Intercontinental Sanya Resort

Travel Blogs from Sanya

Life's a Beach

A travel blog entry by birrell

... of the Chinese we had met on
our travels, but it suited us. It was not overdeveloped and sterile
so like so many beaches. It felt relaxed, and was a great way to end
our time in China.

One friend has commented that it is good to know that China is not
all concrete jungle and grime.

No it is not all concrete. Yes, dusty but not to being a problem. But any city with as much ...

Enjoying in Ends of the Earth in Sanya, Hainan

A travel blog entry by chinaholiday

... 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

A travel blog entry by bromptongirl

... the sun-incompatible ipad. The day was topped off with a lovely cold weissbier. Not much to say except that today was perfect! No more writing as just a little heap of sun warmed mush here.... Oh and a couple of pics from a spa visit yesterday. Ok, so it wasn't all ...

Hainandao

A travel blog entry by bromptongirl

... factory (clothing, cleaning products, underwear including dodgy red dragon emblazoned men's Y front complete with beads, ask no more..!), the knife factory, the date factory (as in fruit), the tea place and... memory fails me... Dinner included the famous Hainan chicken. Tasty! Finally we were dropped off at the Narada Spa hotel which miraculously was gorgeous. Huge airy room, hardwood furniture everywhere and an outdoor bath in a private terrace. ...

A week of sun, sand, swimming, scuba and alcohol

A travel blog entry by emmahodgin

... to eat and even went to a lovely Italian, which was very expensive for Chinese standards but the food was amazing and tasted so good, but what we didn't realize was that the portion sizes were to share and we ordered a dish each!!
On the last night Mark told us he had a family restaurant in Hainan which did Hainan speciality dishes such as 'Hainan Chicken' and 'Hainan Duck'. Me, Sonja and Lisa went along, he had his 6 year old daughter in the ...