tigertiger, it would be for fluid and food-grade quality (either plastic or stainless steel), 90-degree barbed elbow joint. I need to attach a hose to the barbed end..so a 3/8" or 9.5mm hose barb—>1/2" or 12-13mm NST elbow joint to be exact. If you know where I can get it, please let me know!
Does anyone have any idea if/where there's a store/area with materials similar to Home Depot (hardware store)? I'm looking for an elbow joint and when I show it to welding/steel parts shop owners they look at me like I'm looking for alien life forms. Any info is appreciated...
please post more info when received..heard of an underwater town somewhere in the middle of fuxian that sounds interesting. any ideas on costs? other possible interesting dives there? i've heard nothing special about fuxian other than the town...well, other than it's freezing and there's lots of algae :/
you guys rock! haven't played ultimate in a while, but looking forward to going out there one sunday. i'm more a fan of the not so intensive, disc golf :) anyone interested in setting up a 'course' at some point? don't need the whole chain/basket hole, but set up some 'natural' holes (trees, boulders, recycled poles)...
does anyone know the finer details of the Shiping festival? exact dates, style of festival (heard the Yimen one was for mushroom high-rollers), accommodation possibilities, etc. anyone know any websites covering this festival? thanks..
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hasenman
Wang, I live on Jianshe Lu. Any chance of delivery there? If not, perhaps you can do just weekend delivery to center? Seems like many are interested in having your delivery outside the north :)
hasenman
I'd have to second tommann's review. I stayed there last month after not being able to find a room at other guesthouses. I thought it was supposed to have a decent review from Lonely Planet, but maybe that was quite some time ago.
I think I had to pay 120 kuai for a low quality room (plywood 'riser' with cheap mattress..I've slept on futons with better mattresses).
Worst of all were the 'bathrooms'. The toilets were separated by nothing more than a sheet. The showers (both rooms I stayed in there) had mildew ALL over them. Typical Yunnan cleaning job ('if it gets wet, it's clean!').
The courtyard was OK, the dogs sweet but very smelly when I was there (not very inviting for a guesthouse seeing they were huge St. Bernards), and staff were OK...the only reason I gave it at least a star.
As for the rooms, they'd probably get a negative rating for the price..awful!
hasenman
FYI, google has re-named the restaurant: "El Salvador". Viva El Salvador for it's Brooklyn Brewery beers and Mexican breakfast! (Is it possible to get better meat for burgers though? Would kill for a good burger on wenlin..)
hasenman
Always have the yellow curry, my gf gets the tomyumgoong and we get veggies, etc. on side. Never disappoints to have a meal here. I love Thai food and the other 'classy' thai restaurants aren't really something I wanna try for over-priced thai food which i can get close to at home.
This is an affordable, relatively good Thai restaurant..in Kunming! True the green curry was disappointing (I had it when I first went, tried the yellow and have never gone back), but other dishes are good enough to redeem this place. I'm actually surprised at the bad review about the tomyumgoong as I am shocked at how well they can do it (though have had an off one or two) but in general has excellent flavor, kick and a decent amount of prawns usually..good lemongrass, galangal, chili mix that is quintessential Thai! I almost get it over the curry..but I'm a curry guy! The papaya salad is pretty authentic too (hard to mess that one up).
The food gets 4 stars (are some lackluster dishes) but just for BEING in Kunming and not trying to be some high-end, swanky event to have a decent curry, this place gets a tremendously well-deserved 5 stars from me..oh, and the guy agreed to deliver to my new apartment which is out of his 'delivery zone'..6 stars for that! Green Lake area, beware that these guys deliver! ;)
hasenman
It seems all 'educatedman' can do is go to places and be a sully silly (3 reviews, 1 star total! haha). How did you get your 'education', man—in your mommy's lap with a silver spoon??
O'Reily's definitely has the best burger in Kunming; the best draft beer/Belgian beers in Kunming; very kind staff/owners; best sports selection; great (free) pool table. What else could you want from a 'Irish' sports bar—a leprechaun??
Perhaps 'educatedman' could find a leprechaun, get him a working visa and supply him the investment to open up a REAL Irish bar in Kunming..so he won't have bother GOK readers with his negativity! If you could look outside your ego 'educatedman', you'd notice that you're not in Ireland, BUT IN SW CHINA!!
GOK, please consider canceling an account so that all places local expats enjoy don't get trashed by an uneducated boy...
Yunnan Drifter: Nizu, the end of the road
Posted byholy cobras in shangrila?!? even batman couldn't conceive that.
anybody have a decent reference guide to flora/fauna for region? (basic scientific references for the layman)
Or Kevin, would you happen to know some of the unique species of flora/fauna in the Niru valley to look out for while there? Valleys of the Three Parallel Rivers Area seem to provide unique looking species up every corner..
Building 'The Lodge' in Yunnan's rugged northwest
Posted byWhere exactly does the Ailaoshan trail start/end? Any maps?
Hiking from Daju to Lugu Lake, part 2
Posted byAny chance of doing this trail without risking one's life on the eroded parts of the trail? Yes, a map of this hike (and 'death hiking' portions) would be quite interesting and useful! Geogramatt?? Sounds right up your alley!
Hiking from Daju to Lugu Lake, part 1
Posted byAnyone have any details about the Xizhou to Lugu hike—detail itinerary, trail markers, blog, etc.?
Building 'The Lodge' in Yunnan's rugged northwest
Posted byNice to hear local guides leading the 'tourism expansion' in the area. Yunnan desperately needs more locally based and environmentally conscious entrepreneurs leading efforts. This kind of hiking/outdoors micro-business management would suit many villagers throughout Yunnan's most isolated and breath-taking regions (i.e. Gaoligongshan, Dulongjiang, Ailuoshan, Menglian, etc.). Even more, it would be nice to hear efforts to create a Yunnan-wide, trail/lodges system—much like the 'GR' and Appalachian Trails in Europe and America. It would attract not only local expat and Chinese hikers, but a world wide audience. Which hiker wouldn't want to try hiking from the Himalayas to SE Asia! Well done and much respect to all the people who worked on the aforementioned projects!