Chocolate from bean to bar
Find a cocoa or chocolate workshop and make or taste a small bar together.
North America / 7 ideas
A date with a touch of Guatemala.
In Guatemala, cocoa, coffee and textiles offer plenty of opportunities to make, taste or learn something together.
Browse the ideas4 plans you can actually try.
Use the country as inspiration. Check local opening hours and make a plan together.
Textiles at an artisan's workshop
Visit an accessible workshop where weavers display their work and each choose a pattern you like.
Coffee and a short city walk
Try a Guatemalan coffee, then walk through one neighborhood with three short photo stops.
Antigua in one colour
Choose one colour in Antigua Guatemala and look for it on five facades or details during a leisurely walk.
Combine two local ideas
Choose a combination. Are both ideas out of the question? Find places close to each other or spread the two ideas over two days.
A date at home
- Chocolate from bean to bar
No workshop? Taste two chocolates at home and read about the cocoa supply chain together.
- Coffee and a short city walk
No coffee shop open? Make coffee at home and take a short walk around the neighborhood.
Try two new things
- Textiles at an artisan's workshop
Visit an accessible workshop where weavers display their work and each choose a pattern you like.
- Antigua in one colour
Choose one colour in Antigua Guatemala and look for it on five facades or details during a leisurely walk.
Try two new things
- Chocolate from bean to bar
Find a cocoa or chocolate workshop and make or taste a small bar together.
- Textiles at an artisan's workshop
Visit an accessible workshop where weavers display their work and each choose a pattern you like.
Things to do together anywhere
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Indoors
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Outdoors
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Indoors or outdoors
ALSO FUN HERE Shop window storiesChoose one object in each of three shop windows and invent a previous owner for each.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Coffee with time to lingerAgree on half an hour to start with and see whether you'd like another stroll.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Look inside a millVisit a mill that's open to visitors and discover how it works.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Compare oliebollenIn winter, try two oliebollen from different places.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Make your own city guidePut together a list of five places you'd recommend to a friend.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Ice cream flavor juryTry two different ice cream flavors together and give each your own rating.View the idea