@Darren, the weather is much better in Kunming than Wuhan. Never as cold and not even close to as hot and humid as Wuhan gets in summer. Much more sunny during most of year and for most part air quality is only occasionally as bad as Wuhan's good days. English speaking people are easily found in Kunming unlike Wuhan. Several good western food options and i am not including Mcdonalds or KFC. I think Kunming is much easier to get around than Wuhan, but it was 2 years ago that i lived in Wuhan.
@Yankee, have wondered same thing about Mcdonalds, what about the pop are they using filtered water or straight from tap. I use to always be able to eat at Mac and Dons without worry but lately often end up ill.
Several people have offered you advice on your forum and suggested places to get help. I sent you an email yesterday offering to take you looking for places with my wife who is chinese. Might be time to start taking advice that you have been seeking.
This forum has only confirmed what i have thought since moving to this country, why does China not do some kind of background checks before issuing visa's. The only time i have felt threatened since coming to China is when confronted by drunken foreigners.
I ride the bus daily and all the new buses seem to be Hybrid, many of them propane fueled. What i do not understand is how Yunnan prison in the north hills behind the police academy can burn an incinerator every morning spewing out the thickest blackest foul smelling smoke i have ever seen or smelled. When the wind is in the wrong direction that smokes drifts into a housing complex that houses mostly retired and present police officers.
@Alien if you cannot stop people from driving there cars 1-2 blocks to the store to buy a carton of milk how are you going to stop people from flying. Airlines are big business and china is spending big money on new airports so i do not see airline travel slowing anytime soon. I walk, ride my bike for groceries and take bus from North to Nanya shopping mall for work, and only take car as a last resort, but i will not stop flying to USA once a year to see my family.
Great western dinner at a reasonable price. The salad bar is a wonderful bonus if you order a dinner meal. I like to get their early just after 5, then salad bar is especially fresh and full of all the selections. Staff are my favorite in Kunming. They are friendly and attentive, but not over bearing. Give you menu and then give you time to make a selection.
Recently i wrote a review that after eating beef burritos at Salvadors i ended up with a bad stomach ache and the last time a case of severe diarrhea. It was commented later that maybe the sour cream was a factor, and that may be true. My only dairy is milk in my coffee and i have noticed i sometimes end up with a stomach ache after drinking 2-3 cups in the morning. I make my own sour cream for tacos i make at home and will have to pay more attention to how that affects me in the future.
Metro has many things i cannot find other places, but i still find it a frustrating place to shop sometimes. Seem to frequently be out of things. For example their was very little fresh meat to choose from and actually they were out of many things and i was their just after lunch. They had no loaves of toasting bread and could not tell my wife when they would be getting more in. In looking at the fresh date on Hormel ham it had expired in September. However for first time i was able to shop all the aisles. Not filled with merchandise to be stocked or fork lifts.
To all those expecting an authentic Irish Pub come on we are after all living in China. I have eaten there several times and the burger is still the best in Kunming in my opinion. Staff is friendly and attentive to your needs. Place is not perfect but what is in CHina. Owners have been wonderful in opening up early for special events like the US Super Bowl.
Went for Pizza special tonight. Had the Barbeque chicken and it was very good. Also enjoyed an exceptionally large order of French Fries. Everything was good tonight and owners where not there.
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China moves to lessen air pollution, Yunnan excluded
Posted byI ride the bus daily and all the new buses seem to be Hybrid, many of them propane fueled. What i do not understand is how Yunnan prison in the north hills behind the police academy can burn an incinerator every morning spewing out the thickest blackest foul smelling smoke i have ever seen or smelled. When the wind is in the wrong direction that smokes drifts into a housing complex that houses mostly retired and present police officers.
Yunnan air routes a hot commodity
Posted by@Alien if you cannot stop people from driving there cars 1-2 blocks to the store to buy a carton of milk how are you going to stop people from flying. Airlines are big business and china is spending big money on new airports so i do not see airline travel slowing anytime soon. I walk, ride my bike for groceries and take bus from North to Nanya shopping mall for work, and only take car as a last resort, but i will not stop flying to USA once a year to see my family.