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Forums > Travel Yunnan > Driving to Chiang Mai, Thailand

It's quite difficult. You will need a permit issued through the Thai Department of Land Transport and a guide. You would need to contact a Thai travel agent with a tour licence to do the paperwork, which includes a temporary Thai licence in the province of entry if all you have is a Chinese driver's licence.

Overall it's going to be very expensive. Today coincidentally marks the second anniversary of when the rules first went into effect; about 6 months later there were some amendments, which allowed driving outside the province entered but a guide and lead vehicle became mandatory, making driving into Thailand from China feasible only for those driving in convoys.

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Forums > Living in Kunming > Where can I get Brazilian money (Reais)?

As the Brazilian Real is not a major currency, not to mention that China is on the opposite side of the world to Brazil, you'll struggle to find it anywhere in China. Maybe in Hong Kong, maybe, but not the mainland for sure.

The following currencies can be exchanged in China: USD, EUR, CHF, GBP, JPY, AUD, NZD, THB, SGD, HKD, MYR. A few others such as Indian, Lao, Vietnamese, Russian, middle Eastern, South African and Scandinavian currencies should also be OK to exchange at some banks and in the case of Lao and Vietnamese currencies, in Guangxi and Yunnan provinces. All other currencies are virtually impossible to exchange or purchase so don't even try.

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Forums > Living in Kunming > Western Backpackers

@HFCAMPO, that's interesting, because I've received student discounts in China based on possessing a student card from another country or someone in my traveling party has.

However, many tourist attractions may only accept local student cards, it depends on their policy. That is to say that both local and international students can use them, but they have to be studying at a local Chinese university/college.

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Forums > Travel Yunnan > Kunming to Paris Direct Flights

It's easy enough to book a connecting flight on Malaysia Airlines, THAI or Cathay Pacific to get to Paris from Kunming. Daily (or at least regular flights most days of the week) connect Kunming with these cities and then from there daily or sometimes multiple daily flights connect to Paris.

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Forums > Living in Kunming > Who will win the World Cup?

Umm really hard to say at the moment, but perhaps Brazil? Then again there have been some upsets so far including Switzerland beating Ecuador and the USA beating Ghana, so it's anyone's guess at this point.

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I wonder if government offices are going to be closed on Monday due to these floods? I have a Z visa, should be arriving in Kunming on Monday to get my visa conversion done because one document "expires" on the 23rd, but perhaps the officials will be a little lenient due to this flooding situation. I don't want to inconvenience myself or people around me by showing up when the city is experiencing a major flood like this. Perhaps I'll hold off coming for a week when things settle down a bit.

@Stathis, in Burma? Burmese people speak very good English, not Chinglish at all. Their road signs are usually written in correct English with very few mistakes. But I agree that Chinglish in China is hilarious...

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