If you don't have any luck in north, there is an electronics mall and a gazillion street level repair shops on Yuantong Bei Lu between 121 Street and Yuanxi Lu. Should be able to track down whatever you need quite quickly.
I read some articles saying there is now a "stamp fee" when entering Vietnam. Can anybody confirm if there is an additional fee on top of the $25 I am being quoted by he Vietnam e-visa website?
My experience in Chiang Mai was a little over two years ago.
Maybe the system has changed, but I thought that the consulate at which you apply is specified on the invitation letter by authorities in Kunming (based on your request) and that consulate must process your visa.
For example, when I did it in Hanoi many years ago, the Hanoi embassy was not accepting tourist visa applications from non-Vietnamese. And, while they didn't seem thrilled to see me, they nevertheless duly processed my Z visa because I had an invitation letter specifying that I apply at the Hanoi embassy.
Again, my info us out of date, and I know there have been a lot of changes in the past few years.
(good luck!)
I don't think success rate is an issue. My understanding is once you get the invitation letter, it's basically 100%.
I've done it previously at Hanoi and Chiangmai. I remember them being a bit on the slow side (any maybe not having an expedited service for extra fee available?). Maybe a two or three business days, something like that.
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Stopped in today while out on a motorbike ride. Nice place to chill out away from the hustle and bustle of town. Can swim in the reservoir nearby (although technically prohibited, nobody seems to care). Great pizza. Good coffee. Reasonable price. As previous reviewer mentioned, if you're going there particularly, it might be worth calling and double checking they're open and arranging for food. Owners speak English.
A welcome addition to the Western choices in Kunming! Good bread, world-class pastry art, a small but solid food menu. Would suggest a little more flavor in the tomato pasta, and eggs benedict would be even better if on an English muffin instead of bread.
A nice day out. I missed the second exhibition. The third exhibition, currently ongoing, is contemporary photos of the Kunming-Haiphong railway, mostly the Chinese side. I thought it was quite good. It's not a huge space, but the 1903 commercial complex has some decent dining options (including the museum cafe itself which has some expensive but very good single origin coffees).
An odd, but overall nice dining experience. Wish they'd at least give those raccoons a bigger cage, though.
I have heard a few places have opened in the past few years in shopping malls that are selling decent Nanxiang-style xiaolongbao dumplings, like you find in Shanghai. But, outside of those, this is the only place I've found in Kunming serving decent xiaolongbao. They're not quite as good as my favorite spots in Shanghai, but quite passable. So every once in a while, I make the sojourn to Renmin Dong Lu to gorge myself. A dozen served in a steamer tray cost 15 kuai. The place also has fried dumplings and some other decent street food.
Bread-wrapped man devoured by gulls in Kunming
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Indian community in Kunming celebrates Diwali with blood drive
Posted byI asked one of the people who participated in the Diwali blood drive featured in the article.
-Foreigners are welcome any time nowawdays
-But you they must bring their original passport or a passport photocopy
Indian community in Kunming celebrates Diwali with blood drive
Posted byWonderful idea. Does anybody know if a passport or anything else is required to donate blood at the blood-mobile?
Creating pub culture in Yunnan, an interview with Teddy Bowers
Posted byNo worries, I guess the word 'creepy' didn't clearly convey that to me.
Creating pub culture in Yunnan, an interview with Teddy Bowers
Posted byMy understanding is that the author took it upon himself to interview fellow members of the Yunnan foreign business club and submit the articles to GoKunming. The second article he did was about Jeff Crosby, who to my knowledge is not, and has never been, an advertiser on GoKunming.