Food & Wine

Feast your eyes on a city unlike any other! Hong Kong will have you captivated from beginning to end!

The most popular tourist destination, Victoria Peak, gives you an outstanding view. Whether you climb the tower or take a ride on the tram, this is a great introduction to the bustling city of Hong Kong. Next, visit the Taoist Temple, Wong Tai Sin and see the brilliance of traditional Chinese architecture and even have your fortune told! Traveling with the kids? Take them to Hong Kong’s Disneyland or hop on the Star Ferry and explore the nearby Kowloon mainland.

Hungry? Try some flavorful stir-fry, chicken or even seafood. Sauces made from ginger, onion, garlic, and vinegar will tickle your taste buds!

RealTravelers Kyle & Dan share their experience in Hong Kong:

“Our first dinner in Hong Kong was the cheapest meal we had there, and one of only a few Cantonese meals during our entire stay. There were so many different food options in the city that we ended up eating Japanese food, Italian, American fast food (oops!), a Cantonese organic fusion meal that was delicious and great for our last dinner in Hong Kong and, of course, a couple more Cantonese meals, one of which Dan’s friend Ben treated us to while we were out one night on the town. The meal with Ben was the first time either of us had eaten beef tendon, which was surprisingly good in a spicy noodle curry dish.” (more…)

Kong and Lynne tell of their travels:

“It was then off to Victoria Peak. There is a large shopping plaza at the top as well as some restaurants. The view of Hong Kong was awesome, it could’ve been better if there was no haze, but good nonetheless. We had some travel bugs to drop off at a geocache here which we did first. There were lots of muggles, but we managed to pull off the exchange ok. We then shopped and ate at the Cafe Deco which had an excellent international Sunday brunch buffet. It was pricey at 50 bucks a head, but very good. After lunch we headed down the pathway towards another geocache. We walked down Harlech Road (the main trail around the peak) for approx. 1/2 hr. It was Sunday and there were many families out walking their dogs and people just going for a stroll. We then headed up another mountain (with our shopping bags in tow) which the geocache was at the top of. We followed a very narrow cement trail with very steep stairs all the way to the top of this mountain. Only a geocache would’ve taken us there! Once we were at the top, our GPS lead us off trail and down the mountain approx. 40m. as the crow flies through some very dense foliage and steep rocky ground. We made it and the view was awesome!

We headed back to the main peak area and then proceeded to the Hollywood Road area back in the city. This area was like Hong Kong-of-old like you would see in the movies. Seafood, fruit and vegetable stalls in the alleyways galore.” (more…)

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Get ready to spice things up in Mexico City!

Experience the culture and cuisine as you stay in the capital of Mexico. First however, explore the city and its many museums. Take a stroll through Alameda Centrale, once an ancient Aztec marketplace and site of the Spanish Inquisition. Be sure to visit the Museo Frida Kahlo as well as the Museo Nacional de Antropología—they won’t disappoint! In need of some exercise? Climb the stairs to the tops of the Pyramid of the moon, Teotihuacan.

Now that you’re worked up an appetite, try some of the fabulous food Mexico has to offer, but be careful– it may be picante (spicy)! Some of the regional dishes include panuchos, cochinita pibil, and dried meat with eggs Nouveau Mexican. Often, dishes are served with tacos and tortillas. Let your taste buds sample what the city has to offer and even sip on Sangria.

“Our days in the big city were spent flitting from art museum to art museum, the most memorable of these being the Diego Rivera mural museum displaying a huge mural depicting a dream of the Alameda Central packed full of historical figures, with Diego himself as a child in the centre holding Frida Kahlo’s hand. What with our limited knowledge of Mexican history, it was useful to have a detailed chronology of who each of the 100 or so figures represented. Near the highest tower in Latin America, which we scaled (admittedly by lift), we visited another interesting museo, in the Palacio de Bellas Artes, a grand old building housing murals of various artists, including one which showed the inequalities of capitalism on one side and a highly idealised version of socialism on the other. Our visit to the Cultural Centre fed our desires for future worldly travels… The rest of our time in the capital was spent eating unbeatable street food and shopping, both in the artesanía (handicrafts) markets and the more boutiquey clothing shops…” (more…)

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