Thanks all. Bernie, some of this stuff is brand new, but I can have the tags and stuff removed. No electronics. Will my friend have trouble with taxes or any other customs-related issues? The rest of the container would be filled with wood products.
Hi All,
I'm living in Kunming and am planning on having a bunch of mountaineering gear sent over from the U.S., including some expensive technical clothing, an ice axe, rock and ice anchors, etc--maybe 20 kilos in all.
I was originally going to send it via the U.S. Post Office, but I've heard informally that sometimes stuff doesn't make it through Chinese customs due to low pay and general boredom among the inspectors.
Should I consider my things safe? Should I attempt a different route, such as using a shipping company like Seven Seas? Should I ask my friend who ships frequently between California and Kunming to throw the stuff into one of their 40 ft. containers? Any ideas?
Thanks.
Cheaper than what? If you don't have a lot, just bring 'em to the post office. It' s dirt cheap, but will take at least a few months.
If you have a lot of stuff to send (maybe 50 or more kilos??), you can arrange for a tea chest with Seven Seas: www.sevenseasworldwide.com/
Thanks Mr. Rupert. I continue to be impressed with the service I've received from both the Shanghai and Chengdu consulates.
Just an update: get those ballots in soon. Contrary to what is indicated on the Overseas Vote Foundation website, my ballot is going to take much longer than one day to arrive in Maine. I mailed it yesterday and the FedEx tracking information says it will arrive on the 27th.
Oh, you'll probably want to bring your passport, just in case.
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I had a really good burger here recently. Steven, the chef, really knows what he is doing. Worth checking out. Of course, good beer, too.
Cantina is always a safe bet for top-notch food and great service. I think it has actually gotten better and better over the years, which is often not the case with restaurants. Most people who live in Kunming know Cantina. Perhaps not as many know how involved the owners, Libby and Diego, are in various social welfare and community service efforts. Highly recommended both for visitors and long-term residents!
I went there twice for group boxing classes. I left the third time when I was attempting to book into a grappling class. This was part of an attempted process on my part to try the different classes offered there and see if I wanted to purchase one of their various membership cards.
The boxing classes were fun, a great workout, and the coaches and fellow students were all nice. A good atmosphere. Certainly room for improvement, especially in terms of explaining the class structure and fundamental concepts of the sports to beginners...but overall good.
However, on front desk staff member erased the positive aspects of the gym through his unprofessional and rude conduct. I was treated like some sort of con-man for wanting to try out the different classes offered before committing to multi-thousand RMB membership card, despite my willingness to pay per class to try them out. I wasted my time riding over to the gym on a very cold day on my scooter and then being refused service unless I committed on the spot to buying a membership card in direct contradiction to the gym's own policies and written price table. Also wasted was my friend's time and money, as she was in a cab on the way over to the gym in order to join me for the group class at the time I was refused service. My exchange with the staff (in which I was not terribly satisfied, but remained calm and reasonable throughout) was topped off with a remark from the one particular staff member with xenophobic undertones.
As one may see from my other reviews on this site, I typically try not to say anything unless I have something nice to say. In this case, I feel I must make an exception: I don't think it's a business that deserves your effort or money.
One of the best western restaurants in Yunnan. Definitely worth visiting if you will be passing through Shangrila!
The best tacos in Kunming!
Climbing Away: Guoliang, Henan
发布者Me want go there.
Extreme summer weather wreaks havoc around Yunnan
发布者@mike He Nu river valley extends quite far south. I wouldn't be surprised if southern areas are still suffering. I just traveled from Lashihai near Lijiang where it just finally started raining after a very dry start to the traditional rainy season to Shaxi where it is still unseasonably dry and sunny.
Extreme summer weather wreaks havoc around Yunnan
发布者@mike He Nu river valley extends quite far south. I wouldn't be surprised if southern areas are still suffering. I just traveled from Lashihai near Lijiang where it just finally started raining after a very dry start to the traditional rainy season to Shaxi where it is still unseasonably dry and sunny.
Monsterous mushroom found in Pu'er
发布者The pig comes out of retirement to strike again.
The Dai stilted house
发布者Interesting. I'm dwelling on the intro section. If the Dai ancestors came from SE China how did they come to be more religiously and linguistically aligned with Lao or Thai people, as well as often looking more SE Asian or hill tribe-like?