http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Hainan/Sanya/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Asia , China , Hainan , Sanya en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:07:45 +0000 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:07:45 +0000 YOU CAN39T TAKE ME I39M FREE SpiritI am currently working on several posts that I need to do a little research for but it39s difficult because I don39t have an internet connection in my accomodation so they39re taking a little longer than I intended hence the las few posts being entirely about how I am thinking and feeling. I39ll keep working on them and maybe they39ll be http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Hainan/Sanya/blog-773285.html So che molti di voi scuoteranno la testa pensando che il Mercante dopo tutto questo tempo trascorso in Oriente abbia dato fuori di matto ma credetemi vi posso assicurare che almeno nel loro paese d39origine i prodotti cinesi non sono poi cosi39 male e la qualita39 non e39 quella di infimo livello da noi conosciuta nella lontana Europa. E39 con questa ferma convinzione che decid http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Hainan/Sanya/blog-772763.html Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared. Buddha .... And on Chinese New Year thousands of incense sticks will be lit from the flame at Nanshan Temple and the fragrance will float around the thousands of people who just like me decided to visit on what must have been the busiest da http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Hainan/Sanya/blog-770854.html Xin Nian Kuai Le Hello Fellow Earth Dwellers Happy Chinese New Year.I know it39s been a really long time since I have posted... and for some of you that means that you havent had much contact with me since way before Christmas and I am sorry. It was becoming a bit of a chore for me to update you every week about the goings on here in Sanya and to be honest I wasn39t re http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Hainan/Sanya/blog-769852.html My teacher choked to death on a ham sandwich DaiReally did he die BelleThis week it was Kathryn39s Birthday I can39t believe that she is 20. It sounds so old to say that my little sister is 20... at least Nick is still a teenager.On the 28th the gang and I went into Sanya town centre... we walked over the wavy bridge which is exactly what it sounds like a pedestrian bridge that is http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Hainan/Sanya/blog-761129.html Happy Thanksgiving KaiStill behind on my blog as you can see from the title... however I am catching up give me a week or soI had to go to the police station this week so I could report my stolen wallet... three police stations and a wild goose chase around town in the rain was only to be followed by a cocky policeman telling me that it was physically impossible to have something stolen wh http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Hainan/Sanya/blog-759111.html A bee is never as busy as it seems it39s just that it can39t buzz any slower. HubbardHey everybody...I39m sorry I39m so behind on this thing you know how lazy I can be. It39s December here already and I still have a tan isn39t life wonderful...I think the main news since I last posted is that I have nearly completed a month of Shaun T39s Insanity and my wallet was stol http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Hainan/Sanya/blog-759049.html Here are some extra photos for anyone who wants a peek of my first month in China... http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Hainan/Sanya/blog-754903.html Oh God help me Belle whist writing Chinese charactersEven God can39t help you now Luo our Chinese teacher...On Tuesday night Belle and I went for dinner with Olivia one of our Chinese friends. In China I have no idea why they dance in groups in the streets on campus every 5 yards there is another group of kids dancing in unison. Olivia managed to persuade us for a full 5 minutes that t http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Hainan/Sanya/blog-754902.html My balls my balls my mental balls Lola the Russian Week 3 in Sanya was characterised by... illness and bus trauma. BUT we finally have all our classes sorted With the typhoon little more than a distant memory Belle and I set off for the town centre navigating the way for the first time all by ourselves. As the laws of the universe seem to dictate something must always go wrong http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Hainan/Sanya/blog-753572.html We will eat anything with legs except a table and anything with wings except a plane The ChineseBelle and I managed to order some dinner by ourselves in the cafeteria this week. She held her hands in the air and said anything anything while I looked at the giant menu of Chinese characters and shook my head as if to say I don39t understand a flipping thing. We might not have got what we http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Hainan/Sanya/blog-752555.html So.... no facebook in China Although there seem to be countless ways around this particular problem a part of me appreciates it being blocked as I don39t feel the pressure to talk to everyone all the time... it also gives me a chance to really write a proper blog and by proper I mean writing it when Im actually in the country. And with all this new found time I39m writing about I39 http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Hainan/Sanya/blog-750972.html Oct. 14. We were sad to say goodbye to our fellow travelers. Everyone had gotten along well and we had shared so many adventures together. Michael of course had been a fantastic and entertaining guide. We hope our paths will cross again.Wayne and I got a ride on our tour bus with several others flying out of Hong Kong at about the same time. We however are not getting onto a 13hour flight a http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Hainan/Sanya/blog-750170.html Greetings and apologies for taking so long to post our next blog We stayed fairly lowkey leading up to our latest vacation. We had May 1st6th off from teaching for Chinas May Day holiday so we flew off to Sanya. Sanya is located on Hainan Island which is China39s southern most province. It is home to some of the most beautiful beaches in the country and it is known as China39s Hawai http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Hainan/Sanya/blog-716131.html Juhlin pyhn Patrikin piv paikallisessa sporttibaarissa. Menin baariin hiukan myhn joten en saanut istumapaikkaa sitten milln. Aloin ajankuluksi pelaamaan pytjalkapalloa ihmisten kanssa ja siin ilta menikin nopeasti.Kun tuli valomerkin aika ptimme menn porukalla uimaan mereen. Kvelimme rantaan ja seurueemme kiinalaismies lupautui vartioimaan kamojamme sill aikaa http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Hainan/Sanya/blog-697822.html Maaliskuun alkupuolen leppoisa piv. Toivottavasti Tampereella on samanlaista. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Hainan/Sanya/blog-693527.html QionHai WanNing ptkss ei ollut mitn ongelmaa ja tuo 78km vetisy meni jo pelottavan helposti. Melkein tuli mieleen ett jos olisi koittanut parantaa tuota jouluaaton suoritusta vaikka vain kymmenell kilometrill. Lopulta kummiskin stoppasin ja otin huoneen.Hyvin nukutun yn jlkeen lhdin kohti seuraavaa stoppia ja mieless oli se kauhea ylmki jota viime kerralla manasin http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Hainan/Sanya/blog-692361.html WenChangsta oli ilo ajella takaisin QiongHaihin koska aurinko mlltti pilvettmlt taivaalta koko pivn. Muistin list aurinkorasvaakin joten kuuppa ei onneksi palanut.25 kilometrin ajon jlkeen pdyin sellaiselle tielle mit en ollut huomannut tullessani. Tien pss oli melkein tyhj ranta ja komeat maisemat. Ainoastaan muutama puolivalmis huvila ja pari rakennustymaa http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Hainan/Sanya/blog-691885.html Keli jatkui edelleen epvakaisena ja kun hersin lhtpivn aamuna niin satoi edelleen. Hylksin suunnitelmani ajaa 50km koiliseen rannikkokaupunkiin miss en ollut viel kynyt. En pitnyt kiirett aamutoimissa ja kun yhdeksn aikaan kirjauduin ulos hotellista sade oli loppunut. Pienen mittailun jlkeen ptin sittenkin lhte kohti WenChangia.Pyr pakatessa paikalle tul http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Hainan/Sanya/blog-691166.html KariTapion sanoinMm.. ajan taas Mik pit miehen tiell Oo.. ajan taas Mik pit miehen tiell Hm.. ajan taas Mik pit miehen tiell Hmm... Mik pit miehen tiell Hm.. ajan taas taas taas taas Mik pit miehen tiellShanghain ylellisyys ja yltkyllisyys ji taakse kun lensin takaisin Sanyan lmpn. Shanghaissa oli todella mukava latailla akkuja hoidella kis http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Hainan/Sanya/blog-686043.html