My obsession with chocolate travel is well documented on Travel Belles. Everywhere I travel I search out local chocolate shops and cafes. New York City is just the place to try ... Read more
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Book Review: Paris, My Sweet: A Year in the City of Light (and Dark Chocolate)
Paris, My Sweet: A Year in the City of Light (and Dark Chocolate) by Amy Thomas I have a confession to make. The last time I visited Paris I gained ... Read more
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Why Italian Hot Chocolate is Amazing
Hot chocolate in Italy is my favourite warm, Italian treat. It’s perfect for those cool winter days. In Italy, the time has come to relinquish the fluorescent, plastic gelato spoon. ... Read more
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Chocolate Festival In Italy: Eurochocolate Festival In Perugia
Forget the sweeping views of the Umbrian countryside, the exquisite architecture, and the inspired regional dishes. People flock to this decidedly chilly hill-town for one thing and one thing only: chocolate.
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Turin: An Italian Chocolate Primer
Giddier than a teenager going to a Justin Bieber concert, with chocolate guidebooks in hand, I set out to visit the hundreds of chocolate shops in the city. Although I didn’t get anywhere close to all of them, I’m sure I made a serious dent in Turin’s chocolate supply. Death…
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Best Chocolate In Washington D.C. (Capitally Good Chocolate)
Washington is a diverse city. There are three distinct versions of this metropolis - the city of politics, the city of tourists, and the city of residents. Today I want to share three equally diverse chocolate experiences I have discovered here in the U.S. capitol.
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Flanders, Belgium, & Summer Music Festivals
Travel Belles is thrilled to be part of Flanders is a Festival and is headed to the Ghent Jazz Festival.
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Angelina Café In Paris (Gourmet Eats Near The Louvre Museum)
Paris is about indulgence, joie de vivre, living in the moment, is it not? It's not about calorie counting or speed walking to burn off your travel experiences. Paris is indulgence and this is why I’ve come-- to dive in. I'm putting guilt on hold.
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Chocolate Shops In London & Paris
On the flight over I thought about my long and disjointed itinerary for the trip - restaurants, cafes, Stonehenge, palaces, cathedrals, shopping, museums, and (of course) chocolate shops. I decided my chocolate-related shopping goal on this trip was to find the most delicious truffles in the two European capitals we…