Africa – Page 2 – The Adventures of Elle Coco

Departures: See you in Morocco

IF adventure is what you are after, I recommend you take this scatter-gun approach to maintain the element of surprise to your journey.

I was there for the send-off photo, but missed the Bucks Fizz :( — I was there for the send-off photo, but missed the Bucks Fizz 😦

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To graft cacao root stocks you need a steady hand

To graft cacao root stocks you need a steady hand

Edmund, Budz and I

Edmund, Budz and I

Coffee and Milk Chocolate - OmNom Chocolates, Reykjavik, Iceland

Coffee and Milk Chocolate – OmNom Chocolates, Reykjavik, Iceland

Beans drying in the sun

Beans drying in the sun

Beautifully detailed eggs, filled with Fazer classics

Beautifully detailed eggs, filled with Fazer classics

The cacao trees at Peter Beier HQ are quite happy in giant plant pots - Gurre, Denmark

The cacao trees at Peter Beier HQ are quite happy in giant plant pots – Gurre, Denmark

Passionfruit couture chocolate

Passionfruit couture chocolate

Donkey Time

Donkey Time

Peter's pyramid interpretation of the flodderblomb

Peter’s pyramid interpretation of the flodderblomb

Bennett's

Their aroma was just spellbinding

Their aroma was just spellbinding

Building Swales

Building Swales

Eating the chocolate face mask

Eating the chocolate face mask

Cocoa Hash

Cocoa Hash

Mattieu, Sharon, me and David

Mattieu, Sharon, me and David

Smaller more 'bespoke' bars with unusual pairings - dark and pollen anyone? - Kehrwieder, Tallinn Old Town, Estomia

Smaller more ‘bespoke’ bars with unusual pairings – dark and pollen anyone? – Kehrwieder, Tallinn Old Town, Estomia

Harvesting the pods, and making a bit of a mess

Harvesting the pods, and making a bit of a mess

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

Edmund

Edmund

Annelli Viik's white chocolate truffle and the Romeo and Juliet went down a treat

Annelli Viik’s white chocolate truffle and the Romeo and Juliet went down a treat

Chocolate Workshop

Chocolate Workshop

Peyton and Byrne Chocolate range

Peyton and Byrne Chocolate range

Dancing the cocoa

Dancing the cocoa

Raspberry macarons with rose ganache

Raspberry macarons with rose ganache

Second fish, I'm getting good at this

Second fish, I’m getting good at this

The signature criolla truffles - Criollo Chocolaterie, Malmo Sweden

The signature criolla truffles – Criollo Chocolaterie, Malmo Sweden

For all our hard work, we were gifted a pod that took our fancy to take home with us

For all our hard work, we were gifted a pod that took our fancy to take home with us

Chocolate tree pose

Chocolate tree pose

#cheflife at Mekana Chocolates, New Zealand

#cheflife at Mekana Chocolates, New Zealand