chocolate tour of Ottawa
One of the best ways to discover the chocolate hot spots of any destination is to find out whether there is a local chocolate lover’s tour. I was thrilled to be invited on the...
Tagged: chocolate tourism
Choco-Story Museum at Uxmal
I’ve been to quite a few chocolate museums around the world. Each one is different and worthwhile in its own way. The Choco-Story Mexico location at Uxmal is really fantastic in that it brings...
ki’XOCOLATL Authentic Mexican Chocolate
Many who have read my 2016 Top 10 Chocolate Shops list in National Geographic Traveler mentioned how they hadn’t heard of several of the entries I included. That’s great! It’s my job to introduce...
chocolate travel explained
I’m celebrating the fact that people are finally catching on to the idea that chocolate travel doesn’t mean just going places to eat chocolate. There is a whole world of chocolate attractions, festivals, resorts,...
visiting the Grenada Chocolate Festival
The Grenada Chocolate Festival (GCF) began in 2014, and is doing a great job in combining chocolate with the culinary, culture, and arts scenes of Grenada, earning the Chocolatour stamp of approval for one of...
why I love Grenada
I finally made it to Grenada as a guest of Pure Grenada to join the celebrations of the 2016 Grenada Chocolate Festival. It was fantastic, and the island blew me away with its beauty,...
more great mexican chocolate
Traditional chocolate in Mexico has always been coarse and less sweet than chocolate from other parts of the world. But that is changing. As I explained in this post featuring Que Bo! Chocolate from Mexico...
rediscovering cacao with AMO Cacao
I had the pleasure of visiting two completely opposite types of chocolate shops while I was in Guadalajara, Mexico. It was really interesting to see how each makes their chocolate products and the contrast...
hot on the trail of the best Nanaimo Bar experience
I had a terrific time spending 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...
MUCHO Museo del Chocolate, Mexico City
Thanks to a tip from a wonderful server at Las Alcobas boutique hotel in Mexico City, I was able to discover the MUCHO Museo del Chocolate which is a fabulous chocolate museum, cafe, and...
