Handcrafted chocolate is worth celebrating every day of the year, isn’t it? Indeed, there are numerous days of the year specifically dedicated to the celebration of chocolate. One of my favourites is World Chocolate...
Mother’s Day is upon us. If you can be with your mother, give her a big hug. If you can’t be with her due to distance or some other reason, get in touch with...
Use positivity to increase your happiness factor. Share a smile to increase the happiness quotient of someone you encounter today. This post shares a number of tips to help you make happiness a healthy habit.
When visiting a destination that is new to you, it’s important to know specifically what you’re looking for. Are you the type of traveller who likes the features of a large all-inclusive five-star resort?...
Aruba is a Dutch-owned Caribbean island and one of the ABC Islands. It is a beautiful, slower paced and safe place for a vacation or longterm stay.
Volunteers help keep the world functioning–especially in these days of trauma and uncertainty. That’s why I’m happy to recirculate this post devoted to volunteers around the world and hope it might encourage you to...
December 10 is International Human Rights Day I was born and raised in Winnipeg, and currently live just an hour north of the city. But it took me three years to finally visit the...
this post celebrates World Chocolate Day and encourages chocolate lovers to engage in chocolate travel in order to travel to the places where cacao is grown and fresh chocolate is made.
The Dominican Republic (DR) was ravaged by Hurricane Fiona in September, 2022, causing a devastating loss to 4,000 cacao farmers in the Hato Mayor and El Seibo regions of the island. There have been...
This post was originally published in 2013, but as today is International Cat Day, I thought that all the pet lovers out there would be inspired to read it again. Since writing it, I...
