Blogs from Sanya, Hainan, China, Asia - page 9

The family is together for the first time since last summer. It all feels so right. Longing for the relaxing days of Pensacola in the spring, we decide a beach retreat might be just the thing to satisfy our desire to rekindle some of our memories of family fun on the beach while exploring a new area. Sanya bay on the southern tip of Hainan island is the southern most point of China with coastlines adorned by the warm, lovely South China Sea. Our 4 days are spent mostly soaking up the sun on the nearly deserted beach. We walked for hours, played a bit of coconut "P-I-G", body surfed the waves, and explored a couple fun restaurants. Our 4 BR apartment was graced with tropical island breezes, the sound of waves crashing the beach at ... read more

I got off the bus at Sanya and was immediately lost, walking around looking for a street sign, a local asked me what I was looking for and pointed me in the right direction. Later on, I repeatedly asked random strangers for directions and they all were willing to help. Finally, one guy gave me a ride on his motorbike to the hostel I was looking for. The people here are so friendly. They call Sanya China's Hawaii. With its warm tropical climate, clean azure blue oceans, and fresh unpolluted air, Sanya has a completely different feel compared to the rest of China. The tourist boom has hit Sanya in a big way; there hotels and resorts everywhere you look. For some reason, this place is really popular with the Russians, some of the street signs ... read more

Efter at have tilbragt tre dage på Hainan eller nærmere bestemt vores resort Sanya Horizon Resort & Spa må vi indrømme, at dette til fulde lever op til sine 5 stjerner og at stranden og havet også er Hawaii værdigt. Hvis I klikker på kortet med teksten: "View route map" kan I se beliggenheden af hotellet. Fra kortet kan I zoome ud og se det fra rummet også. Tiden er blevet brugt til at dase ved pølen og til at bade på stranden, hvor der er nogle vilde bølger. Der er flere forskellige pools, den mest populære hos pigerne er den med strøm i, hvor man kan svømme med strømmen via en kanal og blive drevet rundt om en stor ø. Desuden er vandrutschebanen også interessant og der er blevet taget mange ture alle dage. Selvom ... read more

Ahh, I love the beach! I woke up a bit late this morning so Randy and I decided to go into town. We’d missed the bus so we decided to take a taxi. I asked the driver to take us shopping, or to town, something. He didn’t really understand what I was saying and showed me a map and pointed at something…Randy and I gave up trying to tell him where we wanted to go so we just agreed to wherever he pointed and away we went. It was nice drive along the oceanside but we were getting a little concerned that it looked like there was no civilization. Once we saw a little town ahead, and 40 RNB later we made the taxi driver stop and we got out and started walking around. The ... read more

Voyage vacances de Pâquesurl='/Videos/3239.html' onclick='dialog("/Videos/3239.html?popped=1","tbvideo",600,600);return false;' Spectacle de singes à Monkey Island Et voilà la fin de notre voyage, Sunny Sanya comme ils disent aussi, superbes plages, 300 jours de soleil par an, une eau à 25-28 degres super claire, et quelques collines et montagnes histoire d'avoir une belle vue, la belle vue quoi! C'est là où nous avons passé nos 4 derniers jours de vacances, entre la plage, notre auberge Blue Sky, un resto américain super bon avec billard, baby-foot et fléchettes où on a pris presque tous nos repas (parce que la cuisine chinoise ça va un temps!), et quelques excursions, le tout en soleil et entouré, qui l'eut cru, de plein de russes! Parce qu'en fait se sont développés à Sanya plein d'hotels qui visibl... read more