an ethiopian coffee house in the heart of brussels and an african history lesson
As my friends and I made our way from their apartment in Porte de Hal , a section of Brussels not far from the...
cafe organism in sydney australia
As per my usual travel habits, between being on the edge of an active volcano, in a helicopter above a vast desert, or staring...
an espresso among the bubbles in new orleans’ french quarter
I am a frequent traveler to New Orleans and like many visitors my travels there tend to focus on the French Quarter and all...
a coffee at a red house on iceland’s south coast
On a recent winter trip to Iceland in search of the Northern Lights, I stayed in the town of Hveragerði which is approximately 45 km to...
a quaint french café in mile end, montréal
Mile End is a part of Montréal much like Brooklyn, New York: varied immigrant communities, Hasidic Jews and artsy hipsters coexist, making it a...
the mixing bowl: hong kong’s coffee oasis
Like many places in the world, the dynamic city of Hong Kong is filled with chain coffee - Pacific Coffee, the Coffee Bean,...
the cafe culture of zagreb, croatia
For me, searching for a suitable cafe is a ritual akin to a dog finding a proper place to pee. In this sense, Zagreb,...
between a café and a café, there is another café
A dear Moroccan friend recently responded to my love of lattes and my Moroccan quest for a café with a common Moroccan expression that...
a cafe in the southernmost city on earth
Situated on the Beagle Channel, Ushuaia is the largest city in Argentine Tierra del Fuego, and arguably the southernmost city in the world. In...
an oasis of espresso in bukhara, uzbekistan
Regardless of where I travel, my running internal commentary is "hmmm... that would be a nice place for a café." I am usually thinking...
