It appears I never posted about my December visit to Noom Coffee in Bangkok, Thailand. While exploring the neighborhoods of Bangkok, I discovered this coffee shop down an alley off an arterial street. Don’t ask me where this was, as I just blindly walked around and couldn’t make sense out of any street sign.
Despite the [...]
While searching for coffee in Bangkok, I walked by a food court that was selling Stewed Dragon. I regret not trying it. How many opportunities does one get to eat a stewed dragon?
While I’ve been gradually posting coffee related stores from my trip to Southeast Asia here on Coffee Hero, I completed my non-coffee posts over on my personal blog. If you are just here for the coffee, you are free to head to recess now. However, if you are interested in the non-coffee side to Thailand, [...]
Even though I quit drinking Coke Zero in 2008, I make an exception when I’m in a hot place far from quality coffee. So in 2009, I drank Coke Zero in Thailand, Cambodia and New Orleans. Coke Zero is my caffeinated insurance policy when I’m surrounded with bad coffee and tea.
This week Venezuela devalued their currency by [...]
While looking for espresso as I explored the streets of Bangkok, I found a sign inside a shopping mall pointing me in the direction of a place called Black Canyon Coffee. With a logo that seemed more fitting for Arizona than Thailand, my interest was peaked. I walked in the direction the sign was pointing, [...]
When I spotted this “Seattle Latte” in the cold drink section of a Bangkok 7 Eleven, I knew I had to try it. It was a sweet tasting drink, which wasn’t too painful considering how hot and humid it was in Thailand. Did it taste like a Seattle Latte? Not unless you add sucralose and [...]
Yesterday I mentioned that arrived at the Phuket, Thailand Starbucks at 7 AM only to learn they wouldn’t wake their sleepy heads for another 2 hours. I still needed my coffee. Then a dark thought entered my head and I knew exactly what I had to do. Just like when I visited [...]
Just because I am on vacation doesn’t mean that I don’t still wake up early and seek out coffee. Apparently, I must be the only one that visits Phuket, Thailand and still desires and espresso at 7 AM. I can wait until 8 AM, but 9 AM? Are they mad? I saw one Starbucks [...]
If I had to pick the worst coffee related beverage I tried in while traveling in Asia, I’d say it was Birdy Robusta Ice Coffee. Now this is something I’d never consider drinking back home, but since I was in Coffee Explorer mode, I figured I’d give it a try.
One sip was enough. Just vile. [...]
Outside of the Starbucks, Coffee Bean and Tea Leafs and McCafes, most of the places that served espresso during my month trip through Southeast Asia were little more than kiosks. Few stood as fancy. One cafe that did impress me was Common Grounds in Siem Reap, Cambodia. This was a warm, inviting and comfortable coffee [...]
