Buy a cheap netbook if money is your main concern. It will be heavier than a tablet and so will it's power brick and cable. Make sure you don't get stuck with a power cable requiring a grounded 3 prong. If you're hauling your kit around a lot even an extra 1.5 lbs begins to suck. But the netbook will do everything you require. If you buy a used netbook, good chance you will require a new battery to achieve 3-4 hours.
However, an ipad/mini or asus tablet (google nexus are made by asus too) either with bluetooth keyboard is the real way to go as many have posted prior. But that costs significantly more.
The 2nd floor looks very very very very unused. I don't doubt some foreigners of some countries could get china voa's there, but it's not the vast majority of travelers entering from SE Asia.
"I have a Bank of America account in the US and heard that wires to CCB are free. Is that still true?"
Wires are not free between the two banks, but as someone mentioned you won't be charged a fee when you use your Bank of America card at CCB atm or crs machine. However, I noticed it's dropped to 1000rmb per withdrawal now, but you can just keep requesting 1000rmb till you hit some other kind of limit.
CCB is almost everywhere in China, except very rural one road towns.
I rode across that bridge. It's going to be a pain to rebuild since it's isolated from any other infrastructure. Also, pretty sure there isn't a detour besides backtracking many hours.
Never gotten sick once at Sals. Their food is TexMex, so yeah, not authentic Mexican food, but pretty authentic as TexMex goes. Burrito wrap has improved a lot. Like the draft beer option now.
If you haven't had dairy products in a while, and do eat here, best forgo the sour cream. Nothing wrong with it, in fact it's the best sour cream in Kunming, but if you've eaten Chinese for month or months with no dairy intake, your system will react to sour cream or probably any liquid dairy product not so well. Maybe that's what happened with nailer and tallamerican.
It's now 5 working days for regular processing. So I submitted my application a bit before 5pm on a Friday and was told to pick it up next week Friday after 5pm.
Cost is now 400rmb for a single 30 day entry. Or that was what I was charged anyways. There are no posted prices and its cash only with no receipt except for your passport pickup. That's like $65 USD.
You can pay another 150rmb for 2 day or 100rmb for 3 day processing. For 400rmb, they should process it in three days like they used to before, but now you'd pay 500rmb. The office is still like deserted most of the time, so why does it take longer now and cost extra. If you opted for 2 day, thats like $90 usd. All other neighboring countries charge like $25usd.
The rest of and cope review is still good for hours and location.
Sichuan water release devastates parts of northwest Yunnan
发布者I rode across that bridge. It's going to be a pain to rebuild since it's isolated from any other infrastructure. Also, pretty sure there isn't a detour besides backtracking many hours.
On Yunnan's border with Myanmar, trade in illegal wildlife thrives
发布者Good journalism. Credit to Shi Yi and GoKunming for bringing us this report.
Snapshot: Trails of Tibet
发布者So many stunning pics! Great travelogue!
From hobby to passion, trail running with Yunnan's Li Zhaoyang
发布者Nice story. Great job even finishing top ten in that race.
China-South Asia Expo takes over Kunming
发布者Comes from 丝绸之路经济带, silk road economic belt.