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Once upon a time in Asia, choices for coffee were pretty limited. Hotels, with their generally exorbitant prices, or, gulp, Starbucks and its various clones were the only options. Of course, coffee has been a [Read more...]

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While some parts of Asia have been slow to warm to coffee, Bangkok is a noted exception. In this huge and chaotic city, coffee shops are quite literally everywhere and they’re patronised by a solid [Read more...]

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In any city there are lots of coffee shops but getting a good cup is another matter. Greedy Girl and gluttonous husband are lovers of strong, robust, round coffee – usually an espresso or macchiato [Read more...]

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First night in a new city is always tough, especially when you’re battling jet lag. We had a reasonably uneventful flight overnight from Singapore to Helsinki and managed to navigate our way to the delightful [Read more...]

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Just our luck, we chanced upon the coldest summer in Helsinki since 1962. No wonder almost everyone was off somewhere else on holiday. So many of Helsinki’s famed design district shops and galleries were closed [Read more...]

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After an amazing time in Moscow, we were hoping to be wowed by St Petersburg. First impressions count for a lot, so arriving in the middle of the city at the evening rush hour possibly [Read more...]

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There comes a time for every traveller, no matter how savvy, that they find themselves in a tourist trap. Greedy Girl and gluttonous husband pride themselves on avoiding these for the most part. In Moscow, [Read more...]

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In her research for where to eat in Moscow, Greedy Girl came across a venue that intrigued her – Door 19. From all reports, it was a pop-up from a talented team headed by London [Read more...]

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We’d been warned before our visit that Russia doesn’t have a cafe culture. In Russia’s major cities, nothing could be further from the truth. You can’t walk 100 metres in Moscow without passing a cafe [Read more...]

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On our first visit to Tokyo, two short years ago, there were a handful of cafes serving European-style coffee that didn’t fall under the umbrella of one of the global chains. Greedy Girl has nothing [Read more...]

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