Nobody Wants Your Money in China! (Not What We Expected)
Mum & Son Travels
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Day two in Kunming, China, and Mum is on a mission to taste EVERYTHING. But nothing prepared us for how the locals treated us… 🇨🇳
Join an Aussie mum and son as we wander the old streets of Kunming, Yunnan's "Spring City", and eat and drink our way through one of China's most underrated cities. Yunnan street food, local rice noodles, flower-infused drinks, specialty coffee, and a few things we definitely didn't expect to find. Somewhere along the way, Mum finds a new calling, and we discover something about China that completely changed how we feel about travelling here.
Is China really expensive? Is it safe for foreign tourists? What's it actually like to travel China as a Westerner in 2026? Stay to the end. Mum's honest verdict might surprise you.
🍜 In this episode:
Kunming street food & Yunnan local cuisine
Exploring Kunming Old Town & hidden laneways
Chinese tea culture: what makes Yunnan so special
A famous Kunming market you have to see
Green Lake Park & a side of China most tourists miss
Mum's first impressions of Chinese hospitality
Timetamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:34 - Noodle Soup!
6:15 - Free Tea Tasting
11:14 - Exploring Kunming City
19:30 - Flower and Pet Market
27:48 - Green Lake Park
35:02 - On The Next Episode
📍 Location: Kunming, Yunnan Province, China
👉 Missed Episode 1? China Was Not What We Expected! (First Day in Kunming): China Was Not What We Expected! (First Day...
🔔 Subscribe so you don't miss the next episode: hot springs, ancient towns & traditional Chinese medicine.
#ChinaTravel #Kunming #MumAndSonTravels
✈️ ABOUT MUM & SON TRAVELS
A 66-year-old Aussie mum and her son exploring the world together, one wild adventure at a time.
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Nobody Wants Your Money in China! (Not What We Expected)
Mum & Son Travels
6,013 views
Day two in Kunming, China, and Mum is on a mission to taste EVERYTHING. But nothing prepared us for how the locals treated us… 🇨🇳
Join an Aussie mum and son as we wander the old streets of Kunming, Yunnan's "Spring City", and eat and drink our way through one of China's most underrated cities. Yunnan street food, local rice noodles, flower-infused drinks, specialty coffee, and a few things we definitely didn't expect to find. Somewhere along the way, Mum finds a new calling, and we discover something about China that completely changed how we feel about travelling here.
Is China really expensive? Is it safe for foreign tourists? What's it actually like to travel China as a Westerner in 2026? Stay to the end. Mum's honest verdict might surprise you.
🍜 In this episode:
Kunming street food & Yunnan local cuisine
Exploring Kunming Old Town & hidden laneways
Chinese tea culture: what makes Yunnan so special
A famous Kunming market you have to see
Green Lake Park & a side of China most tourists miss
Mum's first impressions of Chinese hospitality
Timetamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:34 - Noodle Soup!
6:15 - Free Tea Tasting
11:14 - Exploring Kunming City
19:30 - Flower and Pet Market
27:48 - Green Lake Park
35:02 - On The Next Episode
📍 Location: Kunming, Yunnan Province, China
👉 Missed Episode 1? China Was Not What We Expected! (First Day in Kunming): China Was Not What We Expected! (First Day...
🔔 Subscribe so you don't miss the next episode: hot springs, ancient towns & traditional Chinese medicine.
#ChinaTravel #Kunming #MumAndSonTravels
✈️ ABOUT MUM & SON TRAVELS
A 66-year-old Aussie mum and her son exploring the world together, one wild adventure at a time.