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Yangshuo : best Espresso in town

Nearly every bar in Yangshuo is claiming to serve "best coffee in town". Yet, the real coffee that they bring you may be somewhat disappointing.... The newly opened place called "The Alley" claims nothing, but serves indeniably the best Espresso in town. Why ? Probably because they have a good Espresso machine ( a real one...) and staff was trained to use it properly. Coffee beans are OK too.

Apart from serving the best Espresso in town (an among the cheaper - 10 RMB for a single -), the Alley also serves nice drinks (beer, cocktails) and food (western (see : you are in Yangshuo ! ) at affordable prices. Staff is efficient, cool and sympathic. Draught beer is good and cheap. There is also free Internet access (one desktop at disposal and wifi everywhere). It opens early in the morning and closes late in the night.

It is definitely a great place to chill out !

Click here to see how it looks like !

Par ontravel - Publié dans : Eat, drink and relax
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Public Holidays : Avoid !

Chinese Public Holidays

Unless you like queuing for going up to your room or paying more than twice the price for evrything, it is wise to avoid travelling to Hong Kong and Mainland China during Public Holidays, especially during the first week of October.
In Hong Kong, they just have the National Day off, but Mainland China visitors rush in. Thus it means crowd and noise everywhere.

Have a first glance !

Other Public Holidays :

New Year Day (1 day, January, 1st)
Chinese lunar new Year (January / February, 4 days) : Chinese New Year 2009 Festivities will start on January, 26th
First week of May (International Workers Day)
May 28th (extended to May 29th and the whole week-end in many cases): Dragon Boat Festival. It is the second year for the Festival to be a public holiday under the Communist rule.

Hong Kong Public Holidays (2009)

The first day of January ( January, 1st)
Chinese lunar new Year (3 days, January 26th to January 28th)
Ching Ming Festival (April 4th)
Good Friday and the following day (April 10th to April 11th)
Easter Monday (April 13th)
Labour Day (May 1st)
The Buddha's Birthday (May 2nd)
Tuen Ng Festival (May 28th)
HKSAR Establishment Day (July 1st)
National Day (October 1st)
Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival (October 3rd)
Chung Yeung Festival (October 26th)
Christmas Day and the following day (2 days, December 25th to December 26th)

Dining at Sok Kwu Wan on a Public Holidays day

Par ontravel - Publié dans : When to go - Communauté : voyages aux 4 coins du monde
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Wenchang's "glorious beaches"

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 cranes directly on the beach, water is not so clean...and besides dangerous !!
Thus, if you want to stay a week-end on the beach, it is definitely not the place to go !!

Yet, the trip through the coconuts plantation is really worth. It is typical, but it is quite an adventure and transport when you go out the ferry is not really organized.

Staying at the hotel may be expensive and not really worth : indeed, as no transport is planned, you may have difficulties if you would like to eat outside of the hotel.

Update: Wenchang has been removed from Lonely Planet China's new edition (see: May 2009)