24th May 2016 / Colombia, Destinations, South America / 4 comments

You’ve probably heard of Cartagena, Bogotá, and possibly Medellin, but today I want to show you one of my favourite corners of Colombia: Salento and the Cocora Valley, located within the Zona Cafetera, which produces […]

19th February 2015 / Destinations, Mexico, My picks, North America, Plan / 2 comments

Oaxaca is located in a coffee growing region, and coffee shops abound in the colonial centre. Not all of them serve great coffee though. After trying out several shops over the last few weeks, I […]

3rd August 2014 / At home in Toronto, Canada, Destinations, North America / 2 comments

Old Town, in the southeastern corner of downtown Toronto, is where the city was born a couple of hundred years ago. It is home to many historical buildings such as the St-Lawrence Market and the […]

2nd February 2014 / Asia, Destinations, Solo travel, Thailand / 5 comments

I have a confession to make: at heart, I’m a hedonistic city girl. I’ve spent the last week in Chiang Rai city, partaking of the coffee culture (and the pastries), writing a lot, exploring markets […]

19th January 2014 / Asia, Burma (Myanmar), Destinations / 9 comments

So you like coffee, and you happen to be in Burma… Tough luck. First you are bound to notice those little packets in hotels and restaurants called CoffeeMix. This is a convenient mixture of instant […]