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,...
Tagged: Chocolatour
new features on the site
Welcome to the new Chocolatour site! It has the same URL as the old Chocolatour.net site but everything you find here is new or newly polished. That includes six years of blog posts that...
Cao Chocolates of Miami
I had the pleasure of meeting Ricardo Trillos and his wife Anelith Ortega in November, 2014, when I was in Miami to accept a Readers’ Favourite Award for volume I of Chocolatour: A Quest for the World’s...
growing the Chocolatour brand
When I embarked on the project of writing a book about the world of fine chocolate in 2009, I had no idea that chocolate would become my life. I had no idea that one volume...
talking chocolate in Kingston, Ontario
I had the great pleasure of giving a chocolate talk on Chocolatour and my chocolate travels at Sugar Swan, what was locally known as ‘Kingston’s Best Candy Store.’ You might wonder what Chocolatour would be...
interview with CJ107 radio
So many exciting things happening with Chocolatour! talking chocolate travel and events If you have a few minutes, please listen to this interview with CJ107 radio that talks about the delicious world of Chocolatour...
another accolade for Chocolatour
Chocolatour: A Quest for the World’s Best Chocolate, volume I, has been declared a Finalist in the 2014 Awards sponsored by the North American Travel Journalists Association (NATJA.) The 2014 NATJA Awards for excellence...
Valentine interview on CBC radio
I was pleased to be interviewed by Laurie Hoogstraten of the CBC Weekend Morning Show on CBC Radio One in honour of Valentine’s Day and the important connection chocolate has to it. We spoke...
more chocolate events for Chocolatour
It’s going to be a busy month! I’ll be giving a chocolate talk at Gaynor Family Regional Library in Selkirk, Manitoba, on Friday, Feb 6th from 1-3 pm. This is a free event and...
Chocolatouring in 2015
As I continue the research for the second volume of Chocolatour, my chocolate travels will take me to numerous places–some planned, some spontaneous visits no doubt! Among the places I have pegged to visit...
