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COMMON FOOD MYTHS
... be minimized, but it won't prevent the cold," he said.
COMMON FOOD MYTHSDark Chocolate Protects the HeartThere is some truth to this. Cocoa contains antioxidants called flavonoids, which can help lower blood pressure. Chocolate has also been found to improve blood flow
and won't raise cholesterol.
But that's not a license to treat yourself any more than once in a while.
Forget the idea of the more the better, because you don't need a lot of chocolate ...
Shanghai Min: A Hong Kong Find
or Searching for the Chinese Food Grail in Hong Kong
Warning: This blog post has been written during a period of jetlag and severe sleep deprivation. Should I begin to ramble, feel free to skim through those parts. However, should you begin to read sentences or phrases that have an otherworldly or hallucinatory quality to them, please shoot me an email. It's better to know if I have crossed over the line that separates "I’m ...
Hong Kong
Day 19 continued...
After a 40-minute flight you land at Hong Kong Airport - the world's busiest airport that cost more than $20 billion to build. Meet your local representative and transfer to your hotel which is centrally located at Mongkok in the heart of Kowloon. At night, take a stroll along the famed Nathen Road and indulge yourself in a shopping spree.
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Day 5: Flyin' Down South
... me. Couldn't capture much of Kowloon and I got turned off halfway. Didn't help that this company of mine reiteratively wanted a picture that wasn't "yellow-hued". But whatever. He was brought up in HK and he knows his way around so he took me to a looooong walk around the west side of the island. It was an hour walk through dimly lit pathway and it was boring. (Sorry, 'I', i'm just being honest). Most of the view was ...
Hong Kong Fooey
... of our time here in our cell-like room, when in fact we have been avoiding its claustrophobic confines. And I have to say it is an absolutely awesome city. A chap at the BBC called Pete told me Hong Kong was like Bladerunner, I have never seen the film but I think I know what he means.
The skyscrapers are amazing and the view from Kowloon over to Hong Kong island is one of the most impressive things I have ever seen. I thought Shanghai was cool but ...
Amenities
- Restaurant
- Room service
- Free High-Speed Internet
- Wheelchair accessibility
- Fitness/Health center