Hainan-Sanya-Haikou Expat

Well we can certainly agree they don't belong on the same plate together no matter how good a cook you are! You'll find the answer by heading over to the Coffee World Pizza Corner located in the lobby of the Herton Hotel right on the beachfront at Dadonghai to enjoy some of their new recipes including a Banana Split, Oreo Mocha Smoothie, Homemade Baked Lasagna and a Fisherman's Pizza. Gotta try the Shepherd's Pie too... !

This interesting juxtaposition just in from CapitalVue.com. Money just flows in and out of different places on the whims of what?....we've got plunging home sales along with rocketing auto sales here in China...as if the roads aren't already crowded enough with too many cars?...Cheers, Mario

July 7 -- The transaction volume of Shanghai's previously-owned properties plummeted 50 percent year-on-year to 69,100 units in the first half of 2010, reports Yicai.com, citing statistics from Century 21, a real estate services provider.

July 7 -- SAIC Motor (600104) recorded 43.93 percent and 44.89 percent year-on-year increases in auto production and sales volume in the first half of 2010 to 1.74 million units and 1.77 million units, respectively, according to a company filing

And now this...Sanya Restaurant Corner Sneak Preview...CoffeeWorld's got some new menu items including a new Homemade Lasagna and tasty Shepherd's Pie...that's mashed potatoes, ground beef with tomatoes, baked with bubbly cheese on top...post and photos coming soon!

Here's a quick set of tips and recommendations for the Sanya beaches as we approach the Chinese New Year in Sanya.

Yalong Bay - This is a great beach to spend the day. If you want fancy, park at the Sheraton/Marriott/Hilton/Ritz end. If you want to enjoy a great beach on a budget, park at the Holiday Inn end of the beach and you will find many beachside vendors offering typical low priced Chinese street food/barbecue and drinks. In front of the Aegean Conifer is a barbecue/snack cafe on the beach with nice tables and chairs in the shade.

Dadonghai - The center of this beach rates a a big time AVOID. If you stay the far west end (near the Dadonghai Square and South China hotel) or east end (near the Jin Ling and Shan Hai Tian hotels) the beach area and boardwalk is great. Find Wave Bar for cheap beers at the beach. If you stay in the middle of Dadonghai, stay ONLY at the beachfront. 30 meters back its a filthy Armageddon leaving me wondering why any tourist in their right mind would ever voluntarily sit street side to have a meal and feel happy.

However, suffer the neighborhood to enjoy Marco Polo Italian restaurant, Pattaya Thai restaurant on the beach in front of the InTyme resort, and the 2nd floor Hong Kong Dim Sum restaurant at the BaoHong hotel. Also heard recently that Blue Lotus russian restaurant is currently serving up really good chow.

Sanya Bay - What's better than a 20km long sunset beach lined with tropical palm trees and grass for shady areas to picnic? However, the water and sand are below what one would hope. The best of Sanya Bay is at Jin Ji Ling Lu where you'll find Fat Daddy's and Casa Mia and the Japanese restaurant. Also, drive about 5 km further up toward the Howard Johnson and look for lantern lights on the beach where you'll find local vendors with chairs and tables right on the beach doing barbecue and cold beers...fabulous.

Cheers, M

You'll be happy to find out that the real tenderloin steak dinner plate comes to your table looking and smelling as tasty as the flyer photo. Sheldon Habiger never stops digging in his quest to bring the best values he can find to Fat Daddy's customers and the restaurant's foray into becoming known as a steak house hits the mark nicely.

The 125g mini-tenderloin plate became quite the hit at 69rmb and now they've made the big move: doubling the portion to 250g of perfectly marinated tenderloin with all the fixin's for only 99rmb.

Where else on God's green earth or on this tropical island can we find THAT deal? Enough said...by the way, I'm out of Sanya traveling this week for several events schedule here...Cheers, M

Coffee World in Haikou is proud to present to new and loyal customers a totally new beverage concept, the Mooncake Frappe, for the Chinese National Holiday and Mid-Autumn Festival. The Frappe is a type of smoothie beverage, blended as a gentle smoothie and condensed beverage that is great for warm weather and as a refreshing thirst-quencher.

The Mooncake Frappe combines the traditional delicious moon cake with...

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Everyday dozens of Mandarin Oriental employees get off the company shuttle bus along Xin Feng Lu between the two rivers adjacent to the Shangpin Jie street area known for being the Sichuan/Hunan/Chongqing hotpot restaurant...

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