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  1. Calling the caf-fiends: great coffee spots

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    • 19 June 2012

    ’re headed. We’re talking about coffee, of course, and the best places to partake… Addis Ababa Some claim that Ethiopia is coffee’s birthplace, so it’s not surprising that the good stuff is ubiquitous here. If you’re invited to an Ethiopian coffee ceremony, don’t miss it: it’s a unique and elaborate

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  2. Caffeination: Australia’s (obsessive) coffee culture

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    • 4 October 2010

    quirk: the obsessive quest for a ‘decent’ coffee. It will usually be accompanied by disapproving tales... to take root in Australian cities, seeming not to have noticed there was a fully formed coffee scene already in place and some very fussy customers to contend with. Coffee drinking is, in fact, a diehard

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  3. Beer, coffee, wine and spirits of the Pacific Northwest

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    • 5 April 2011

    things: beer and coffee. But what people drink here is just as important as where the stuff comes from... for great wines, distilled spirits, and of course, sudsy craft brews and carefully roasted coffee beans... (by appointment only). Coffee The Northwest’s progressive coffee culture was born in 1971, when

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  4. Exploring London’s Coffee Crescent

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    • 31 July 2012

      London ’s coffee scene has exploded into life. One particular strip, which could be fairly dubbed London’s Coffee Crescent, stretches from Shoreditch in the east, then along Old Street to Clerkenwell... of pilgrimage for a while, with the near-legendary Gwilym’s Coffee Cart on  Whitecross Street Market pulling

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  5. Kyoto’s coffee culture

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    • 6 March 2012

    In a city known for tea and temples, Kyoto is also home to a surprisingly vibrant coffee scene... ’s alluring coffee haunts. The new wave cafe Daisuke Takayama’s Kamogawa Café is one of the many new coffee shops that have swept through Kyoto in the last 10 years, taking both the beverage

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  6. Insider tips: Rome

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    • 17 June 2012

    Our insider tips on accommodation, free wi-fi, ordering coffee, and museum and transports passes... access per day. See www.romawireless.com . Coffee, how it’s done To do as the Romans do, you have to be precise about your coffee needs. For an espresso ask for un caffè ; if you want it with a drop of milk

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  7. Destination at a glance: Colombia

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    • 27 June 2011

    , Colombia’s most romantic colonial city • Zona Cafetera, the coffee-growing region set against a backdrop... with meat, yucca and other vegetables) Drink probably the world’s best coffee; order a tinto (black, espresso size), pintado (small milk coffee) or cafe con leche (latte-size with more milk than coffee

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  8. A guide to the eateries of India

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    • 20 November 2012

    restaurants or Lunch Homes all over the south. Coffee Houses ‘ Backstage  ‘by Meanest Indian .  Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs Each town and city has its own most famous and venerable coffee... a mish-mash of people who drink coffee. Coffee houses are usually big dim halls where you can languish

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  9. 7 authentic Melbourne experiences

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    • 1 September 2010

    . Have a great coffee at one of the many cafes on Centre Place or Degraves Street . The standard of coffee in Melbourne is very high. Centre Place and Degraves Street in the city are what I refer to as the Cafe Latte Quarter. Here you’ll find a high concentration of places selling great coffee and cheap

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  10. Discover Great Britain, Ireland, Thailand and Australia!

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    • 5 July 2010

    is enormous and every inch is fascinating, but this chapter cherrypicks the finest bits - wine country, coffee

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  11. The next food trends predicted by travel writers

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    • 18 March 2013

    are usually low-key but mukbasa would really be a perfect coda.’ Hot cookies and hot coffee What would you rather wait for: an individually brewed cup of drip coffee that is almost imperceptibly better... doesn’t understand the waiting for coffee fad, ‘I’m an espresso devotee, and that never takes 10 minutes

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  12. Vienna: tour the set of The Third Man

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    • 15 December 2010

    worked on drafts of his screenplay here. For centuries coffee houses have graced Vienna’s alleyways. Legend has it that coffee beans were left behind by the fleeing Turks in 1683, and by 1685 the first... , the environment is the same – paused. Nothing moves fast in a coffee house, not even the clouds of smoke hanging

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  13. Have you been to Laptopistan?

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    • 6 December 2010

    where ‘table hoggers’ sit with computers and bottomless cups of coffee. When an old tree crashed nearby

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  14. Maui for foodies

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    • 12 March 2012

    and coffee. Home Maid Bakery ’s crispy manju has luscious fillings from azuki beans to coconut. Take some island style home in a bag of Maui coffee. The best place to do your shopping is on a coffee estate, where you can get a look at where your morning beverage comes from, such as MauiGrown Coffee

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  15. When in Rome...etiquette in Italy

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    • 3 August 2009

    ’t… don’t drink cappuccino or other milky coffee after breakfast – that would be weird touch... for la dolce vita . Already on your way? Master the all-important art of ordering coffee

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  16. Breakfast in Italy

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    • 18 February 2011

    accompaniment to your coffee is pastry, usually without adornments such as butter and jam; some especially... and fresh fruit, usually including your choice of coffee, juice or cocktail.

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  17. Japanese drinks for beginners

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    • 26 June 2012

    by david.orban Although the canned coffee you get from vending machines does resemble the watereddown... corner in Tokyo. In addition to the standard cup of kōhii (コーヒー; coffee), you can also expect to find

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  18. A guide to the eateries of Greece

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    • 25 May 2012

    and coffee. They are tavernas in all but name and have lost their link with the past. And of course... , it is the original coffee shop. You’ll see these everywhere, and you may wonder why they exist. Their decor is, well... Greek coffee and little else. And traditionally only men above a certain age patronise them

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  19. Six ways to experience Stockholm

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    • 19 June 2012

    like a local One thing guaranteed to get Stockholmers chatting is a strong cup of coffee and a thick... Finland ’s consumption is higher). The humble coffee break even has its own word, fika , which describes the act of sharing a coffee and something sweet with friends, in as snug a setting as possible. If there

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  20. Top 10 walking tours for globetrotting foodies

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    • 25 April 2013

    usually conclude at the ramshackle Café Duy Tri (43a P Yen Phu) for sua chua ca phe (coffee with yoghurt... (coffee shops), with dishes including char kway teow noodles and sour Asam laksa , (fish soup flavoured... your tamales from your tlacoyos . Contact: Eat Mexico ( www.eatmexico.com ) Coffee, cheese

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  21. One-of-a kind dining in Hong Kong

    • Tips & Articles
    • 23 December 2010

    Hong Kong ’s chefs are a versatile bunch who can move with ease between different culinary traditions, bringing together not only old and new, Chinese and Western, but haute and humble, coffee and tea... ’s sometimes mixed with three parts coffee to create the popular drink ‘yin yeung’ or tea-coffee. Pak Kung Café

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  22. A perfect summer’s day in Amsterdam

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    • 21 March 2011

    for the perfect combination of canals, coffee, cocktails, and a generous splash of the great outdoors in the form... street market. Order a koffie verkeerd (meaning ‘wrong coffee’ but basically a latte... whilst on Saturdays it’s an organic farmer’s market. Next head over for another coffee or something

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  23. One perfect day: 24 hours in New York City

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    • 25 July 2011

    : Zabar’s (Broadway & 80th St). Grab a bagel with cream cheese and lox, a cup of coffee, and walk two... and street vendors selling ice creams and coffee and the like. 3pm – After you leave the High Line... and budget, nearby restaurants such as The Coffee Shop (you can’t miss the neon sign), Chat ‘N’ Chew

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  24. 24 hours in Seattle

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    • 24 September 2009

    overlooking the Elliott Bay and the majestic Mt Rainier . Need a coffee to wash it down? Just around the corner is Cafe Ladro , one of Seattle’s best coffee shops. Head down to the waterfront to take

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  25. Perfect day in Vancouver

    • Tips & Articles
    • 20 September 2011

    skyscrapers. COFFEE & BREAKFAST . Vancouver’s a big coffee town. West of the center, Commercial Drive

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