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Travel Blogs from Sanya
Life's a Beach
... for this then it's not problem.
Trains and planes are modern, stations and airports are often state
of the art.
We were often in the tiny minority of Europeans, and at times felt
we were the only foreigners.
These are not reasons to avoid China, just to be aware of when
considering visiting
Overall China gets a HUGE PLUS from us. We have ...
Enjoying in Ends of the Earth in Sanya, Hainan
... and unique history and culture, and rich ethnic customs. The blue see, green mountain, soft sand, and giant reefs all blend into one harmonious whole, just like a colorful painted screen. Coconut palms, waves, sails, seagulls and clouds all together form a spectacular scenery of southland.
The words "the ends of the earth" (Tianyahaijiao in Chinese), were used to express the feeling of a stranger in a strange land. ...
Beach bum
As a reward for enduring more tours yesterday, hair-raising driving necessitating a few hands-over-eyes (this, from a London cyclist no less!) today was a day spent at the hotel's private beach. A great opportunity to test out my brother's loaned Kindle for book ...
Hainandao
We joined a tour group from HK to take a 4 day trip to Hainan island. Hainan is a spa resort although sadly with all the land development, much of the natural springs seem to have disappeared. Hainan has 2 airports, with SanYa on the west side of the sand located closest to the scenic spots. SanYa airport was hugely attractive - all teak wood high beams and wide benches, with plants and general tropical but airy feel. On arrival though - my old ...
A week of sun, sand, swimming, scuba and alcohol
... Dadonghai on the Wednesday. Sonja wasn't sure about diving so she gave it a miss but I was excited! I refused to dive on the Wednesday with the people they gave me on Dadonghai so we were taken down to Yalong bay on the Thursday and I dived with a PADI dive school, it was just me and the instructor and we had a couple of fantastic dives. Yalong bay was beautiful and it was clearly the place where all the well off families go.
We found some ...