Cactus Resort Sanya

With this being Remembrance Day in Canada, and Veteran's Day in the U.S., the Cruise Director (who is from Scranton PA) made mention of it as well as a moment of silence. That was a nice touch. <br><br>Sayna, China (on the south end of Hainan Island)<br><br>Sayna has written history back to the late 3rd century. The focus of the government sponsored development is being introduced to the modern tourists as the 'Chinese Hawaii&#8217; and has a lot of Russian ...

Having quite enjoyed Qingdao, but already half-way through my week off and still craving that beach time, I knew I had to pull some drastic measures. Despite my better (financial) judgment, I hopped a plane to Guangzhou and then to Hainan Island, otherwise known as the "Hawaii of China." <br><br>Hainan Island is the southernmost point of China ... south of Hong Kong, Macau, and even south of Hanoi, Vietnam. In keeping with this ...

Wednesday was another big travel day. Gabe and I checked out of the Outside Inn (after packing some jaffles for the road of course) and hopped in a cab heading back to the Guilin Airport. On our way there, our cab driver got pulled over by the police and couldn't find his ID card or papers or anything. He was very nonchalant about it despite the fact that the officer was very sharp with him, but he did eventually find them and we ended up being on time. As usual ...

Was not overly impressed with Sanya. Sanya is 100% tourist. Mostly Chinese with a lot of Russians. The town is very pretty and the beaches are great. I enjoyed talking with some of the Russians. I guess I did not like the fact that it was one huge tourist trap, not my cup of tea.

4-20-09 Sunny day We thought it would be slow at the juice bar but it was not it was a little better then average. Almost everyone is packed and ready to leave this evening. The two people who live on Hainan have each packed a suitcase with local Yangshuo treats to take to their parents and friends. It is kind of a traditional thing to do, mostly snacks. It is their first time to be on an airplane so they are very excited. That evening the ...

'I'm not sure if it's good to have freedom or not... I'm really confused now. If you're too free, you're like the way Hong Kong is now. It's very chaotic. Taiwan is also chaotic... I'm gradually beginning to feel that we Chinese need to be controlled. If we're not being controlled, we'll just do what we want.' -- Jackie Chan to an audience of business leaders on Hainan island.

... to get in two myself. I'd heard that the Chinese, maybe Asians?, often will ask if they can have their picture taken with you. A lovely little old guy came over to me and pointed at me and his camera and I said of course. So his wife snapped away. Then she raced over and swapped and he took our picture. Very lovely. Saw the Love Rock where honeymooners and anyone else I suppose could go out in a very small boat driven by crazy guys and look at the rocks I ...

... back. We drove by a motorbike accident and I asked him how they sorted out accidents in China. He mentioned that it was pretty much a matter of flashing money and the problem goes away. Also, the police don't get involved at all and also the police do not pull people over for speeding, they have cameras that catch people speeding and then the tickets get sent to their homes. He also mentioned that chinese people are very smart people but that they think ...

... rantaa katsatamaan ja Mark meni hostellille. Vihdoin kolmistaan (me myself and I). Onhan se ollut ihan mukavaa vaihtelua matkustaa jonkun kanssa. Mutta yksin matkustelussa on omat puolensa. Ranta on noin kilometrin pituinen ja sen toisesta paasta kohoaa pari vuoren nyppylaa. Taman nayn kruunasi viela aurinko joka laski kauniin varisena vuorten taakse. Minaa kappailin pari kertaa rannan paasta paahan, jonka jalkeen menin hostellille katsomaan josko ...

... volte al giorno! Ieri siamo andati alle "terme all'aperto" una cinquantina di vasche a temperature "brucianti" (si faceva davvero fatica a entrare e anche una volta dentro non ci si abituava al caldo, a ogni movimento ci si sentiva scottare) il tutto all'aperto sparso per un parco di palme. In una vasca ho potuto provare la terapia dei pesci. La vasca e piena di piccoli pesciolini che una volta sdraiati se non ci si muove ...