Blogs from Kunming, Yunnan, China, Asia - page 33

so many problems, so annoyed! We spent two days in Kunming which were filled with frustrations all over the place. The city's sights were a dissappointment, it's specialty "over the bridge noodles" tasted like Cambells chicken soup, we got lost wandering the city for hours, and then my cell phone broke. I spent half the next day at a shop trying to translate my problem to 6 different shop assistants only to find out 4 hours later they couldn't help me. WIthout food for most of the day and another walking tour of the city, Camille and I were not happy. We sat down for dinner and ordered a ham and mushroom dish. WOW! it was the best thing we had eaten so far and could not get enough of it! we were sad to finish ... read more

juz spadamy z Chin, za h autobus co 25 h pozniej jest 40km od Laosu. Stamtad spodziewam sie rzadkich wizyt w necie. Szacuje sie ze w Laosie jest 500.000 ton niewypalow, co na 260tys km^2, daje okolo 200 gramow na metr kwadratowy:) no to Pocisk:)... read more

Current Mood: Thank God for internal flights.... ooooh its warm!! Ok so flying is great and i too am converted! its a real shame i havnt the funds to fly all of the time! (even though it was only 20 quid) the trip here to Kunming was only an hours flight as apposed to 18 hours on a hard sleeper train! we arrived early enough to see rush hour Kunming in the 4pm oclock SUN!!! yep people china is warming up!! To be Honest Kunming looks no different or is no better than any other city in China that ive had the pleasure of visiting so far! I have however fell lucky with the Hostel!! Its Called the HUMP (the title isnt really true you now see) and its situated on the edge of Jinmambi Square ... read more

It was a long trip back to Zhongdian which saw us pass through fresh snow, sunshine and driving snow and rain - definately four seasons in one day. We held hopes that the snow might even reach Zhongdian but its lack of altitude meant that we were only treated with some rain and a bloody freezing cold front. We arrived back into the warmth of the guesthouse before Nunny did a spot of shopping in the old town and we settled back in the hostel and played with the animals and the locals for a while. Heading out after a while for our final tibetan meal and then turning it in at a reasonable hour for our flight at 8am the next morning. It was a brief trip back to Kunming but one that saw us ... read more

Man in Hotel (with very loud, American accent): Are you American? Me: No. American Man: Where are you from? Me: I'm from England. American Man: What! You're from Australia? Me: Um...no, I'm from England. American Man: Uh? What city are you from? Me: London. American Man: Ah, so you're from Britain. Why didn't you say? Kunming, in many ways, reminds me of Dalian. It's clean (for China anyway), modern and for the first day or so I felt like I hadn't moved anywhere different. It's the number of Westerners I encountered that hit me as different. Kunming, as opposed to Dalian, is definitely on the tourist trail and it can seem dificult to get away from them (see dialogue above). We didn't actually do a great deal in Kunming. Paul's just finished a two-month trek around ... read more