Fleurir: Georgetown’s Artisanal Chocolate Paradise
May 13th, 2013 | by Charu Suri
Situated on the corner of a genteel, tree-lined street in Georgetown, Fleurir is an artisanal chocolate store that I found
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For Cinco de Mayo, Celebrate with Unusual Margaritas
May 5th, 2013 | by Charu Suri
The city of Puebla may be known most for the symbolic defeat of the 8,000 strong French army on Cinco
In Sao Tome and Principe, an Unusual Chocolatier
May 3rd, 2013 | by Charu Suri
The tiny, sometimes forgotten volcanic island of Sao Tome and Principe located off the coast of Morocco is the lush,
Encountering the Hottest Pepper in the World
April 3rd, 2013 | by Charu Suri
“If you eat that I’ll have to call an ambulance,” says Nick, my guide in Trinidad, as we stare at
Now, Vitamins In Your Mini Bar
March 24th, 2013 | by Charu Suri
Long gone are the days when you’d waltz into your luxury hotel and open the mini bar face to face
In Ka’u, The Big Island, a Young Coffee Mill Is the Next Big Thing
March 8th, 2013 | by Charu Suri
As early as the late 1800s, a Kona newspaper predicted that Ka’u coffee would give Kona a run for their
Custom Blending Your Own Wine in Sonoma Valley
February 16th, 2013 | by Charu Suri
America’s fascination for everything personalized these days —from perfumes to monogrammed towels—lends beautifully to the concept of custom blending wines,
An Edible Excursion Through San Francisco’s Farmers’ Market
January 30th, 2013 | by Charu Suri
In San Francisco, being a gourmet comes naturally. On a recent trip I took with Trafalgar, I meandered through the
About Me
Charu Suri
Butterfly Diary is an online magazine, with stories on how travel can transform one's outlook. Charu left a career in Investment Banking to pursue her passions -- travel and writing-- several years ago and has not looked back since. A full time freelance writer and Social Media consultant, she loves to pen her journeys in the following beats: affordable luxury destinations, culture, vegetarian food and the digital community. As a new mom, she'll be paying a lot more attention to kid-friendly places. Her husband, Matthew Minucci, takes most of the photos found on the site and soon Baby Erika will be making several appearances in her travel posts!
AFAR Ambassador Recommendations
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- The Place Where the Fortune Cookie was Invented
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