best Manitoba winter festivals
Readers of this blog will know that I am not a huge fan of winter. But growing up here in Manitoba has given me the opportunity to enjoy many of the great festivals our...
Category: Travel
sweet memories of Ottawa
Happy 2019! Ringing in the New Year brought back sweet memories of my recent trip to Ottawa, Canada, where I had the opportunity to enjoy the amazing Afternoon Tea in Zoe’s Lounge at the...
2018: a year of transition
Whether your end-of-year celebrations have centred around the Winter Solstice, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or some other theme, I hope your heart has been filled with love and a generosity of spirit, as I believe...
exploring Belize
In a previous post, I mentioned that many moons ago, I’d been on an incredible snorkelling trip in the northern part of Belize at Ambergris Caye–one of Belize’s 200 small offshore islands. In this week’s...
5 Great Things About Winnipeg
I haven’t lived in Winnipeg since 1982 (I spent 25 years living on an acreage by Birds Hill Provincial Park and have lived in Matlock, a small lakeside community one hour north of Winnipeg...
chocolate in Ecuador
It was believed that humans first began consuming cacao in Mesoamerica approximately 3,500 years ago. But a recent discovery made in burial grounds in the South Ecuadorian region known as Mayo-Chinchipe has uncovered pottery dating...
exploring Cuban cacao
In previous posts, I’ve taken you to the Cuban chocolate factory in Mabujabo in Eastern Cuba, and to the home of a Cuban woman who is making chocolate from her home-grown cacao near Baracoa....
exploring Cuba’s second largest city: Santiago de Cuba
A visit to Eastern Cuba would not be complete without a visit to Santiago de Cuba, Cuba’s second largest city located 134 kilometres southwest of Frank Pais International Airport in Holguin. Santiago de Cuba...
The Chocolate Lab: a must-visit for chocolate lovers in Calgary
In a recent post, I shared the literary highlight of my recent visit to Calgary, Alberta. In celebration of World Cocoa and Chocolate Day on October 1st, I’d like to share with you why...
