Holiday Inn Resort Yalong Bay Sanya

... our guide in Beijing) told us that the people from the farm country have never seen foreigners before &amp; want their picture taken with them to show their friends back home that they met their long lost cousin in the big city. Also foreigners have a big nose &amp; the Chinese find that very attractive, so I guess I have a very attractive big nose &amp; a cousin from the Chinese farm country, .... who knew?<br><br>Our 3rd &amp; final stop was directly ...

... theme, I chose the town of Sanya, which is the southernmost town on Hainan Island. Sanya provided everything that I had hoped for in a tropical island: clear blue sky, clear blue water, fine white sand, and an abundance of stands selling tropical fruit and local street food. Sanya offers the full gamut of accommodations from five star resorts to penny-pincher youth hostels. I chose the youth hostel option, not so much for ...

... were no good snacks to eat in the airport, but I was very lucky and found one package of Oreos, which sustained me on our long journey. We flew via Hainan Airways to Haikou (the northern port city of Hainan) on a plane that had the least legroom I've ever experienced. The person in front of me reclined his seat and the back of it was literally a fingerlength from my forehead while I was sitting back.<br><br>Once we landed in Haikou, I had to use the restroom and ...

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.

... fish come up and nibble at you. That was real strange. While the girls took a mud bath I decided to take a massage. Oh yes in between you could go to the snack bar and get all the free fruit, cakes and tea you wanted. Yes free. The place was very clean and had maybe 60 attends wondering around to help you and if you spoke Chinese they explained to you what each tub did. But that is ok they also had it written out in chinenglish so I could ...

'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.

... better but they are the victim of the port here. There is only one narrow extendable gangway at the terminal building. Passengers being passengers they all want to get off asap. So the aft stairwell was packed and the line extended right along deck four to the showroom, that is, the full length of the ship. We'd never seen anything like it. Mathias, our German friend told us to head down to deck 2 and join the line down there. We all got the most fantastic death ...

... that there are about 168 threatened species of higher plants, 79 mammals, 74 birds, 31 reptiles and one amphibian. A large part of this is due to deforestation, pollution, hunting, trapping for fur, body part, medical reasons and sports. One thing we have noticed while travelling around is that Chinese people of the older generation feel very strongly about the medical properties of certain endangered animals, in particular, a lot of species of snakes ...

Grand Soluxe Hotel &amp; Resort Sanya Bay Sanya Grand Soluxe Hotel &amp; Resort is a five-star resort hotel invested by CNPC and managed by Sunshine Hotel Group, with an area of nearly 40 mu. With a main building of 13 stories, it boasts 311 high-vision and romantic deluxe harbor view rooms, pastoral garden view rooms and deluxe suites, all equipped with LCD TVs, intelligent air conditioners and super-sized wide ...

... sono reti da pesca e le uniche persone in spiaggia pescatori. Giro per la spiaggia e poi torno per i sentieri: iniziava a piovvigginare. Poi piove sempre piu forte! Continuo e provo ad aspettare continuando man mano ma mi accorgo che continua a piovere e che non potro mai arrivare alla prossima citta entro sera. Sono costretto a smettere. Salgo sul bus e scendo a sud a raggiungere gli altri. Sono contento di averci provato, sono stati due bei giorni, affrontati da solo, fuori da tutto. In ...