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Forums > Travel Yunnan > wanted: US dollars and Laotian Kip

You can buy USD with RMB at the Bank of China on Dong Feng Xi Lu just west of Nan Ping Jie. You can buy $500 with your passport.

If you have ATM receipts you can get more. I have bought $2,700 USD with my ATM receipts.

No questions, no hassle, just the normal form to fill out. Bring your passport.

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Forums > Living in Kunming > Has the new aiport already opened?

This strange. Think someone has jumped the gun.

"You arrive early morning into Kunming's shiny new international airport located some distance from the city. As you drive in, you are immediately struck by the modern highways and city infrastructure that China has put in place in a short span of two decades. The city is now designated a special tourism centre and, as such, has a large number of middle level and luxury hotels."

This is from an Indian website. It outs China Eastern and a Kunming travel agency.

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Forums > Living in Kunming > International Calling from Kunming

Occasionally, I have problems using a US credit card with a Chinese IP address. It gets detected by the seller and they decline the transaction. The bank's security is not even aware of my attempt. Digital River is a pain in the ass. Can't do it I was told. But there is a simple workaround, vpn. Except Digital river declines my pseudo US IPs.

Alternatively, PayPal works. Problem, like Skype, you got to get to the US PayPal. I get Skype credit using Paypal. I do not subscribe to any Skype deals. But, I have been using it for 10 years.

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Great article. I have already bought the book and it should finish down loading in the next week, or so. Jim Goodman's books are rich with photos and extremely informative. I have been to most places he has written about and his books really give understanding to what you see or have seen. For me, they are the best, but unintended, tourist books.

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Good for quality, but pricey, hand tools.

Be aware they will push whatever they are selling. Some of the staff have no idea about the technical side of appliances.

I went there to buy a stove. I repeatedly told them I would be using bottled gas. They sold me a stove. When I went to my local gas guy, I learned there are at least three kinds of gas sold. Luckily, B&Q did not deliver as promised. I went back to the store and discovered they had sold me a stove they needed to be hooked up to the gas main. I got my money back.

The sales lady was almost in tears, 没有问题！I don't know if it a safety or design issue, but I would think B&Q would know and care.

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Last week had an 8:45am flight.

Subway starts at 9am. I have no idea where to catch an airport express bus. Eight taxis refused to go to the airport. After almost an hour standing on Beijing Lu took a black taxi, this dude drives slower than my mother, 120 yuan.

Flight back was delayed so I learned the subway stops running at 6:10pm.

Getting a taxi back was easy, more taxis than customers. Taxi was 87 yuan including 1o yuan toll, airport to Beichen area. Yes, he took a longer route than necessary.

Kunming imagines being a gateway for international travelers. New airport but hard to get to and from it.

World Class Airport, NOT!

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Tonight "Peacock", a performance by Yang Liping (杨丽萍), to begin her world tour, 8pm, 100-1680 yuan at Yunna Haigeng Auditorium.

Saw this lady perform at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, in California, in 1995. Quite a good and interesting show.

I'm going to try to make it.

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Not so good. Kimchi had a very sour taste. Other food was nothing to brag about. I don't think I would go back.