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No more passenger departure from Hangpu Harbour (Guangzhou) 2008-06-20 03:26:00 In Lonely Planet's current edition, they say the boat leaves from Hangpu Harbour
(Guangzhou
).
Passengers boats from Hangpu harbour to Haikou have been canceled. You can only leave from Nansha. - which is a factory town, not very easy to reach by public transportation...
Nevertheless, you may now go from Hong Kong (Kowloon...
Sanya - "Peter's place" is currently closed. 2008-06-05 20:48:00
"Peter
's place'", Sanya Youth Hostel - "Blue Sky", affiiliated to the YHA -, was a favorite among backpackers. All around
China, they were telling about their stay at "Peter's place". I stayed there a few months ago, rooms and dorms weren't optically clean, they were just correct, but staff was very friendly and...
Earthquake update 2008-05-27 01:16:00 Tourist and broadly speaking foreigners and visitors are urged not to visit earthquake affected areas for many reasons. For
security reasons firstly, but also because it may hinder rescuers work. Read more:Earthquake
Gateway Hong Kong 2008-05-23 10:29:00 The new edition of the Lonely
Planet city guide to Hong Kong - the best one, even if not perfect - has just been released. I noticed some
major improvements since the last edition.
Read more:Gateway
Kunming - false address in Let's Go China 2007-12-03 10:07:00 The address of Southern China
Airlines which is mentioned in Let’s Go China is false
. It seems Southern China Airlines’ office has never
been there, but…
I lost plenty of time today due to this mistake...
[...]
Kangding - Facilities 2007-11-30 06:00:00 Things change fast in China and sometimes in a convenient way : you may now withdraw cash with your Visa card here.
Read more:Facilities
Yueyang - Lily Snow Hotel 2007-11-28 01:10:00 Lily Snow Hotel
(Let's Go China, page 455) is quite a nice place to stay overnight in Yueyang, except from the fact that you may be awoke by something
which sounds like a military "fanfare" or "parade" as early as 6 AM, but before, the place is quiet, which is not so...
Guangzhou - false adress in Let's Go China current edition 2007-11-20 20:31:00 Guangzhou Riverside International Youth Hostel is quite a nice place to stay, as mentionned in Let's Go China
's current Edition - the place isn't mentionned at the moment in other Travel guides like
Lonely Planet China's current... Read more:Guangzhou
, false
, adress
Routes : no boat more from Shenzhen (Shekou warf) to Haikou 2007-11-18 20:11:00 Ferries from Shenzhen
(Shekou) were canceled, as well as from Hong Kong. Travelling from Pearl River Delta to Haikou by sea is becoming more and
more difficult. The only remaining solution was from Guangzhou, but it has been[...]
Wenchang's "glorious beaches" 2008-08-25 09:40:00
Lonely Planet China's last edition recommends a beach and an hotel in Wenchang. But if you manage to arrive there
(which already is quite an adventure in itself), you may be a little bit disappointed or at least surprised : indeed, NO SWIMMING is conceivable here : as you may see on the picture, there are
some[...]
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