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Forums > Living in Kunming > best smartphone deal in Kunming??

Hi all..does anybody have any opinions about a good smartphone deal going around right now??

I'm looking at the Samsung line (galaxy/ace) but definitely don't know enough about other brands (HTC, etc.) to make a good decision on which to choose.

Another thing to consider are the plans. I was told it's pay as you go but don't really know for sure.

Thanks!

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Forums > Living in Kunming > where can I buy a good hair trimmer?

If anyone knows where/how much I can buy a good hair trimmer, I'd really appreciate it. I was told the ones at walmart aren't great so I didn't buy one there. I'd like a solidly built one (if possible) that I can have for a while. Some good brand advice as well please...thanks!

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Forums > Living in Kunming > motorcycles and scooters..and traveling

thanks for the warning bucko..been training myself in korea (generally people are good here, but dependence on GPS systems thinking for them is WAY ridiculous..GPS says turn right, so they turn right, regardless of the massive bus or motorcycle next to them :/).

anyways, i don't plan on wasting any tread of a big bike in chinese cities. the 200-250cc bike i hope to buy (and parked out of city) will be for rural excursions only..e-bike for KM. i'm very used to the 'blame the foreigner first thing' already...

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Forums > Living in Kunming > motorcycles and scooters..and traveling

thanks beni-w.

these guys know their stuff. a bit too much for my knowledge of bikes but i guess that means i gotta learn some stuff.

seems like everyones into the shinerays..any experience with those or the galaxys?

any more hints/advice on checking out/buying bikes in kunming, once i get there, would be greatly appreciated!!

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Forums > Living in Kunming > motorcycles and scooters..and traveling

I'm moving to kunming soon and would like to hear the low-down on motorcycle/scooter laws and practicalities if anyone has any opinions. :)

First of all, I would really like to get a 250cc (or above) motorcycle to travel around yunnan with. Any words about: laws, good bikes (good deals for good bikes), registration/insurance (if any), and anything else i've overlooked that you think i need to know about?

My buddy told me i can't ride around downtown in a 250cc (or up) bike so i'm planning on keeping it out of town.

So while in town, i've been told that it'd be advantageous to get an electric scooter. Anyone have any thoughts on this too?

ALSO, i'm not planning on working for a month or two when i first get there..any thoughts on some good bike trips worth doing when first getting to kunming? (I have never lived in China but have been riding for two years so please keep this in mind..i'm not used to chinese traffic/language/etc).

Any thoughts are immensely appreciated!

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Great article! More like these would be great GoKunming! There are a few people in Yunnan with a tremendous array of knowledge about history, geography, minorities, etc. that I believe a lot of people would be interested in. How about a 'Social Studies' section of GKM?? :) Having recently done a bike trip with Geogramatt, I was amazed at his level of local knowledge! (Sorry Matt for perhaps some unwanted attention!) GKM can be a bastion of 'new' historical information that's difficult to find anywhere. Just a thought ;)

On a side note, there's a great mountain/temple complex southeast of Dali, outside Midu. I believe it's called 水目寺 (Shuimusi, 'water eye temple'). There's tremendous history there but with my limited Chinese, I could only gather that it is/was one of the most popular temples of Yunnan in it's prime, if not the greatest—comparable to Shizhongshan in Shaxi, amongst others. An extremely peaceful mountain, the untouched pine forests around the complex area are home to some very interestingly formed 1000+ year old trees. It definitely deserves the respect given to it by locals and the old monks that once inhabited it as a zen mountain. If you have access to a car, it's worth the side trip from the tourist frenzy of Dali.

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Wang, I live on Jianshe Lu. Any chance of delivery there? If not, perhaps you can do just weekend delivery to center? Seems like many are interested in having your delivery outside the north :)

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I'd have to second tommann's review. I stayed there last month after not being able to find a room at other guesthouses. I thought it was supposed to have a decent review from Lonely Planet, but maybe that was quite some time ago.

I think I had to pay 120 kuai for a low quality room (plywood 'riser' with cheap mattress..I've slept on futons with better mattresses).

Worst of all were the 'bathrooms'. The toilets were separated by nothing more than a sheet. The showers (both rooms I stayed in there) had mildew ALL over them. Typical Yunnan cleaning job ('if it gets wet, it's clean!').

The courtyard was OK, the dogs sweet but very smelly when I was there (not very inviting for a guesthouse seeing they were huge St. Bernards), and staff were OK...the only reason I gave it at least a star.

As for the rooms, they'd probably get a negative rating for the price..awful!

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FYI, google has re-named the restaurant: "El Salvador". Viva El Salvador for it's Brooklyn Brewery beers and Mexican breakfast! (Is it possible to get better meat for burgers though? Would kill for a good burger on wenlin..)

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Always have the yellow curry, my gf gets the tomyumgoong and we get veggies, etc. on side. Never disappoints to have a meal here. I love Thai food and the other 'classy' thai restaurants aren't really something I wanna try for over-priced thai food which i can get close to at home.

This is an affordable, relatively good Thai restaurant..in Kunming! True the green curry was disappointing (I had it when I first went, tried the yellow and have never gone back), but other dishes are good enough to redeem this place. I'm actually surprised at the bad review about the tomyumgoong as I am shocked at how well they can do it (though have had an off one or two) but in general has excellent flavor, kick and a decent amount of prawns usually..good lemongrass, galangal, chili mix that is quintessential Thai! I almost get it over the curry..but I'm a curry guy! The papaya salad is pretty authentic too (hard to mess that one up).

The food gets 4 stars (are some lackluster dishes) but just for BEING in Kunming and not trying to be some high-end, swanky event to have a decent curry, this place gets a tremendously well-deserved 5 stars from me..oh, and the guy agreed to deliver to my new apartment which is out of his 'delivery zone'..6 stars for that! Green Lake area, beware that these guys deliver! ;)

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It seems all 'educatedman' can do is go to places and be a sully silly (3 reviews, 1 star total! haha). How did you get your 'education', man—in your mommy's lap with a silver spoon??

O'Reily's definitely has the best burger in Kunming; the best draft beer/Belgian beers in Kunming; very kind staff/owners; best sports selection; great (free) pool table. What else could you want from a 'Irish' sports bar—a leprechaun??

Perhaps 'educatedman' could find a leprechaun, get him a working visa and supply him the investment to open up a REAL Irish bar in Kunming..so he won't have bother GOK readers with his negativity! If you could look outside your ego 'educatedman', you'd notice that you're not in Ireland, BUT IN SW CHINA!!

GOK, please consider canceling an account so that all places local expats enjoy don't get trashed by an uneducated boy...