Travel Secrets Nov-Dec 2015 | Page 44

#328 Zotter Chocolate Factory From: Michelle Terese Hrvat, [email protected] WHERE: Riegersburg, Austria WHY: For chocolate lovers – this is heaven: Learn about the process of making this cocoa delicacy in Zotter’s fair-trade factory while given unlimited access to tasting and sampling a wide variety of chocolate products. Try their delicious and unique chocolates from various countries, and take a risk with exotic flavors such as fish or zucchini chocolate. Highlighted features on this special tour are the nougat fountain, lollipop stairway to heaven, and the drinking chocolate stations. Tours are available in several languages and there’s also a gift shop for you to take goodies home. Don’t forget to visit their ‘’Edible Zoo’’ and organic restaurant – two areas that places emphasis on sustainability and innovation. WHEN: Spring 44  Travel Secrets November-December 2015 #329 Lahaul – Spiti and the spirit of Himalayas! From: Harsh Sonawala, co-founder and blogger@www. indiasomeday.com So everyone knows of Leh and Ladakh but the Himalayas also have some equally picturesque and lesser explored regions, Lahaul – Spiti in northeast Himachal being one of them. Travelling to Spiti is not for the faint-hearted: think winding, narrow, nearly non existent roads. But the stark beauty more than makes up