in search of Quebec City chocolate
From time to time, I am offered a guest post from a chocolate lover who is visiting a locale and would like to report on its chocolate for me. Renée Borg recently travelled to Québec...
Tagged: chocolate travel
a journey to the highland cacao of Hacienda de SPAGnVOLA
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....
exploring Hato Mayor in the Dominican Republic
It’s truly amazing that it took me eight years–to the day!–to return to the Dominican Republic after my first visit in January, 2009. Especially when it is this Caribbean Island where I first visited...
striking it rich at Aeschbach Chocolatier in Root
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...
wowed in Weggis, Switzerland
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...
celebrating Chocolate Mint Day with Mordens’ Chocolate
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...
5 reasons to love Original Beans Chocolate
As I have recently been tasting a selection of the newer Original Beans Chocolate bars, it made me realize that I have never done a blog post on this–one of my favourite sustainable chocolate...
Swiss chocolate travel to Vevey
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 welcomes Aschenti Cocoa
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...
the many flavours of Montreux
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...
