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@duke is me

To answer your question, yes there ARE flights between the US and China right now. But they are limited in number and expensive. China Southern flies between Guangzhou and Los Angeles twice a week. You could get to Guangzhou from Kunming in 8 hours by HSR.

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Forums > Living in Kunming > Visa-Overstay Amnesty

@duke is me

Are there flights to the country that issued your passport?

What happens if there aren't?

Are you supposed to pay for your ticket yourself?

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@AlexKMG
You're right. I missed those two. Maldives and Danang both have nonstop flights from Kunming. So I was wrong to say there are no flights to Vietnam.

Still, it's strange that there's no flight to Hanoi.

But, to respond to Blupfisk's question "are China-Vietnam relations really that cold" I'd have to say, yes they are! Just look at the news any day this past week. South China Sea oil rig disputes, deadly protests at Chinese factories...

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The air quality this last month was not just bad in the big city, Kunming. I traveled throughout Southwest Yunnan, from Xishuangbanna to Pu'er to Lincang in April and the sky was just as drab and gray there. The dryness and the burning that goes on in the countryside around harvest of sugarcane and other winter cash crops really combine to make the air visibly as bad as Beijing.

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I see this news and I sigh. There are lots of places in Yunnan that could potentially go down the Shaxi path, if enough locals and creative types put in the effort. I've met people like this in my travels around Yunnan, so I have hope. But then these planners come in with their plans to gussy up towns and smack labels and golden plaques on them. The shame is that most of the towns on their list are cool towns which deserve to be seen. After the planners get done with them, they they won't be so cool anymore.

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First, the departure. It was 7:30 am. I arranged a taxi to pick me up at 5:00. That he did. Cost: 100 yuan.

The departure was scheduled for 12:30 am, was delayed, and didn't get in until 2:30 am. I was sure I'd have to find a black cab, and wasn't even sure if I would find that. Instead, I was delighted to discover that the Airport Express Bus was still running! For 25 yuan it took me to the train station, where I then caught a cab for the short ride the rest of the way home. I was very impressed by this late night bus. I'd thought the buses only ran till around 11 pm-midnight. I don't know if this is a regular occurrence or not. Maybe, knowing my flight was delayed and there would be hundreds of passengers looking for a ride home, the airport dispatched an extra bus. If so, kudos to whoever was responsible!