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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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Sitting down to a good coffee is a great way of getting into the local flow of life when you’re visiting somewhere new. While what constitutes ‘good’ is a matter of personal preference, the US [Read more...]

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Editor’s note: This cafe has now rebranded as ‘The Lazy Llama’ – the coffee is still good, but more of the more expensive brews in the area. See East Village coffee. Flying long-haul is a [Read more...]

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Ever on the alert for new places to find good coffee, Greedy Girl and gluttonous husband found themselves wandering down London’s Oxford Street, ready to take the turn into the trendy Fitzrovia area and Kaffeine. [Read more...]

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There’s a cafe on every corner in Paris and it’s easy to spot tourists. They’re the ones, quelle horreur, sitting down enjoying their cup rather than propping up the bar like a local. And, gasp, [Read more...]

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There are lots of coffee shops in downtown Tokyo. They’re a mix of hole-in-the-wall establishments, sometimes in basements, everywhere in department stores and, of course, the American chains are well represented. But European coffee lovers [Read more...]

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When the conversion began of an old worker’s shed near the dry dock housing the venerable Polly Woodside on Melbourne’s Yarra River, Greedy Girl spied the profusion of beer taps being fitted and became alarmed. [Read more...]

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She had one of the more unusual piercings that Greedy Girl has ever seen. Well, truth be told, that’s not strictly accurate but it will need to do for a public blog. It was at [Read more...]

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