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[quote=JABAROOTOO,234423]Hi Ken,
I also also travelled around China my first year with about as much vocab as you will have with the addition of how much does that cost?  You sill learn fast once your feet hit the ground.  A good guide book and phrase book are the best thing you could do for yourself.  
Unless you luck on a really good guide they can be a complete waste of your time.  Because they often don't listen well, make assumptions about what you want and don't always communicate important details.  So if you are on a budget, just plan to enjoy yourself and do your homework.

But places like Yangshuo and Sanya are simple to get around and plenty of people speak English who can help you out without being hindered by a guide who thinks they know what you like and what you want to see, buy and eat.

Read up on the review of these places.  I'll be posting reviews on Hainan before you go so that will give you some insights into what to see on Hainan and Sanya in particular as I covered a lot of ground, some a little disappointing but other places well worth the time and energy to go look.  There are also good hostels in all these places with loads of good information and day trips if you want to join with others interested in the same things as you are.  I did a trip to the great wall offered through the hostel in Beijing where we stayed.  Just four of us with a great private guide and transport for the day.  Could not have wished for more but this was catering to foreigners with none of the hard sell that you would get with a Chinese tour or taking a chance on a guide offering services without referral.

Most likely they will just try to sell you what everyone else is selling and often it is a bit of a disappointment.  You'll likely have more fun if you just go off looking for something and nothing in particular.[/quote]

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