Oct 19, 2007 - Yalong Bay, Hainan Island

Woke up to glorious sunshine and decided to chill out after our busy trip to Hong Kong.Woke up to glorious sunshine and decided to chill out after our busy trip to Hong Kong....

Oct 15, 2007 - Yalong Bay, Hainan Island

Woke up to heavy rain which hadn't stopped since the night before. Today I decided to relax and have an aromotherapy massage, it was lovely but was shocked that a young boy was doing it, well he was probably in his 20's but looked about 15! We then went to Sanya to look around the shops for bargains. ... Spent ages trying to locate pizza hut but failed, we also had a hair raising experience on the bike taxi who weaved around the traffic in a scary manner! we never got to a pizza place but got taken to their mates restaurant! after declining we found English speaking people in an airline building and found a pizza place.Woke up to heavy rain which hadn't stopped since the night before. Today I decided to relax and have an aromotherapy massage, it was lovely but was shocked that a young boy was doing it, well he was probably in his 20's but looked about 15! We then went to Sanya to look around the shops for bargains. ... Spent ages trying to locate pizza hut but failed, we also had a hair raising experience on the bike taxi who weaved around the traffic in a scary manner! we never got to a pizza place but got taken to their mates restaurant! after declining we found English speaking people in an airline building and found a pizza place....

Aug 3, 2006 - and back again

I'm back "home" in Haikou, reasonably safe and sound but starving.I'm back "home" in Haikou, reasonably safe and sound but starving....

Aug 2, 2006 - Sanya

We ended up getting a driver to take us to Sanya in a van. ... It was, for the most part, a really lovely trip.We ended up getting a driver to take us to Sanya in a van. ... It was, for the most part, a really lovely trip....

Jul 14, 2006 - Part 4: Haikou

Population of Haikou increases by one fat, sweaty American.Population of Haikou increases by one fat, sweaty American....

Feb 11, 2005 - Hainan the Second Trip

So upon arriving to a cold, polluted and desolate looking Shijiazhuang, Julie and I decided we just weren't quite ready to still be here. While in Beijing we however decided what harm could it possibly cause just to poke our heads into a travel agency and see what it would cost to fly back down to Hainan, to Sanya to be more exact. ... So what do you get when you have two well-educated, spontaneous, vibrant, Mastercard/Visa owning women in their thirties who find a travel agency that takes Mastercard and Visa in the middle of a very cold Chinese winter? Another trip to back to Hainan, we were on the last plane out that night and even got the last two seats. ... With no luggage we flew back to the beach.So upon arriving to a cold, polluted and desolate looking Shijiazhuang, Julie and I decided we just weren't quite ready to still be here. While in Beijing we however decided what harm could it possibly cause just to poke our heads into a travel agency and see what it would cost to fly back down to Hainan, to Sanya to be more exact. ... So what do you get when you have two well-educated, spontaneous, vibrant, Mastercard/Visa owning women in their thirties who find a travel agency that takes Mastercard and Visa in the middle of a very cold Chinese winter? Another trip to back to Hainan, we were on the last plane out that night and even got the last two seats. ... With no luggage we flew back to the beach....