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Isla de Cacao
Read more: Isla de CacaoWhen embarking on an international chocolate adventure across the Americas, what better place to start than Chocolateria Isla Bella, or The Chocolate Kitchen, situated on 5th Avenue, on the stunning island of Cozumel, Mexico? This is the story of two women’s journey to preserve the ancient cacao of Mexico and bring it to the fore…
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Landing in the Yucutan, Our Big London Escape
Read more: Landing in the Yucutan, Our Big London EscapeIt seems like such a long time ago now, but back in February we’d finally done it, we’d quit our jobs and booked a one way flight out of London. Arriving in Cancun some 18 hours later we immediately left – far too touristy for us – and headed to Playa del Carmen – still…
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Spring Break, Y’all.
Read more: Spring Break, Y’all.The most American holiday of all, Spring Break is quintessentially American and something that people around the world associate with lots of drinking and general American-style chaos. They’re right… We decided to do what every other American was going to do this Spring Break- go to Mexico. Only, as we were all on a budget…
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Take Me to Mexico
Read more: Take Me to MexicoMoved into my flat- still sans luggage- next thing I know I’ve just agreed to go on a last minute trip to Mexico! Having met my new neighbours it turns out one of them (a Swedish ice hockey player) filled out the wrong visa entry card and has 24 hours to leave the country and return,…