Coming to Kunming

Wednesday 29th November 2006

I’ve been on my travels for two weeks now, as I leave the very friendy Mix Hostel. The staff were lovely, spoke very good english and would go out of their way to help and advise you, and the cats were very friendly too. The food was cheap and good quality too, though I think I have now had enough rice to fill wembley stadium 100 times over. Arrived in Kunming after playing dodgems with the bikes, taxi’s, cars and planes in Chengdu. Typically the day I leave the sun shines in Chengdu. The sun only shines 100 days of the year in Chengdu. The flight was just over an hour, an interesting “snack” came round – it may have been the chineese version of an authentic “hot dog” – but with real dog and cold. This consisted of a bread roll with a cold sausage wedged in the middle of it. I wouldn’t put it past them that it was real “cold dog”. Lovely. Taxi drivers at the airport were going to rip me off – I was going to get the bus but decided betweent 18p or 70p I would opt for a taxi at 70p this time. I am sure I can afford it. Managed to get to my next home “the hump hostel” for about 70p after they realised I was not going to pay £4. The hostel flyers are very good and often state a rough price of a taxi from the airport or train station so you know if someone is ripping you off, even though its not really been ripped off compared to UK standards. Hostel has wireless though I think its a bit slow as my flickr pictures of my last hostel – Mix Hostel are taking ages to upload. Due to excess rice I have just opted for a tuna sandwich at the hostel this afternoon, I think my body needs a bit of western food today, (but not chips or dog)