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EVERYTHING YOU READ IN THE GUIDE BOOKS
-- 10:55:21 05/25/02
- DO YOUR OWN THING!!!! Remember this is China where everything is changing quicker than ever. -- bill -- bill@trax2.com- "Chinese
Only Hotels"
-- I've been travelling in this country for near 12 months now
and have only been asked to leave an hotel only once for been an
overseas chinese - meaning it pays to shop around and bargain because
once that hotel/guesthouse gets its name in print into the "guide
books" its prices goes up and standards goes down - this does not
only happen in China but everywhere else in the world. And I dont
know about you, but I like a bit of cleanliness and friendliness
that does not cost the earth. -- bill -- -- 11:24:38 05/25/02
-
Re: "Chinese Only Hotels"
-- could be the "things of the past" in the not to distance
future - has disappeared in places like Yanhshou and most tourist
places already!! -- bill -- -- 11:30:22 05/25/02
-
Re: "Chinese Only Hotels"
-- could be the "things of the past" in the not to distance
future - has disappeared in places like Yanhshou and most tourist
places already!! -- bill -- -- 11:30:22 05/25/02
- COMPARE:
-- Jinghong:
Many hotels along Nth & Sth Jinghong Lu are asking Y30-60 for double with own bath - we chose the "Library Guesthouse" on the corner of Nth Jonghong and Nth Mingzu Lu for Y40 with bath/aircon campared to the recommended "Dai Building Hotel" for Y50 double for a small dark room with one small fan plus mosquito net and dirty share bath. -- bill -- -- 11:11:35 05/25/02-
Price wars
-- Jinghong:
This could because of the time of the year (MAY) but in any time it pays to ask - or shop - around and do a little bargaining - NEVER BELIEVE ANYTHING U READ!!! -- bill -- -- 11:16:23 05/25/02
-
Price wars
-- Jinghong:
- COMPARE:
-- Kunming:
Many bargain hotels in the block around the Main Long Distance Bus Station (MLDBS), " New Canton Kong Hotel" Y60 with bath (on the road behind the MLDBS - one we stayed in) or "Three Leaves Hotel" Y60 for double with bath compared to the Camellia Hotel for Y100 - the last 2 are recommended in guide book -- bill -- -- 11:02:13 05/25/02
- "Chinese
Only Hotels"
-- I've been travelling in this country for near 12 months now
and have only been asked to leave an hotel only once for been an
overseas chinese - meaning it pays to shop around and bargain because
once that hotel/guesthouse gets its name in print into the "guide
books" its prices goes up and standards goes down - this does not
only happen in China but everywhere else in the world. And I dont
know about you, but I like a bit of cleanliness and friendliness
that does not cost the earth. -- bill -- -- 11:24:38 05/25/02
- Jinghong
- XISHUANBANNA - Sth China
-- 10:47:44 05/25/02
Bus from Kunming Y145 + Y4 insurance - takes 18 plus hours. -- bill -- bill@trax2.com- No
need to carry money
-- Every Bank of China (3) has an ATM's that accepts all cards.
Must be a 1st for any Chinese city. -- bill -- -- 19:07:20 05/27/02
- Buses
to Vientiane
-- -See below- -- bill -- -- 19:04:22 05/27/02
- No
need to carry money
-- Every Bank of China (3) has an ATM's that accepts all cards.
Must be a 1st for any Chinese city. -- bill -- -- 19:07:20 05/27/02
- Visas for
Laos -- 01:12:35
05/20/02
Easy to get Laos visa in Kunming cost are Y130 to 400 depends on your nationality - take 3 working days - from Camellia Hotel -- bill -- bill@trax2.com- Re:
CORRECTION - Bus from Jinghong (China) to Vientiane (Laos)
-- Leaves every thursday takes 2 days with an over nite stop
in Muang Xai - cost Y200 -- bill -- -- 10:13:13 05/29/02
- CORRECTION
-- : The bus that leaves once every week now leaves every Thursday
not Tuesday. -- bill -- -- 19:21:54 05/28/02
- Bus
Jinghong to Vientiane (Laos)
-- The bus here leaves once every Tuesday cost Y280 - looks like
to go direct to Laos works out cheaper than taking sleeper and little
bus with many stops to Vientiane --
bill -- -- 19:01:48 05/27/02
- Direct
Bus to Vientiane (Laos)
-- There is now an direct Bus Kunming to Vientiane (Laos) for
Y380 - takes 5 days. Also once aweek from Jinghong (this could be
the same bus from Kunming) -- bill -- bill@trax2.com -- 10:51:40
05/25/02
- Re:
CORRECTION - Bus from Jinghong (China) to Vientiane (Laos)
-- Leaves every thursday takes 2 days with an over nite stop
in Muang Xai - cost Y200 -- bill -- -- 10:13:13 05/29/02
- TIP - going
west - Guilin to Kunming
-- 00:54:48 05/20/02
If you are heading west from Guilin and find it hard to get a "Hard Sleeper" train ticket then buy and express train to Nanning, then to Kunming on the same day, if U cant get a sleeper, buy a seat then upgrade when the train is on the move.
Guilin to Nanning (Y50) K901 departs 7:48am arrives around 2pm
Nanning to Kunming (Y55) 2005 departs 3:48pm arrives around 7am next day - upgrade (Y80-100)
This is also the fastest way to get to Kunming. -- bill -- bill@trax2.com- WAL-MART
-- Yes!!! A Wal-Mart Supermarket is now open in Kunming --
bill -- -- 10:44:06 05/25/02
- another
TIP - when in Kunming
-- Skip the "Across the Bridge Noddles" and try the small "baby"
Roast Duck - for just Y10 gets you one whole duck - around the Moslum
area is the best place to try - you can miss them, just look for
them hanging out the front of the resturant -- bill -- -- 00:59:47
05/20/02
- WAL-MART
-- Yes!!! A Wal-Mart Supermarket is now open in Kunming --
bill -- -- 10:44:06 05/25/02
- hello!!!!
-- 10:29:31 05/18/02
Hi Bill, How Are you going???I`m David in Tsinghua University.I am reading your web.It IS new! I like your pics in Hainan & Guiling.Maybe you are not in
China. You know Tailand is sunny. I hope you will not be sun black.*^_^* -- David -- diongwei@sobao.com- Re:
hello!!!!
-- Hi David, I'm still in China - Kunming now waiting for visa
to go into Laos - then will go through Laos into Thailand - here
the Chinese Govt is very hard for chinese nationals to get Thailand
visa so my friend decide to get Thai visa in Laos - it is easy for
chinese to get Lao visa. Are U still plan to bike to Shanghai???
-- bill
-- bill@trax2.com -- 00:42:20 05/20/02
- Re:
hello!!!!
-- Hi David, I'm still in China - Kunming now waiting for visa
to go into Laos - then will go through Laos into Thailand - here
the Chinese Govt is very hard for chinese nationals to get Thailand
visa so my friend decide to get Thai visa in Laos - it is easy for
chinese to get Lao visa. Are U still plan to bike to Shanghai???
-- bill
-- bill@trax2.com -- 00:42:20 05/20/02
- Cash Machine
in Guilin -- 23:24:35
05/11/02
You can now get money from the Bank of China's ATM machine that's on the corner of Zhong Shan Zhong Lu and Jeifang Dong Lu - accepts all cards - amex, visa, MC. -- bill --- 2nd
Cash Machine in Guilin
-- At the corner of Zhong Shan Zhong Lu and Wen Ming Lu on the
side next to Guilin Department Store. --
tian -- zengtj3@yahoo.com -- 00:45:01 05/20/02
- 2nd
Cash Machine in Guilin
-- At the corner of Zhong Shan Zhong Lu and Wen Ming Lu on the
side next to Guilin Department Store. --
tian -- zengtj3@yahoo.com -- 00:45:01 05/20/02
- Rain, rain,
rain and more rain
-- 09:37:30 05/10/02
Since coming back to Guilin it has not stop raining, that's 10 straight days now, with the Li River near tp over flowing its banks - Floods in Guilin - maybe?? -- bill --- Rain,
rain, rain no more
-- 12 May'02, The Li River did not spill over and now is back
down to how it was on the 7 May - which is still quite of lot of
water --
bill -- bill@trax2.com -- 23:20:42 05/11/02
-
Mon 13 May
-- Guilin has started to Rain, rain, rain again -- bill
-- -- 21:08:30 05/12/02
-
Mon 13 May
-- Guilin has started to Rain, rain, rain again -- bill
-- -- 21:08:30 05/12/02
- See
inside - "Guilin Flooding"
---- bill -- -- 09:46:22 05/10/02
- Rain,
rain, rain no more
-- 12 May'02, The Li River did not spill over and now is back
down to how it was on the 7 May - which is still quite of lot of
water --
bill -- bill@trax2.com -- 23:20:42 05/11/02
- May Day
Holiday's --
02:49:38 05/09/02
Is another bad time to do any travel in China - it's 7 days of National holidays and unlike Chinese New Year where everyone travels back home to spend time with family - May is spent going out to visit all the well known/famous tourist desinations in China. -- bill -- bill@trax2.com- Is
from the 1 May to 7 May
-- Avoid these dates or else find a small village to relax in.
Also most room rates go up by 25-60%
-- bill -- -- 02:53:08 05/09/02
- Is
from the 1 May to 7 May
-- Avoid these dates or else find a small village to relax in.
Also most room rates go up by 25-60%
- FREE BUS
- 1st for China and just maybe the World
-- 05:14:10 05/06/02
Here in Guilin the local govt has started a FREE (yes completely free) BUS service that covers most of the city. All the number 50's are free with No.58 covering most of the attractions around Guilin. -- bill -- bill@trax2.com- FREE
BUS -- Now
there is no excuse not to visit this fabulous city --
local resident -- zengtj3@yahoo.com -- 05:18:53 05/06/02
-
Re: FREE BUS
-- BEWARE: It's now the latest hang-out for PICK-POCKETS.
If you can get on with all the crush of all the crowds then
keep an eye your things in your pockets. Lots of locals have
already lost their cell phones. --
bill -- -- 09:43:32 05/10/02
-
Re: FREE BUS
-- No there is no excuse - but you need to fight to get on
the bus. The service began during the May holidays, which for
Guilin is the busiest time of the year - with many, many locals
just riding for fun. -- bill -- -- 05:22:43 05/06/02
-
Re: FREE BUS
-- BEWARE: It's now the latest hang-out for PICK-POCKETS.
If you can get on with all the crush of all the crowds then
keep an eye your things in your pockets. Lots of locals have
already lost their cell phones. --
bill -- -- 09:43:32 05/10/02
- FREE
BUS -- Now
there is no excuse not to visit this fabulous city --
local resident -- zengtj3@yahoo.com -- 05:18:53 05/06/02
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