beach time

You get what you pay for

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March 23rd 2007
Would saying it "was too good to be true" be too cliche' to say right now? Might you see where this is going. The "price was too right" for our upcoming weekend with a Chinese tour group to China's second largest island (behind Taiwan?!?!) to be spelled out in long days along clear beaches sipping coconuts and perfecting our already pretty perfect tans. We embarked on our journey with high hopes, ... read more

Asia » China » Hainan » Sanya

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more