> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://thechocolatelife.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # On The Road Again, Again - URL: https://thechocolatelife.com/on-the-road-again-again/ - Published: 2022-11-02T15:35:32.000Z - Updated: 2022-11-04T18:27:24.000Z - Description: Episode 63 streams live from ChocolateLife World HQ (in Brooklyn, NYC) starting at 12:00 EDT Friday, November 4th. - Author: TheChocolateWire - Tags: Live Stream, Travelogues, The Wire After an extremely busy month traveling in July, August and September were spent close to my desk in here in Brooklyn, NY. TBH, I was happy to spend the time *not* traveling, as I was exhausted. By my count I made eighteen separate flight segments including *five* overnight trips in July. That’s a lot of flight segments *and* a lot of overnight flights. And I had just recovered from my first bout of COVID before heading to Brazil for Chocolat Xingu (connecting through Panama City, Manaus, and Belem on the way to Altamira!) so I was tired even *before* I left. [Chocolat Xingu 2022 – A Festival PhotoblogIt’s hard to overstate the importance of this festival to the people of Altamira and the cacau producers and chocolat makers of Pará.![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/size/w256h256/2020/12/JR_Pods60x60FavIconCutoutButtons.png)The Chocolate LifeClay Gordon![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/2022/07/OpeningNight_FeaturedImage1920x1080.jpg)](https://thechocolatelife.com/chocolat-xingu-2022-a-festival-photoblog/) [Colombia PhotoblogI had been to all of the other major cacao producing countries in South America over the past twenty years save one, Colombia.![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/size/w256h256/2020/12/JR_Pods60x60FavIconCutoutButtons.png)The Chocolate LifeClay Gordon![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/2022/07/DonaEliaFarm_FeaturedImage1920x1080.jpg)](https://thechocolatelife.com/colombia-photoblog/) [Chocolat Bahia 2022 – A Festival PhotoblogI return to Ilhéus in Southern Bahia after a five-year gap. This is the oldest of the Chocolat Festivals in Brazil – and the first since 2019.![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/size/w256h256/2020/12/JR_Pods60x60FavIconCutoutButtons.png)The Chocolate LifeClay Gordon![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/2022/07/entranceAtNightFeatured1920x1080-1.jpg)](https://thechocolatelife.com/chocolat-bahia-2022-a-festival-photoblog/) --- ### Backstory The last live stream was exactly one month ago (October 4th). [TheChocolateLife::LIVE – On The Road AgainEpisode 62 of #TheChocolateLifeLIVE streams on Tuesday October 4th beginning at 12:10 EDT.![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/size/w256h256/2020/12/JR_Pods60x60FavIconCutoutButtons.png)The Chocolate LifeClay Gordon![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/2022/10/bogdan-kozlovskyi-z42GD5_V8H8-unsplash-Featured1920x1080.jpg)](https://thechocolatelife.com/thechocolatelife-live-on-the-road-again/) In that live stream I previewed where I would be going in the month of October. Destinations included: - Puerto Quito in the province of Pichincha, Ecuador – where I would be particpating in the first chocolate festival for the municipio of Puerto Quito. - Guayaquil in the province of Guayas, Ecuador – where I had a series of business meetings with cocoa growers, chocolate makers, the national cacao producers association, and more - Porto & Lisbon in Portugal – where I would participate in the first Chocolat Portugal, co-produced by the firm who produces the festivals I have been attending in Brazil followed by a day of relaxation in Lisbon - Venice, Italy – where I would be attending a global new product announcement by Barry Callebaut. I was back in NYC for less than 36-hours between returning from Ecuador and heading off to Porto. Both the return from Guayaquil to New York (via Bogotá) and the trip to Porto (via Paris) involved overnight travel so it’s fair to say I was pretty exhausted on top of jet lag when I arrived in Porto. > The sacrifices we make for chocolate. --- This live stream will be a recounting of my travels, sharing photos I took along the way. --- ### **Mentioned Companies and Resources** [Chicao Chocolate (Puerto Quito, Ecuador) Facebook Page](https://www.facebook.com/chicaochocolate/) [Yaussa | Experiencia Natural Ecuatoriana![](https://yaussa.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/cropped-Favicon-Yaussa-2021-270x270.png)Yaussa![](https://yaussa.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/brush-bg-01d.png)](https://yaussa.com/?ref=thechocolatelife.com) [Hacienda Victoria![](http://hacienda-victoria.com/img/favicon.png)![](http://hacienda-victoria.com/img/logo.png)](http://hacienda-victoria.com/?ref=thechocolatelife.com) [Cocoa Supply - Wholesale Sustainable Cacao Products and Specialty IngredientsQuality and Sustainable Cacao and Specialty Ingredients for bakeries, restaurants, manufacturers, and chocolatiers.![](https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-8qz67461x9/product_images/favicon%20CS.png?t=1659449238)Wholesale Sustainable Cacao Products and Specialty Ingredients![](https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-8qz67461x9/images/stencil/500x500/products/209/538/maracuya_1__53276.1627584039.jpg?c=2)](https://cocoasupply.com/?ref=thechocolatelife.com) [ECO - KAKAO - Exportador de Cacao EcuatorianoExportador por más de 15 años del mejor Cacao Ecuatoriano Fino de Aroma al mundo.![](https://eco-kakao.com.ec/images/favicon.ico)ECO- KAKAO - Exportador de Cacao Ecuatoriano![](https://eco-kakao.com.ec/images/us.jpg)](https://eco-kakao.com.ec/index2.html?ref=thechocolatelife.com) [ANECACAO](https://www.anecacao.com/index2022.html?ref=thechocolatelife.com) [Chocolat FestivalO Chocolat Festival já é considerado o maior evento de chocolate de origem do Brasil e reúne toda a cadeia produtiva do cacau ao chocolate e derivados.![](https://chocolatfestival.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cropped-chocolat_icon-270x270.png)Chocolat Festival![](https://chocolatfestival.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/facebook-og.jpg)](https://chocolatfestival.com/?ref=thechocolatelife.com) Co-producers of Chocolat Portugal 2022 in Vila Nova de Gaia [WOW Porto - The new cultural district7 museums, 12 restaurants & bars and a lot more to uncover in the newest Porto cultural district![](https://wow.pt/staging/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/favicon-32x32-1.png)W-Branco-01![](https://wow.pt/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/W-Branco-01.png)](https://wow.pt/?ref=thechocolatelife.com) Location of Chocolat Portugal 2022 [Vinte VinteVinte Vinte is a Portuguese chocolate maker, producing exquisite bean to bar chocolates. Meet their master chocolate maker, Pedro.![](https://cocoarunners.com/acd-cgi/img/v1/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/cropped-WHITE-cocoa-runners-logo_-400x400.jpg?metadata=none&width=180)Cocoa Runners![](https://cocoarunners.com/acd-cgi/img/v1/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Celebrate-Easter-500-%C3%97-200px-1000-%C3%97-400px-3.jpg?metadata=none&width=1920)](https://cocoarunners.com/maker/vinte-vinte/?ref=thechocolatelife.com) Vinte Vinte Chocolate @ Cocoa Runners (UK) [Feitoria do Cacao | Chocolate desde a origem ...Fabrico artesanal de chocolate.![](https://feitoriadocacao.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/cropped-logo_feitoria_bg_white-270x270.png)Feitoria do CacaoContágio![](https://feitoriadocacao.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Logo_NormalQualidade_72dpi_logoRectangleSocial.png)](https://feitoriadocacao.com/en/?ref=thechocolatelife.com) [Mestiço Chocolates - Da Nossa Floresta à Barra - From Tree to BarMais que Bean to Bar - Chocolates Tree to Bar com cacau de produção própria.![](https://d3ugyf2ht6aenh.cloudfront.net/stores/001/182/541/themes/common/logo-1551203546-1588724468-9d5a3c6a14705083e706589efb5255391588724468.ico?0)Mestiço Chocolates - Da Nossa Floresta à Barra - From Tree to BarMestiço Chocolates![](https://d3ugyf2ht6aenh.cloudfront.net/stores/001/182/541/themes/common/logo-432657922-1588727241-bb9c5a361c54aabf0780f2b58f6615e71588727241.png?0)](https://mesticochocolates.com/?ref=thechocolatelife.com) ## Live Stream Links ### **Watch/Participate on YouTube, Facebook, or LinkedIn.** [Visit TheChocolateWire Channel on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIN8M30NdPJ5WAl41g5VWWw?ref=thechocolatelife.com) My [LinkedIn profile](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/claygordon%5Fontheroadagain-lavidacocoa-thechocolatelife-activity-6993587010045169664-o2fe?utm%5Fsource=share&utm%5Fmedium=member%5Fdesktop) [TheChocolateLife page ](https://www.facebook.com/TheChocolateLife/) --- 💡 ***Have thoughts to share or questions to ask?*** Leave them in the comments.