As a city, Montreal was a very intriguing place to spend a week. It reminds me of a bunch of different cities all in one. The cobblestone streets of Old Montreal could be a street in Budapest or Bologna. The Plateau actually reminds me a lot of the more residential parts of Portland and Seattle….
It’s no secret that the Pacific Northwest is home to some of the best coffee in the world. After all, how else are you supposed to drag yourself out of bed on a dreary February morning if not for the promise of a blast of caffeine straight to your bloodstream? After a brief hiatus from…
The London coffee scene, like many major cities in Europe, has undergone an incredible transformation over the past decade or so. Along with cities like Paris (PS: make sure to read my Paris coffee guide), it has gone from a coffee desert, where specialty coffee was non-existent and single origin beans were nearly impossible to…
When we started researching for a trip to Lisbon, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect in terms of coffee. If it was anything like my previous experiences with coffee in Europe – which, to be fair, were outdated by more than a decade – then it wasn’t going to be my cup of tea…
You’ve got your flights booked, your hotel picked out, and maybe even your bags packed for your trip to Florence, which means it’s time to figure out the details. Like where to find the best coffee in Florence. Florence, like most other cities in Italy, has a proud coffee tradition, consisting of strong espresso made…
Café culture is thriving in Paris, and has been for centuries. From intellectuals and authors packing the cafes in St. Germain in the 1800’s, to seemingly every Parisian in the city flocking to cafes in the afternoon in present day, café culture is still alive and well in Paris. But that café culture has not…