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Asia » China » Hainan » Sanya January 19th 2023

Today I was heading to Huouhai. This is the place that I had originally wanted to stay, but the place I had wanted to stay had sold out by the time I got round to booking it and the other places I looked at were more expensive and not as nice looking as the hotel I am staying in now. After a leisurely breakfast, I headed out to the bus stop. It was bit of a chew on to get to Houhai and involved changing buses. The first bus was really quiet with only a few passengers and we drove through some small villages. I got off in what felt like the middle of nowhere and headed over the road to the where I would catch the other bus from. You know that a place isn't ... read more
Houhai Bay
Houhai Bay
Houhai Bay

Asia » China » Hainan » Sanya January 18th 2023

Another day, another beach. I'd woken up around seven but had a slow start as I was in relax mode. I ordered some breakfast and decided to order something different today. I got cheung fun (rice rolls), youtiao and soymilk. So different but not too different as I had my staples of youtiao and soymilk. In all the years, I have lived and travelled in China, I have never had Cheung Fun. I don't know why as they do look good, but something else always looks better so I never order them. I did enjoy the cheung fun, but I didn't really like the dipping sauce that you have to pour over them. I think it is some kind of seasoned soy sauce. Once sorted, I took the bus to Haiyue Plaza as today I was ... read more
Sanya Bay
Sanya Bay
Sanya Bay

Asia » China » Hainan » Sanya January 17th 2023

I woke up early due to being able to hear the person in the next room's phone vibrating. I hate it when someone else's phone wakes me up but they continue to sleep through it. I ordered some breakfast to be delivered. Since I had really enjoyed the porridge place I ordered from there again. I even ordered the same thing as I'd enjoyed it so much - porridge with pork and century eggs, youtiao and soy milk. I was stuffed afterwards. I had decided to visit Haitang Bay today so took the bus there. The bus journey was uneventful and pretty quiet. I was the only person that got off at the stop for the beach and I did wonder where the other tourists were going. I walked across Haitang Plaza. There were quite a ... read more
Haitang Bay
Haitang Bay
Haitang Bay

Asia » China » Hainan » Sanya January 16th 2023

I must have had too much caffeine yesterday as I couldn't get to sleep the previous evening. So I ended up having a lazy morning scoffing some instant noodles and catching up on some TV. I have to say the internet and ease of using my VPN is really good in Sanya. I think it's because pre-Covid, China was trying to tout Sanya to international tourists and they used to get a lot of Russian visitors there. Once sorted, I headed out to the bus stop and took the bus in the opposite direction to yesterday. This time to Dadonghai Beach. The journey was a bit quicker than yesterday's but not by much. Also since the bus was heading into the more centralised part of Sanya, it was pretty busy. The bus also followed part of ... read more
Dadonghai Beach
Dadonghai Beach
Dadonghai Beach

Asia » China » Hainan » Sanya January 15th 2023

I woke up early but didn't rush to get out of bed. This trip was all about taking it easy. I heard the cock crowing outside, but I was already awake. I pottered around for a bit before getting myself sorted and ordering some food for breakfast. I ordered a breakfast set from a porridge place; porridge, soy milk and youtiao (fried dough stick). It didn't take long for the food to turn up and I happily dug in. You can't go wrong with porridge and youtiao, it's one of my favourite meals and I enjoy it at anytime of the day, not just breakfast time. When I was finally ready, I headed out to the bus stop on the main road which was a two minute walk from my hotel. I had decided to go ... read more
Yalong Bay
Yalong Bay
Yalong Bay

Asia » China » Hainan » Sanya January 14th 2023

A proper trip in China. Now that Covid is done and dusted travelling has gone back to normal and I am happy to be able to leave Shenzhen for my Spring Festival break. I had chosen Sanya on Hainan island simply because it was warm. Shenzhen had been pretty cold for the past month or so and I needed some warmth in my bones. Getting to the airport was quick and easy thanks to the subway. The airport wasn’t too busy which was nice. I made my way to check-in, tried to use the machine was given an error notice after getting so far, I presume it was because I was a foreigner and headed to the counter to check in. That was nice and simple, no codes, no Covid test results, just ID and my ... read more
Shenzhen Airport
Above the Clouds
China

Asia » China » Hainan » Sanya October 10th 2015

1. September: Dieser Tag war unglaublich anstrengend. Nicht weil ich soviel getan habe, aber weil ich den ganzen Tag über das gleiche getan habe. Da ich ja jetzt der foreign coordinator war musste ich mit April zusammen die zehn fehlenden Freiwilligen aus ganz China vom Flughafen abholen. Wir sind also mit dem Bus auf das Flughafengelände gefahren und haben uns auf dem Terminal für Ankünfte positioniert. Die erste Freiwillige ist um halb drei angekommen und der letzte um 22 Uhr. Wir haben jeden neuen Freiwilligen zur Bushaltestelle begleitet und exakt den Weg zum Hotel erklärt, da die Bushaltestelle, direkt vor der Haustüre lag. Nach dem wir zusammen mit dem letzten Freiwilligen zurück gefahren sind habe ich mich auch glücklich in mein Bett geworfen. 2. September: Heute war der Tag gekommen, an dem wir auf das Dorf ... read more
Das schwimmende Fischerdorf
Der gesamte Komplex
Annäherungsversuche

Asia » China » Hainan » Sanya March 1st 2015

Becky and I spent our Chinese Spring Festival holiday around Sanya, Hainan Province. Hainan is the largest Chinese island and is located off the coast of northern Vietnam. The Chinese nickname Hainan the “Chinese Hawaii.” I think it’s actually more like the “Chinese Florida” because there are thousands (millions? Hard to say, really!) of retired people (mostly from Dong Bei = China’s Northwest) who spend their winters along the coastline somewhere between Haikou and Sanya. We were actually meeting Becky’s parents in Sanya. They live in Xinjiang Province where temperatures often drop below -20 degrees Celsius so they were delighted to spend a month on the beach. Becky and I only had 12 days off (which is actually a long holiday according to Chinese standards) but it was enough time to visit the area around Sanya, ... read more
Good life! in Sanya
Selling Betel nuts in Hainan
Kung Fu fighting in Hainan!

Asia » China » Hainan » Sanya July 9th 2014

Hi All, A bit of a trek out of Sanya, a couple of hours, but well worth it for the unbelievable view. Ok so the village is stinky and dirty, but hey it's a fishing village. I walked along the harbour, which is full of house boats and fishing vessels with huge arc lamps on them, and out towards the mouth of the harbour and just sat under the coconut trees watching the boats go in and out. It must be the bluest sky and sea I think I have ever seen. Really beautiful. I did make a bit of a mistake in Lingshui. to come back to Sanya I flagged down a bus which did go to Sanya but it managed to stop in every town and village along the way. It took forever, well ... read more
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Asia » China » Hainan » Sanya July 9th 2014

Hi All, You cannot get much more south in China than Sanya. This is the premier beach resort in China. The Chinese Hawaii, well not quite. To get some peace and quiet I took a 45 minute bus ride out of the city to Houhai. There are lots of Chinese tourists just as you get to the village but don't let this put you off. They are all going out to an island in the bay. Keep walking through the village and you come to the sea. I walked along the beautiful empty beach until I came to a sign saying military area. There was a sentry box with a soldier inside and he came out with his shield and truncheon so I sat down on the beach and stayed there with the soldier watching me. ... read more
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