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Dream Out Of The Box

swissRoomBox is one of the coolest adventure travel concepts.

This gear is being called the “world’s smallest motor home set up fitting most cars.”

Check out the video showing friends using a swissRoomBox while on ski holiday in Europe.

Video courtesy of swissRoomBox.

A Chocolate Tour

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Fine chocolate. Photo credit: Seventy%.

Fancy a chocolate adventure in Europe?  Chocolate expert Seventy% has launched Connoisseur Chocolate Tours of France and Italy in collaboration with Arena Travel.

Martin Christy, Seventy%’s founder and editor, will lead the chocolate tour which will include visits to some of Europe’s top chocolate makers and chocolatiers.

As a chocolate bean-to-bar expert, Christy will help the group learn about chocolate, giving a welcome talk that includes chocolate samples and tasting notes.

The five-day Chocolate Masters of the Lower Rhône tour will include visits to France’s oldest and established chocolate producers:

  • The original Bonnat shop in Voiron;
  • Chocolaterie A. Morin in Donzère;
  • Pralus in Roanne;
  • Artisan chocolate house Bernachon, Lyon and
  • A chocolate dinner at a local restaurant.

The five-day Chocolatiers of Florence and Tuscany tour will include visits to chocolatiers from Florence and the Tuscan Chocolate Valley:

  • Andrea Bianchini, aka ‘King of Chocolate’;
  • Rivoire;
  • Vestri;
  • Luca Mannori in Prato;
  • Roberto Catinari in Agliana;
  • Slitti in Monsummano Terme;
  • De Bondt, Visignano-Navacchio and
  • A private chocolate tasting led by local expert Monica Meschini.

For more info on the chocolate tours in France and Italy, visit the Seventy% site.

Culture + Adventure In Europe

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Sagalassos, Turkey.  Photo credit: Peter Sommer Travels.

Craving a culture adventure in Europe? Adventures can come in all shapes and sizes from seeing famous bridges to learning on culture and archaeological tours.

Travel company Peter Sommer Travels has launched four culture tours among the historic sites and landscapes of the Mediterranean.

Catering to small groups, Peter Sommer Travels features 14 different tours and gulet cruises in Turkey, Greece and Italy.

From archaeologists, historians and travel writers to Peter Sommer himself, expert guides lead the tours by traditional wooden boat or on foot. They explore the “wonders of past civilizations while enjoying the food, culture and history of each region.”

The new tours include:

  • Cruising to the Cyclades: A Greek island experience, the tour sails to the Aegean islands in the Dodecanese and Cyclades archipelagos including Santorini, Kos and Naxos.
  • Exploring Cappadocia: Among the remarkable geological formations and ancient cave dwellings of Cappadocia, this Turkey tour features an early morning balloon flight.
  • A Carian Odyssey: A gulet cruise along the Carian coastline of Turkey, this tour visits sites including the harbour city of Knidos and the tombs of Kaunos.
  • A Gastronomic Tour of Eastern Sicily: This culinary tour includes historic site visits, a cooking class, a boat trip, a walk on Mt. Etna with a volcanologist and tastings.

For more travel info, go to the Peter Sommer Travels.