Tagged: chocolate tourism
I introduced you to Hato Mayor province of the Dominican Republic in a previous post. Lovely, authentic, and historical as it is, that was not my reason for visiting the eastern part of Hispaniola Island....
I wished I’d had more time to explore Weggis, Switzerland–the scenic village along the shores of Lake Lucerne where I had my first exposure to a cow parade! But it was time for me...
I’d never heard of Weggis, Switzerland, prior to my visit last fall. It is a tiny community of roughly 4,500 residents situated on the northern shore of Lake Lucerne–a scenic 40-minute boat ride from the city...
I grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, and like pretty much everyone in Manitoba, ate my share of Mordens’ Russian Mints whenever it was time for special chocolate. Mordens’ of Winnipeg are the creators of...
In 2016, I had the pleasure of being invited on a Swiss chocolate tour with Alpenwild, specialists in Swiss travel tours. Alpenwild is one of the few companies that actually offers chocolate tours as...
Winnipeg’s chocolate scene continues to grow and evolve, and it’s great to see the Manitoba capital taking strides to become a true chocolate destination. Back on December 17, 2016, Aschenti Cocoa had its Grand...
In the last couple of posts, I introduced you to some of the cultural and historical highlights I had while experiencing Montreux, Switzerland. In this week’s post, it’s all about the many flavours of...
My 2016 Chocolatour of Switzerland took me to the village of Broc, where Cailler is headquartered. In North America, we are quite unfamiliar with the brand of Cailler chocolate. But in Switzerland, Cailler is a...
In this post, I introduced you to the medieval village of Gruyères, Switzerland and we discovered it’s not all about the cheese. Gruyere cheese is indeed wonderful, but I’d like to introduce you to...
Chocolatouring means searching the world for the best chocolate and cacao adventures.