Your guide to specialty coffee in Philly

Your guide to specialty coffee in Philly

Who doesn’t know the song “Streets of Philadelphia”? Until now I didn’t really listen to the lyrics. But, of course, I’m aware of the part this song plays in the movie with Tom Hanks. As I wandered through the streets of Philadelphia this past summer 2016, the melody...
Why I’m traveling off the known paths

Why I’m traveling off the known paths

Have you ever spent time traveling alone? Have you ever spent time traveling on your own, without a tour guide, deciding for yourself, what to see and visit? I’d like to invite you to joining me on my way of traveling – ‘off the known paths’!...
Plan your next coffee trip on a small budget

Plan your next coffee trip on a small budget

I know how it is, you’ve made all those crazy plans already, where to go, what to see, dreamt about walking through the streets of your next travel destination and all. But there’s this one aspect that causes you a serious bellyache at the same time: Getting there and...
10 easy ways to grow your specialty coffee knowledge

10 easy ways to grow your specialty coffee knowledge

You’re new to specialty coffee? You just started digging deeper into all the flavors, the gear and the fun, but don’t know how to move on? How to grow your specialty coffee knowledge? What to read, what to buy, where to go? This blog post is for you, then: 10...
5 amazing reasons why connecting over coffee is so rewarding

5 amazing reasons why connecting over coffee is so rewarding

I love specialty coffee! I love to drink coffee – mostly filter coffee. I love to talk about coffee. I love to read about coffee. I love to write about coffee, too. And, the reason, you’re reading this blog post here tells me, you somehow love coffee also!...

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