Serengeti Hotel Haikou

... Even though it was cloudy the air was hot.

Hainan is a great place to visit, we had not met anyone that was going, or had been here, but we are very glad we made the trip, banana hostel was great, as said good rooms, and lots of common area, pool, ping pong, peter and his wife are very helpful and the place is always full of his mates which makes it nice and social, not that many travelers there, but always someone to chat with. defo highly recommended.

... got up in the dark the morning of New Years Eve & headed off to Wuhan airport for the 1st leg of my journey. As there were no direct flights to Malaysia from Wuhan, I flew to Haikou which is the capital of Hainan (a tropical island at the southern tip of China). I sat next to a very young couple who had just got married & were flying to Hainan for their honeymoon. Just when I was feeling all lovey-dovey for them, I looked over to see a woman staring at me like I was from outer space ...

Huoneessani oli kaksi ihmista Mark austraaliasta ja joku Hollantilainen tytto joka lahti aika pian Sanyalle. Tytto sanoi etta taalla ei ole mitaan mielenkiintoista kun kysyin etta miksi lahdet sinne. Totesin saman ihan itsekkin. En loytanyt rantaa paikasta ollenkaan. Eika muutenkaan ollut oikein miaan nahtavaa paikassa. Joten paatin itsekkin kokeilla Sanyaa seuraavana paivana. Otin paivalla pienet torkut. Kun herasin Mark kysyi etta kiinnostaisiko ...

We are arriving in Haikou with our minds full of interesting and beautiful memories from the landscape around the highway. Here we are meeting Ella and her friend from the Company, Jessie, who also speaks English. In a hall with many computers employees are working with different tourist project in contact with many countries. Most of them are young girls in intensive work,everyone with a smile on her face. I am very glad to meet Ella after two years as her ...

We arrive in Haikou in the wee hours, with our meeting set at 8:00 AM the next morning. We are staying at the Sheraton Resort. The Chinese call this place the Hawaii of the East. It is beautiful, although our first day is very overcast. We held our meeting in the Hainan Hotel, walking distance, and were served an elegant lunch at a huge round table ...

... Sinopec. Apparently the government owns it so there isn't any other. When we are in small towns or country roads, sometimes oxen or other animlas will begin to cross and we have to either stop for them or people go around them however they want since there are practically no rules. Beibei taught me some Chinese today! Hopefully I'll still learn more. I know how to count and some basic objects and sentences.

We arrived in Hainan and one of the ways Sineerat's family had been told to recognize us was by looking for an American girl. At least my whiteness comes in handy. There is a number of them that came and we went in two cars to a restaurant. I ate as much as I possibly could and didn't stop chewing the entire time. They served me so much! Cucumber with vinegar, chicken, fish, peanuts, rice ...

... side of his cheeks, begins to waddle in the familiar "fat man" manner and comes out with "Ao da li ya de nu ren pi gu HEN da" (Australian women have REAL big *****). ****en ripper!! Clearly he's spent some time in the North Western suburbs of Melbourne where I grew up. After lunch, we walk up the mountain. Spectacular views and a great short walk, which doesn't hurt anywhere near as much as I expect. The crater itself is quite cool. Been some time ...

... to learn another Chinese line. The poor local actress was getting frustrated with us foreigners trying to remember lines in a foreign tongue. On and on it went. Fun day, but I won't do it again in a hurry. The beer I'm having now was well earned. Just wish it was a Boags! Soundtrack AC/DC - Ain't no fun waiting around to be a millionaire Skid Row - Slave to the grind first 3 Metallica albums

Sono tornato in cima all'isola, sperando di dover passare qui solo una notte. Domani cerchero di spostarmi in direzione Hong Kong. Per il resto niente novita...Ho passato un bel periodo a Sanya (al sud dove c erano le spiagge), l ultimo giorno sono andato a vedere l isola delle scimmie: bella, si puo girare e vedere le scimmie libere, ma poi c e anche il centro dell isola dove fanno spettacoli per i visitatori e li le maltrattano. Daro mie notizie quando saro a Hong Kong... saluti a tutti