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Forums > Living in Kunming > Passport required to Travel within Yunnan?
Confirm. Ive taken domestic flights a few times with the yellow receipt.
No hesitations whatsoever at airports
Forums > Living in Kunming > Open Water Swimming
Fu Xian lake used to be a wonderful place to swim but now it's forbidden to swim there. There should be ponds, reservoirs or small lakes nearby kunming
Forums > Living in Kunming > Frugal or wasteful?
Is heating the inside of an apartment or house to a comfortable 22oC a waste of money, or, is it being wasteful? Considering that the people living there are in their 70's and have a somewhat fragile health.
Forums > Living in Kunming > Frugal or wasteful?
Is "freezing your ass off" being frugal or stupid?
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By mike4g_air
Kunming Southwest Timber Market
Overall good selection for creating basic "heavy / thick / bulky" furniture.
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Paul's Shop (not yet opened)
Crumbly cheese yes but the cheese seems to be low in fat/oils.
Tastes great.
It seems the cheese is small/medium artisan maker with batches that vary.
Expiry dates on cheese is not a big issue...it can only get better...
Great local shop.
By mike4g_air
Kunming Upland International Youth Hostel
Clean, quiet, everything I needed, good location, well priced.
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Pizza da Rocco
When the cat is away the mice play.
I've been there (at the old location) with Rocko present and it was exellent, although without the owner present it was very disapointing..
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Lost Garden Guesthouse
Went the other night, it was very late therefore I cant coment on the food but it did smell very good..
Cozy atmosphere and very friendly host.
Will return again now that it's found!
Yunnan gets ok to grow weed to feed rising cannabis need
Posted byZhaotong Prefecture is in the NE of Yunnan.
NGO sues Yunnan dam developer over environmental degradation
Posted byGeologically, the Yangtze (Jinsha) river used to flow in this valley until the upwards thrust of the yunnan plateau diverted the Yangtze towards shanghai where it presently flows. Sediments cores provide an 11 million year date for the divergence.
Much ado about...littering at Lugu Lake
Posted byRich tourist arrogance is most likely the trigger.. Farmers in Mercedes.
Stone Age graveyard discovered in Yunnan's Chuxiong Prefecture
Posted by@ Bilingualexpat my thoughts exactly, but in addition, it may show how important Yunnan was in the copper and tin trade, aka bronze trade via rivers flowing to southern cities such as Ankor Watt and other sea side trade centers.
Paragliding high above Tiger Leaping Gorge
Posted byKC430,
You are correct on photos....
These mountains had never been flown above their summits with a paraglider wing' let alone cross the gorge and continue to Shangrila in a narrow and marginal weather window. Many in china claimed it was impossible but i knew it's no different than any other location on this planet..
It's sad a few uneducated police officers interpret and apply china's aviation laws to paragliding . The police interpret Nick flying a 747 towards the china/Tibet border but, officially; paragliding is recognized as a sport, not a full sized airplane by the Chinese government, including CAAC.
Nick is a very talented and experienced athlete, Thumbs up for Nick's route..