I mostly find a lot of things that I would make in my previous life ends up having Yunnan flavours substituted/added in in.

I don't have much in the way of recipes, but I'll make fajitas with salty vegetables/yancai added to refried beans, along with a bit pickled chilis (can't remember what it's called - the sambal sauce-like one). Salty vegetables are surprisingly good in a lot of things.

The other is just pasta with a meat sauce (either from scratch or cans + ground beef), but more Yunnan spices. A lot more. Huajiao is key too. My mother in law particularly likes that one, but might not realize it's not authentic Italian food.

There's also been a few times I've made a curry and forgotten/been too impatient to wait 15 mins to make rice. In those cases I just steam up some ersi and throw the curry on that. Delish.

Another ingredient I've fallen in love with is lufu. It's fermented tofu that comes in a jar, a lot of times an option if you go a hotpot place that has a make your own dip section. Some are better than others (apparently there's one from chuxiong that's superior?), but it's great as a dip for just about anything, like fajitas.

My wife just got a Contax RX and is currently sitting on 4 rolls of film that need developing after travelling. She says she heard of a good place that processes film for 10RMB/rolll (I think).

Going to drop it off tomorrow, but can report back and provide details for those interested. As for film, I'm not sure of many other resources besides Taobao, however maybe this guy can provide a few more options tomorrow.

Managed to see a viper up close (too close) down in Jingmai mountain.

I can attest to some of the good back exercises on youtube, but am also still curious if anyone has a recommendation for a decent physiotherapist in KM. Any?

I think I heard somewhere you need to have a temporary residence permit in order to get a licence.

Can anyone confirm if this is true? Or would they let someone by with a Q2 or multiple entry tourist visa?