Tag: coffee
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3 More Places in Southeast Asia for Coffee
So you’re backpacking through SEA and rebelling against corporations by avoiding the big chain stores but you still need your regular caffeine fix. And like a grumpy graduate student you need to find a good cafe that serves up real coffee not that instant stuff. Well, fear not, there are lots of places to…
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Coffee and Coffee Shops in Poland and Ukraine
Below I review of some of the coffee and coffee shops I tried and visited in Poland and Ukraine. Poland First is Sowa, a small chain of stores started in Bydgoszcz and spread around Poland. Depending on the store you go to, the ambiance and decor will be different, though the prices are similar in…
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Coffee and Coffee Shops in Asia
While writing my feature film, I turn to my coffee cup and am reminded how far I’ve actually travelled. The coffee I made today comes Vietnam, some of the best damn coffee I’ve tasted on my travels. I spent a lot of time in coffee shops, usually alone. After reading through my notes of my…
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Thailand Part 2: Chiang Mai and Kanchanabury: Coffee, zip lining and tigers oh my!
And this is part two of my travels through Thailand, particularly Chiang Mai and Kanchanabury. You can read part one here. Chiang Mai is a lovely little city, said to be the intellectual centre and former capital of the old kingdom. We stayed at a beautiful and cheap place called Namkhong Hotel which was just…
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Laos: Laid back, Great Scenery, Great Coffee and… Polish Lessons?
Laos was awesome. It just was. The scenery was gorgeous. The coffee was great (I bought a kilo to take home with me). The people extremely nice. The pace of life was sooooooo laid back. Small cities (you could walk across the capital in a couple of hours). And best of all, it’s cheap. For…