Forums > Living in Kunming > Kunming Cultural Events Not Listed Oh yeah - with that events listing change on every page, you would then have every event listed and only go down to the end of the Oriellys listing for today. That would mean your first side bar picture advertisement would be visible directly from your homepage without scrolling - a big selling point for your advertisers as you would have 2 advertisements visible from your homepage without scrolling instead of 1. A visual representation of what I mean:
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Saturday, May 5
At bars/restaurants
Camel Bar
Moondog
Oriellys
Samoana
The Mask
Chapter One
The Dali Hump
Cacao
Cultural
Kunming Keats School
Music
TCG Nordica
Full Cup Cafe
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Obviously you would have to make a call on which section each one goes into but I am sure it wouldn't be too difficult (e.g. regular live music at Cacao doesn't fall into the Music section).
Hey wait, do I get paid for this?? Ha haa, I can say now that you can use my ideas royalty free no problem if you want!
Forums > Living in Kunming > Kunming Cultural Events Not Listed debaser - yes it is realistic to expect this. Why? Because if GoKunming is a place that lists events that people want to see, it will increase the people that visit the site. In turn this will increase the number of people that view the advertisers in the "Events" section and enrich both the website and the advertisers.
To be honest, if I was working for GoKM, I would redesign their Events section and calendar. With the Events side bar that appears on every page I would categorise into sections (maybe one for "At bars/restaurants", one for "Cultural", one for "Music" or some other categorisation). Then only list the name of the bar/restaurant/event, with more information available when you hover over the link i.e. a popup window stating the details (like the "From The Web" section on the homepage).
This would:
1. Make the Events side bar less wordy and cluttered (which is hard to read with so much info and doesn't list all events anyway - i.e. today there are 4 Other events which you have to go to the calendar to see, users could essentially view all events on one page unless there are 40 events in one day)
2. Enable people to hover over their favourite places still to see whats on (e.g. like Orielly's to see what sport they are showing today)
3. Provide a clearer breakdown to viewers who are only interested in particular sections so don't have to read through everything to find to the one they want - which invariably they won't so people will miss events of interest.
On their Calendar page, move the calendar to the top centre instead of a sidebar on the right. Stretch the wording across for each event - effectively you will be able to list more on a single page instead of having them squashed into a thin strip down the middle.
But hey, I am just a software designer, what would I know :-)
Forums > Travel Yunnan > get from Hekou to Kunming Jian Shui is quite nice actually, I would recommend it too! Its got a sort of "fake" old town which is less fake than others I have seen and isn't frequented much by tourists. There are some fairly pricey attractions there (e.g. the Confucian park I think was 60 kuai when I went... wooo... hen gui) but it was really really nice inside and totally photogenic. Actually even the fake old town is really nice to walk around and they have a big gate building at the end of the old town main street which is actually authentic and very cool. So yep, I can also recommend!
Forums > Living in Kunming > Kunming sucks the life out of me... Hey BillDan, I just came back from Metro and guess what they had! HAM! I was pretty shocked!
Its from Shanghai, labelled "French Ham" and looks like the sort of ham we have for Christmas. At 85 kuai for 3.5kg of the stuff, it doesn't look like too bad of a deal, particularly if you are a big ham eater like yourself. If you want to find it, go to the "Delicatessen" part of the cold section nearby the cheeses. It does have a number of preservatives and what not in it though, not sure if the same as you would get in the west, you might want to check it out.
Forums > Living in Kunming > Kunming sucks the life out of me... No no, I wasn't being sarcastic!
Actually, I think its a kind of reverse therapy for anyone that reads it, we all kind of identify with you a little and go "Ha haa, so true!". Maybe the things you say just bother us a little bit and we don't know really how to form them into meaningful thoughts, but you enunciate them so clearly that when we read them we actually feel better! So, in fact, you are doing many lao wai a favour here, letting us privately blow of steam and recognise our own thoughts and feelings on different subjects... though yours are a little more extreme than mine!
Getting away: Changchong Mountain
Posted byCheers guys, will google earth it first to check it out! When I go and ride a route I will have a look around using a GPS tracking application on my phone so I can tell people if I find some nice tracks. I am a pretty sensible and skilled mountain biker so won't end up skewered by my handlebars down some dead end track, well, it hasn't happend in my 18 years of mountainbiking (5 years of racing!).
My tendency when exploring new routes is to cycle it at a sane speed first, remembering turns and key points for dismounting etc. The next time at medium speed and the next at 3/4 speed, which is about as fast as I dare in areas that could be changed one day to the next!
Can you guys tell me if there are access issues (private property etc) around the area, apart from the military base on the South side of the mountain? This may be a general China question - will I get shot at or arrested if I stray onto some farmland where the farmer doesn't like visitors? Probably a pretty general question, but being new to China it would be good for any local advice. So far when I have been riding up around the resovior areas most people don't take any notice of me and those that do usually give encouraging shouts (well, I think so, my Chinese isn't that good yet!).
Getting away: Changchong Mountain
Posted byJust did this ride (the original, will try Daniels update another time!), its pretty good for a training ride, some good extended uphills that keep the heart going for some time. This is the only ride where I have noticed the slight oxygen depletion from the altitude!
Can anyone tell me if there is any good single track off the mountain and how to get to it? There may be some off the various small roads leading off the main route, but I aren't sure where to start looking! Thanks