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Forums > Living in Kunming > visa extension in kunming

False alarm, but I imagine it's just a matter of time before that office gets moved down to Chenggong w/ all the other govt clobber. That's what happened in Guiyang when they built their version of Chenggong to the north of downtown, and also w/ Shanghai->Pudong.

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Forums > Living in Kunming > Natural Gas versus Electric Hot Water Heaters

I used to live in a seventh floor apartment equipped with a brand spanking new Haier electric tank heater. Unfortunately the municipal water supply's pressure would often dip so low that only a tiny trickle would flow out of the shower head. We never found out if a pressure booster would have worked because the landlord was convinced that it would not and refused to help us get one installed.

I now have a gas flash-style heater with a pressure booster attached and I'm much happier with it. I live alone, but only use maybe 20 to 50 kuai a month of gas for cooking and showering, but I have solar backup for sunny days.

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Forums > Living in Kunming > Walmart no more

I doubt I'd be inclined to call a diet that didn't have at least a tiny bit of animal protein in it once in a while 'healthy,' but maybe there's some science on the subject that would disprove me. Of course if you're eating organic you're likely getting some bug meat, so maybe that's enough.

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Well, he's right that huiguorou itself is not a particularly Yunnan dish. It's traditionally associated with Sichuan cuisine. But perhaps it's the kumquats that put a Yunnan twist on it.

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I had a really good burger here recently. Steven, the chef, really knows what he is doing. Worth checking out. Of course, good beer, too.

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Cantina is always a safe bet for top-notch food and great service. I think it has actually gotten better and better over the years, which is often not the case with restaurants. Most people who live in Kunming know Cantina. Perhaps not as many know how involved the owners, Libby and Diego, are in various social welfare and community service efforts. Highly recommended both for visitors and long-term residents!

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I went there twice for group boxing classes. I left the third time when I was attempting to book into a grappling class. This was part of an attempted process on my part to try the different classes offered there and see if I wanted to purchase one of their various membership cards.

The boxing classes were fun, a great workout, and the coaches and fellow students were all nice. A good atmosphere. Certainly room for improvement, especially in terms of explaining the class structure and fundamental concepts of the sports to beginners...but overall good.

However, on front desk staff member erased the positive aspects of the gym through his unprofessional and rude conduct. I was treated like some sort of con-man for wanting to try out the different classes offered before committing to multi-thousand RMB membership card, despite my willingness to pay per class to try them out. I wasted my time riding over to the gym on a very cold day on my scooter and then being refused service unless I committed on the spot to buying a membership card in direct contradiction to the gym's own policies and written price table. Also wasted was my friend's time and money, as she was in a cab on the way over to the gym in order to join me for the group class at the time I was refused service. My exchange with the staff (in which I was not terribly satisfied, but remained calm and reasonable throughout) was topped off with a remark from the one particular staff member with xenophobic undertones.

As one may see from my other reviews on this site, I typically try not to say anything unless I have something nice to say. In this case, I feel I must make an exception: I don't think it's a business that deserves your effort or money.

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One of the best western restaurants in Yunnan. Definitely worth visiting if you will be passing through Shangrila!