Lijiang is small city, not too many expats there I imagine, though it's beauty does attract a few I imagine. How's your Chinese? How are you planning to educate your daughters? (assuming they will be living with you)
Lijiang is small city, not too many expats there I imagine, though it's beauty does attract a few I imagine. How's your Chinese? How are you planning to educate your daughters? (assuming they will be living with you)
so family reunion (spouse etc) visa is 2 years now? I thought it needed renewing every year.
@Liu yeh but those young guns are making money for their bosses and spending their money in the bars - double win for GDP!
Just to be clear, point 3 was a joke.. who knows the real motivation(s)
There could be a few things behind it.
1) Old people are more likely to die, from covid, and just in general. That creates a headache for everyone involved when the person is foreign and the family want the body or ashes to be repatriated.
2) Closing a loophole - working visas are not given to the 60+, so to stop older folks getting a student visa and working on it.
3) Protecting young innocent students from dirty old sexpats
Generally speaking, the places that have dealt with this best are the ones with the least freedom to start with, because they didn't hesitate to act quickly to curtail the spread. However, that doesn't mean they are best places to live once the crisis is over. I'm glad that the worst of the racism hasn't yet reached Kunming. But, it may do in the coming days/weeks/months, so be prepared.
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a very pleasant park with a tall pagoda you can climb and take photos of the city if you wish. Roses in summer, blossom in spring, nice lawn to sit on, bbq areas.
Recently the food seems to be better. Decent steak at a decent price, decent pizza, some decent wine, and the music is more suitable these days (Rammenstein wasn't the right mood music for Cantina)!
Had lunch - grilled chicken on top of mashed cuttlefish and a salad. The chicken was tasty and well cooked, and there was plenty of meat/fish to fill up even a hungry person. The salad was overdressed and nothing special - I won't order one next time. The service is a decent imitation of what you might find in the west. A large menu of food and drink. A nice civilised place to go for food or drink, but some of the dishes (i.e. the steaks) are very pricey. You could easily spend 300rmb+ per person here. Equally, it is possible to have lunch for under 60rmb per person (as we did). Warning - the bottle of water on each table costs an eye watering 48rmb! Don't be a sucker by opening it!
Went for a spot of lunch. Best pizza I've had in Kunming by some distance. In fact, one of the best pizzas I've ever had - quality ingredients, thin base, cooked to perfection. Sashimi salmon tasted very fresh and was well presented. The drinks are expensive, and one of the waiters was letting the side down by being a bit scruffy and impolite (hence not 5 stars), but definitely go and try the pizza.
Not bad. Pizza base was a little thick for my taste. Great selection of craft beers in the fridge, a few beers on tap, and well priced mixed drinks and cocktails. Staff were pleasant. A 14" pizza is the perfect size for two people, and very reasonably priced at 45-70RMB. Beware that the English menu, whilst written in perfect English, is not necessarily accurate. I ordered the 'local one' pizza expecting pepperoni and mango but got neither. The waitress explained that was a mistake on the menu. Would be nice if the menu corresponded with what you get on the plate! Hopefully this will get sorted.
China's national football team training in Kunming
Posted by@Ocean, I really hope those 3 wishes can come true. Qualifying is plausible. FIFA are talking about expanding future finals to 40 teams, which would give China a better chance. I'd love it if China hosted the World Cup, the sooner the better! Winning it wont be realistic for another 15 years or so (for the men at least - the women are excellent).
Lijiang vendors strike, protesting old town entry fee
Posted byit used to be that you were exempt from the entrance fee if you had a hotel/hostel booking within the 'old' town. Is that no longer the case?
Whilst I agree with lowering the entrance fee to something like 30-50rmb, I don't have much sympathy with the retailers/hostels/bars inside Lijiang, who have basically ruined a beautiful town with their blaring music, crap hand drumming, and IDENTICAL products for sale everywhere. Have some originality!
Chinese Dragon Boat Festival
Posted byprobably bad form for foreigners to win Janjal
Chinese village turns to mass divorce in face of impending demolition
Posted byhahah, greedy buggers. Still, as Dudeson says, fight fire with fire
A conversation with brewer and pub owner 'Uncle John'
Posted bylook at the chalkboard pic tiger