Zhonghao Hotel Zhanjiang

... cool. It is almost time for the harvest so the terraces are golden.

We walked from one village to another. It took us about seven hours of climbing but it was well worth it. The sights were breathtaking. If you get a chance you should visit here.

... see a very excited Margret running towards us and then we are shepherded outside in to 38 degree heat and very high humidity. This was soon forgotten when the cars arrive with so many excited people- Henry and son Jason in one car in which Ken travelled with Sheila travelling with Margret and husband Lee. The trip for Xiao Lan took about 2 hrs through very busy traffic and a few detours as we lost our way- neither Henry or Lee have ...

... the airport which was really awesome, it goes over 300mph and is levitating, so it's like riding on a plane when the plane sways from one side to the other. It took 8mins only!!

Pudong airport is supposed to see a lot of transfer passengers each year apparently, but really it didn't look very big (although I only used the terminal 2 building to be fair).

Shenzhen airlines were excellent, very good and I enjoyed the ...

... 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 ...

... the finish on good Chinese expressways. We will have a brief celebration at the finish line and move to our hotel and a farewell dinner. We are 29 trucks with 24 participant trucks and 5 control trucks . We lost 2 participants trucks back down the track do to mechanical problems and they were shipped home. Everyone will finish however after ...

Juna liput hommasimme jo paivalla. Ennen en ollut kylla saanut lippuja yhta helposti... No juna lahti puolen yon aikoihin. Ja vasytti jo silloin. Fox jai Haikoun asemalla junasta siina 3 aikaan. Sanoi etta joutuu kuulemma odottelemaan bussia sellaiset 5 tuntia. Ei kivaa... Vahan Haikoun aseman jalkeen juna alkoi ajelemaan edes ja taakse aloin ihmettelemaan etta mika nyt on etta miksi ei menna. No menihan se juna kokonaan laivaan. Uskomatonta. tahan operaatioon meni ...

... lippu ja bussi oli uus jossa toimii ilmastointi. Matka kesti 3,5 tuntia. Matkan aikana nahtiin yks tosi pahanakonen kolari. Tai siis se oli tapahtunu jo ku mentiin siita ohi. Yks miinus bussissa oli. Ku bussin vessaan meni ja sen laitto lukkoon ni vessasta havis valot... Tasta se Mark jakso valittaaa... Olis ollu tyytyvainen et bussissa on ees vessa. ku paastiin Sanyaan ja nain matkani aikana ekaa kertaa rannan ni voi olla etta oli hymy aika ...

... on the intertnet,and when I express it her answer is "Me too". We are sitting down for a meeting in a corner of the hall. The boss of the company is greeting us welcome. Her name is Ms Long. She is giving me the surprise, which is an invitation for me to write articles and also publish pictures from my trips around Hainan. The have just started the work with a new homepage. I am very honoured and glad for the invitation and will do my very best to ...

... stick with the superb one we had already tried. According to the menu, it was eggplant and fish, but there was no fish in sight. Obviously something went wrong in the translation. It was, however, very much to my taste. Back in town we found a lovely old park and wandered around market streets which surprised us at every turn. We stocked up on peanuts and local delicacies such as sugared dried marrow and preserved olives. Raymond's Travel Page

... the prices they eventually went down to. There were quite a few people on the beach, as it was a Sunday and it really was a very impressive stretch of sand. Opposite the beach were several hotels and resorts of all shapes and sizes, with names like Hawaii and Haiti. There was also a long row of seafood restaurants trying to drag in customers. We were skeptical about such places and thought we'd see what was offered at the Beach Hotel, which seemed to be the best ...