Usually when I see these questions about Gmail I try it and have no problems. I tried before responding and connected OK, then disconnected the VPN and tried again. It timed out!

I've been told that a lot of what is supposed to be good is actually cheap fake stuff in a good bottle (re-corked or course).

I'm having no problem with gmail except for the fact that's where all my SPAM arrives. It's working right now (I checked before posting this reply).

@justalex,
Not as hard as it sounds. although my wife is a Kunming girl she had moved to Toronto and gained Canadian citizenship, so going to Las Vegas on Canadian passports was pretty easy. I agree it would be difficult (if not impossible) for a Chinese citizen to accompish.

You're living dangerously by asking a bunch of dirty old men what to wear. Short shorts and mini skirts seem to be the fashion here from what I can see (and I look a lot). Suggest you spend the first day just looking around to get comfortable with what to wear.

Temperatures have been really weird the last week or so. The high temp yesterday was only about 20C while last week it was around 35C, so you might want to pack a few layers (or just go shopping when you get here).