Daily Archives: January 11, 2007

Starbucks. To many, the name brings a smile; to others, a grimace. It often seems like they’re everywhere, sometimes literally only a couple blocks apart. The global spread of Starbucks has its advantages for travelers who just want a known quantity, they don’t want to experiment, but on the flip-side, the smaller independent coffee shops … Continue reading »

“From 5 a.m. to noon in the harvest season that runs through February, coffee pickers walk backward down the steep slopes of the 320-acre Hacienda Ana plantation in the shadow of Cerro Punta, the commonwealth’s highest peak, toting heavy buckets of fruit. After noon, it’s too darn hot.” Hmm, doesn’t sound fun, but this is … Continue reading »