the barriers are the worst. thanks to the barriers people are driving in the wrong direction everywhere because they cannot cross the street for another 500m the way they're going.
I know that they're originally there to prevent people from driving down the wrong lanes but that should be easier to enforce.
Dangerous schmangerous. When in Rome, do as the Romans do, so just look out for what happens in front of you and if you're not very good on your bicycle or scooter, keep a reasonable speed.
That's really the only law: you're responsible for what's in front of you. Those behind you are responsible for not bumping into you. Easy as hell, don't understand why anyone would have an accident.
works fine on my phones. If apps stop working, consider a cache wipe, or a data/cache wipe on a per-app basis.
If that fails, do a full data wipe from recovery.
I'm back to Cyanogenmod though and waiting for their Lollipop release.
air is of pretty bad quality due to large industrial plants as Alien mentioned. However, the vibe in the town is very pleasant and there's a nice park to amble around in. Good for a night and half a day.
South-east Asia's largest mosque (allegedly) is in nearby Shadian and worth a visit if only because it's so odd in the middle of nowhere. Easy access to Mengzi, Jianshui and Gejiu from there and of course a main stop on the old railroad. Trains between Hekou and Kaiyuan run twice a day, trains between Kaiyuan and Kunming up to 6 I believe (mostly industrial freight). I stayed a night (www.crazyguyonabike.com/[...]
Click next for the next morning and pictures of the mosque.
maps.bing.com too
someone who couldn't read Chinese would have a VPN and could see the Google Map with English nameseys.
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First and last experience. Absolutely horrible. I came in late with a big flesh wound. The doctor sewed it up and told me to come back in the morning "perhaps to redo it, and to change the bandage". When I did come back the next morning, they just changed the bandage and sent me off.
When I peeked at my own wound, I noticed it was horribly done. "Like a vet did the stitches," as someone commented. I then had to stay a night in a different hospital in order to do it right, with a 40% chance of getting infections. This cost me a lot more, thanks to Richland fucking up in the beginning.
Whatever X-rays were taken were not printed out and given to me so I couldn't go to another hospital for a second opinion or treatment.
The nurses didn't seem to know where half the things were and the doctors had to repeat orders to get basic things like scissors.
In the next hospital, it was noticed that I had fractured my jaw in two places. On the five X-Rays taken at Richland, they did not notice the fractures.
Pretty sure these people are not actual doctors and are therefore criminal.
Super place. Really cool interior, lots of good beers and drinks, fun toilet inside the telephone booth, and an interesting clientele.
Cons: pretty hard to find, no matching glasses for the imported beers, and home brews need some work.
Teaching and support lamentable.
Four people signed up for the highest-level class and got a teacher who does all the talking, refers to herself as 老师 and makes classes absolutely uninteresting. As of this moment, only 1 person is still going on a regular basis.
While staff is friendly, they are absolutely incapable to help out with visa matters in an adequate way. Lack of information beforehand, lack of support and lack of information during the visa process meant that I am waiting forever for my residence permit to be processed, without any information about why it's taking so long, why they can't get started ... I'd say this school is a good option if all you wanted is a visa, but they can't even handle this properly.
Anyone giving this school a 5-star rating hasn't been to any decently-run schools in Kunming, such as Keats'. The only redeeming quality is facilities and space, those are indeed excellent.
Have been studying at Keats for almost four semesters now and I'm very enthusiastic about the quality of the teachers and the commitment of the school's staff.
One point of criticism is that I think they could put in some effort to group people of the same level together, rather than base it on who was together in last semester's class.
I stayed here in the early days of March 2013. Dave and his wife are swell owners, the staff attentive, the food good, rooms in perfect order, WiFi fast enough... Much like the old hump, the entire place is an excellent place to relax and make friends. And that is what you come to do in Dali, after all. The location is a bit isolated from the old town, but nothing is really far away in Dali. Besides, it makes for a better starting point to walk up Cangshan.
Zen and the Chinese art of motorcycle driving
Posted byI intentionally crashed my e-bike into the side of a car that pulled up without looking onto the bike lane. Then I showered him with expletives. Also slapped the hood of a few cars on Xuefu lu that were in the bike lane and trying to get past the little bus stop. It may not help but it feels so sweet.
Some day I want to be brave enough like that foreigner in Beijing who just stopped his bike in front of a car in the bike lane and forced the driver to reverse out.
Zen and the Chinese art of motorcycle driving
Posted byso much for your Zen, Colin :)
车让摩托让单车让行人 - then all will be good
Zen and the Chinese art of motorcycle driving
Posted bySlamming your hand on the hood is an effective method to deal with pricks in expensive cars. It makes them so furious but there's no way they can catch you as you slip away like an eel among the shoal of two-wheelers.
Kunming to Vietnam border by rail soon to be reality
Posted by10 RMB or about 30000 VND will also get you a ride on a scooter.
Kunming to Vietnam border by rail soon to be reality
Posted byNo there isn't. You'd have to cross the border by yourself and then you can get a bus to Sapa. There are many options from official buses to mianbaoche equivalents. The ride is about 30 km up a hill so I'm guessing anything between 30 min and 1 hr to get to Sa Pa.