What better way to celebrate this sweet occasion than by stuffing your face with the sweetest sweet on earth -- chocolate!

• Every Saturday, Boston's Chocolate Tour takes guests on a trolley ride through Boston's finest culinary landmarks. Of course, guests enjoy a sumptuous array of decadent chocolate desserts from the city's best chefs, and are treated to the history, myths, trivia, and legends surrounding chocolate.
• Chocoholic Tours has a variety of options for sampling Melbourne, Australia's rich history and stunning chocolate. Bonus: since the tours are walking tours, you can burn off calories as you consume them!
• Join culinary guide/pastry chef David Lebovitz, author of The Great Book of Chocolate, for a chocolate-y exploration in Paris. An expert on the chocolate shops and bakeries of the City of Lights, David treats guests to a memorable tour featuring the best of what France has to offer. Private tours are also available.
• Chicago Chocolate Tours provides guided walking and tasting tours of some of Chicago's finest chocolatiers. What's more, they even have a special Valentine's Package.
• London's Chocolate Ecstasy Tours offers 4-hour long tours (guided by a Chocolate Ecstasy Chocoholic Guide), through London's side streets and alleys. Participants sample chocolates, enjoy chocoholic chats, take a lavish hot chocolate break, enjoy special prices on the ultimate chocolate luxuries, and receive a goody bag!
• One day isn't enough for your chocolate-loving mouth? InTrend offers 7-day Escorted Tours for real chocolate lovers! Spend a week in Brussels participating in chocolate-making demonstrations at chocolate factories, and sample chocolate desserts after sumptuous meals.
• Looking for a more affordable option? San Fransisco's Sharffen Berger requires a reservation but offers free walking tours through its factory.

Chocolate tours sound like my kind of holiday celebration. Yum!

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