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Great, sounds better than that "5 star" shitehole I went to last time.
Be there or be a mouth.
ps. Blobbles, does this place have a decent bike lock area in view of the door??
Great, sounds better than that "5 star" shitehole I went to last time.
Be there or be a mouth.
ps. Blobbles, does this place have a decent bike lock area in view of the door??
Interesting to hear about the ticketing sites Greg, I was booking on edreams and they do require my passport number. I'll have a crack at skyscanner to see what comes up though.
Bad news then if what nnoble says is the case. I may have to postpone getting my z-visa sorted out until I get the corrected passport back from HK early next year. Not ideal as it means shelling out for 2 more tourist visas.
I have to say it's bloody crap work from the HK consulate in my opinion. They make it pretty damn hard for you to get hold of them.
I thought I'd share my recent visa and passport related woes in the hope that someone might have had personal experience dealing with at least one of the issues and be able to inform me.
The consulate general in Hong Kong made a mistake in my new passport, spelling William with 3 Ls. I have to return it within 6 months of the issue date in order to have it corrected free of charge. Since my current visa only has 2 weeks left I will have to leave the country to get a new 3 month tourist visa before sending my passport off for correction.
The irritating bit is that I'm trying to book flights back to the UK for christmas and would like to do that as soon as possible to take advantage of reasonable prices. I may also use that trip home to organise a Z-visa.
This poses two questions:
1) Will my passport number change when I get the spelling mistake corrected? If not then it's all good and I can book flights now.
2) If I get the Z-visa issued while I'm in the UK over christmas it will be in a passport that, upon my return to China, I will have to send off immediately to Hong Kong for correction. Will it be simple to transfer the Z-visa over to the new/corrected passport?
What really pisses me off, though doesn't surprise me at all, is that I can't call the consulate for an answer to my question, but instead must call a private UK based service at 70p/min, on top of which I pay a 4 pound connection fee, and have to buy an international calling card.
Hurray for "Great" Britain.
So, pontificate away. I would be especially interested to hear if anyone has an answer to my first question as I feel the answer to number two is a yes...
Makes you question your decision to live here really doesn't it?!!
That's pretty shocking, not at all surprising though. Delicate childlike egos are hard to play sport against.
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I've been eating here regularly for a year now and my opinion of it keeps getting better. The staff and owners are lovely welcoming people, and the food is excellent.
It's the only Chinese restaurant in Kunming where I can be confident that I'm not ingesting large amounts of agricultural poison along with my food.
Go there. Often.
I'm afraid that I'm the problem. I'm not the boss, but I bake the bread.
I'm quite inconsistent and unreliable.
The thing is, I don't do the same things everyday and get the bread out at the same time everyday. I understand the danger in this, but I can't stop trying new things. Often, those experiments fail, or go slower than I hoped. But I am learning from them.
I'm trying to organise something so that hopefully, soon, things will settle into a routine.
Please bear with me.
Proper cool.
Hard to think of a reason not to give Dune a five star review. The owners are very friendly and provide excellent service, as do the staff.
The noodles are decent, and give one a good impression of the kitchen; I won't be afraid to sample other dishes on the menu.
The main event though is the beer selection, which is one of the best in town.
A great spot to sit in the afternoon sun sipping a good beer.
I am a great lover of Indian food, so it is with a heavy heart that I see people here rate this place. In short, the food is very bad. To sell it as "authentic Indian cuisine" is poor.
Last time I went I wrote a note offering to teach the chefs some recipes that I know are very good. I saw the staff throw my note in a bin. Not cool.
Pandas tame Tigers 19-14
发布者19 - 14 is a good result for your first game. Congratulations guys! :-)
Interview: Huan Huan
发布者Great place, and a great guy. Go and look at the selection book for t-shirt and hoody graphics; gold mine. Huan Huan is a very funky and thoughtful man.
Charcuterie: Taking food safety into one's own hands
发布者All hail Sausage King Willson. Cheers for the tip.
Charcuterie: Taking food safety into one's own hands
发布者Colin is right, the sausages are delicious. I'll be first in line when the salami and prosciutto goes on sale. Many thanks!!
Charcuterie: Taking food safety into one's own hands
发布者I'll be there right away!