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women’s cocoa cooperatives of the Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic (DR) was ravaged by Hurricane Fiona in September, 2022, causing a devastating loss to 4,000 cacao farmers […]

Ringing in the New Year brought back sweet memories of my trip to Ottawa, Canada, when I had the opportunity

I’d had Max Chocolatier of Lucerne, Switzerland, on my radar for several years now and finally made it there last

I’m celebrating the fact that people are finally catching on to the idea that chocolate travel doesn’t mean just going

The Grenada Chocolate Festival (GCF) began in 2014, and is doing a great job in combining chocolate with the culinary,

I had the pleasure of visiting two completely opposite types of chocolate shops while I was in Guadalajara, Mexico. It

I had a terrific time spending six weeks on Vancouver Island, just a few minutes north of the city of

I’ve had the unique pleasure of travelling the world in search of the best chocolate. There are definitely some travel

Welcome to Chocolatour! My name is Doreen Pendgracs, and I am your tour master, chief chocolate taster and author of the

My first official research trip for Chocolatour was in the fall of 2009 … with a trip to Belgium, France and