hot on the trail of the best Nanaimo Bar experience
I spent six weeks on Vancouver Island, just a few minutes north of the city of Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. Nanaimo is known as being a port city that had some pirate action in...
Chocolatour with Doreen Pendgracs | Chocolate Adventurist and Wizard of Words Blog
winter getaways bring colour to your life
I’ve just returned from a six-week winter getaway and have come to the realization that it’s not the cold that I dislike about winter as much as the lack of colour. White is not...
tips for pairing wine with chocolate
I absolutely love a glass of good full-bodied Malbec wine with a piece of deep dark chocolate. It is a match made in heaven, as Argentinian Malbec offers an abundance of slightly acidic fruity notes,...
cacao cuisine with a Mexican twist
I’ve had the pleasure of working with the culinary team of Prairie Ink Bistro in Winnipeg over the past two years in developing chocolate-based dinners that would teach chocolate lovers about the sweet and...
accommodation options for Puerto Vallarta
For my first couple of visits to Puerto Vallarta, I played it safe and stayed in well known and well rated beach resorts. But on my most recent visit, it was time to try...
exploring Cancun
exploring sites around Cancun is intriguing With temperatures dropping and so many low cost flights to Cancun, there’s never been a better time for a Gulf coast Mexican adventure. I’ve been thrilled to have recently...
best artisan chocolate in Iceland
I’ve learned over the past six years of my chocolate travel research that great chocolate can be found just about anywhere. I admit to being surprised when a friend returned from Iceland and sent...
Spirits Soar at Spirit Ridge
Regular readers of this blog may recall that last January, my husband, cat, and I spent a month in Beautiful British Columbia (BC) on Canada’s West Coast. Our destination was Spirit Ridge Vineyard Resort in Osoyoos,...
5 reasons to visit the Vallarta Botanical Gardens
Happy Birthday to the Vallarta Botanical Gardens! This weekend–November 14-15, 2015–the Vallarta Botanical Gardens (VBG) are celebrating their 10th birthday with a weekend of entertainment and special activities. In the event you can’t make...
Dia de los Muertos
I’ve just returned from two amazing weeks in Mexico, and everywhere I went, everyone was preparing for “Dia De Los Muertos”–the Day of the Dead, a national holiday celebrated each year on November 1-2 throughout...
