?
发布者Ironic. We spent our golden week hiking through mountains on the very same Dali-to-Lijiang corridor that was so crowded, and saw but one soul for three days!
I've often thought they should stagger the vacations. I've mentioned it to Chinese friends, and they always reply 'oh that would never happen'. I'm glad to see that it might actually happen. It's needed.
Getting Away: Heart 2 Heart Youth Hostel
发布者Non member dorm price is 40
The terraces do not compare to Yuan yang