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few spare days to fill/suggestions

by Kricket2012 21 May 2012

Hello, I will be traveling through China in the end of August/September and I have a few days left. We start in Beijing, then Xi'an,…
RE: Clean Air?

by lotusland2 21 May 2012

I visited Hainan several years ago, just passing through Haikou, where my guess is that it would probably be polluted, but don't know…
RE: China's Hidden Gems

by chrisj 06 May 2012

Some of the tourist attractions marked on Chinese maps, are only interesting to Chinese. eg, In Bo Ao, Hainan there are 3 rocks in the…
RE: Where to stay in Hainan?

by choudoufu 28 April 2012

don't feel too bad. none of the taxis in qionghai will use the meter after 7 pm on any night of the year. they refuse, knowing there…
Countryside Lodge in Southern China

by Maggie_Mae 28 April 2012

Hi together, I am currently living in Guangzhou, I am looking for a nice Lodge or boutique hotel in the countryside, preferably southern…
Re: Where to stay in Hainan?

by chrisj 27 April 2012

+To take a taxi from the QiongHai station to Boao town is 40.+ Like I said, I asked several taxis to used the meter on Chinese New Years…
Re: Where to stay in Hainan?

by elizabethkiderlen 25 April 2012

Hi I run a small B&B in Boao and have details on getting to Boao on my website hainan-letsgo.com. There is a train station for Boao but…
Re: Biking Hainan

by elizabethkiderlen 25 April 2012

Hi, I own the B&B in Boao Adrien referred to in his post.They stayed with us two nights. It is a very nice stop over enroute from Hikou…
RE: Airline destinations from Chongquing, including neighbour countries

by 889 24 April 2012

Vietnam as a whole is far more interesting than Hainan, hands down. To get to Hanoi fairly cheaply from CHONGQING, fly to Nanning then…
RE: Airline destinations from Chongquing, including neighbour countries

by bilingual 24 April 2012

Hi everybody, thanks for the suggestions, no offense to Chongquing, but as northern europeans, we will seek for higher degrees in November.…
RE: hong kong--guangxi--han noi

by SoloHobo 23 April 2012

I would consider a night in Macau, this old provincial Portuguese city has a lot to offer besides casinos, like great cuisine, old cantonese…
Re: Taking Lonely Planet book to China

by AlBeamer 23 April 2012

> {quote:title=#5 wrote:}{quote} > I'm wondering why the travel guide would get confiscated? ... China considers Taiwan is a province…
RE: Guangdong

by jiejie 20 April 2012

I am not a fan of Hainan and there's nothing else in China worth considering. Why don't you look into the Philippines? You can usually…
Guangdong

by dingwave 20 April 2012

Hi - I'm new here so sorry if my first post is asking a question! My wife and I are going to visit China next month. The visit is part…
RE: Where to stay in Hainan?

by chrisj 17 April 2012

The #2 bus from Qionghai goes to Bo Ao from the bus station in the centre of town, & only costs 5 yuan. About 30 minutes from memory.…
RE: Where to stay in Hainan?

by choudoufu 17 April 2012

same-same. if you debark/disemboard in qionghai, you must take a taxi 18 km to bo'ao, about 40 rmb. there are city buses running but…
Re: Where to stay in Hainan?

by chrisj 17 April 2012

+you can reach both wenchang and bo'ao on the high-speed rail,+ There is no train station at Bo Ao. I think you would have to detrain…
Re: Where to stay in Hainan?

by choudoufu 17 April 2012

howdy. i'm living in/on hainan now. bo'ao? not rustic. basic seaside town, growing rapidly. beaches are ok. fairly clean, rarely…
RE: Where to stay in Hainan?

by chrisj 17 April 2012

I visited Hainan in January & stayed in Haikou, Dadonghai & Bo'ao. The Philippines has better beaches imho, but I found the volcano park…
Re: Where to stay in Hainan?

by occ 17 April 2012

hi, if you want to have a unique experience in china, hainan may be a good choice, but i recommond another place-yangshuo, it is in guangxi…
Re: Where to stay in Hainan?

by AlBeamer 17 April 2012

> {quote:title=#2 wrote:}{quote} > ...Boao Inn B&B... Just checked some reviews in the other site. I guess it has been known in the expat�…
Re: Where to stay in Hainan?

by china1979 16 April 2012

I like Bo'ao and it meets several of your criteria. Do an internet search for "Boao Inn B&B" for a nice place to stay, run by an American…
Re: Where to stay in Hainan?

by AlBeamer 16 April 2012

A lot of people who normally do not present negative view of something have unanimously discouraged my plan of visiting Hainan. > {quote…
Where to stay in Hainan?

by lilleputt 16 April 2012

Hi We are a group of adults and children travelling to China this summer, and we ll spend a few days in Hainan. Where should we stay…
RE: Train travel safe in China?

by manchurianexile 11 April 2012

What #2 said^^^ Train is my prefered method of travel. Certainly, I don't often get the chance to go on the 高铁,living in the middle o…