Kunming Motels - Comments and Reviews

OFFICIALS in southwest China's Yunnan Province are promoting the cultivation of hemp for industrial use to increase the income of local residents. A hemp fiber processing factory with an annual capacity of 2,000 tonnes began production yesterday in Menghai County in Dai Autonomous Prefecture of Xishuangbanna, a mountainous region in Yunnan. "The...

How to produce a bubble, then have it burst - maybe that is the lesson from the fate of pu'er tea, the recently 'discovered' aged tea from Yunnan. There's been a lot of hype about the tea, both its taste and health benefits. Personally I like drinking the tea, which is more earthy than black (or what they call red) tea. But with few opportunitie...

We spent another few days in Shanghai with Colin and Yanni.During the day we would walk around the local streets with Yanni, and in the evening make use of the free pool in the bars with Colin. We really enjoyed our time with these guys, but we had to move on! So on the 10th of September we flew to Kunming, in the Yunnan province of China. We st...

Hello friends, After an 18 hour train ride, I'm here in Kunming. I wanted to stay a fourth day in Yangshuo but adventuring awaits. There isn't alot to see here so I've been enjoying the sun and the cooler weather. People keep telling me that Kunming is sandwiched between everything in such a way as not to make it too hot or humid, which is welco...

Arrived in Kunming on flight from Shenzen (In China - near Hong kong)

Kunming...We arrived here after a 24-hour train journey through many landscapes as you will se in some pics. Kunming is a city of 4 million, it is the centre of Yunnan province, one of the most travelled parts of China. The train journey was excellent and surprisingly comfortable. Canada could learn from China on establishing affordable long-dis...

Im taking a bus to Mengla, 15.30 Mon 17th, ticket 169 RMB, 16 hours

We kind of messed up China. For one thing we allowed ourselves only 4 days in Hong Kong and by the time it dawned on use that we would probably love Hong Kong we had booked cheapo unchangeable flights from Kunming to Shenzhen. That left us 2 weeks - longer than we needed for Dali and Lijiang, not long enough to head south as well. We contemplate...