the Travel Enthusiast
- 19 Apr
Travel destinations for coffee addicts
Traveling often entails lots of sleepless hours waiting for trains or buses, uncomfortable naps in airports and the occasional z’s one some hurdling means of transport… in these conditions, it’s surprising that not all travelers are addicted to caffeine during their trips.And if you’re a coffee addict in day to day life too, your craving for a hot cuppa are probably even worse when you’re traveling. So here’s an idea for coffee addicts: travel to a place where there’s plenty of good coffee (Startbucks or other cafe chains don’t count). Here are some of the best travel destinations for coffee addicts.
Brazil
With approximately half the world’s coffee beans grown in Brazil, it’s pretty obvious that you won’t have to suffer any caffeine deprivation in any Brazilian city, town or village. Most of the coffee produced in Brazil is low-grade Arabica and Conilon Robusta., but that doesn’t mean that there is no specialty coffee for the gourmet coffee-addicts.The best Brazilian coffee comes from Sul de Minas, Mogiana, Cerrado and Matas de Minas regions. For an insight into the history of coffee, make sure to visit a coffee fazenda (estate).
Vietnam
Vietnamese food, culture, festivals, sights…and coffee are some of the things that make this country exceptional. Vietnam is the second largest coffee producer in the world, despite the fact that coffee cultivation was introduced only in the middle of the 19th century. 97% of the coffee in Vietnam is robusta, but there are some specialty brands too, like the insanely expensive kopi luwak, or civet coffee (yes, it’s the infamous coffee that passes through the digestive tract of a civet first). Don’t miss the Buôn Ma Thu?t region coffee, which is delicious.Big Island, Hawaii
The rare Kona coffee, very expensive and used only in small quantities in blends, comes from Hawaii’s Big Island. It is grown on the slopes of Hualalai and Mauna Loa, two regions of amazing beauty. Check out the coffee plantations, and then sacrifice some of your budget for a hot cup of Kona blend.Java
Java coffee is very well known, so much that the word is used as slang for coffee in general. Java produces Arabica, Liberica and Robusta, which is sometimes aged up to three years, and yields a strong, heavy body and a pleasantly sweet aroma. Try the kopi jawa, a strong, black, very sweet coffee with powdered grains in it.
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travel search by Travelgrove (get this widget)Costa Rica
photo by Dirk van der Made
Costa Rica’s diverse landscape, flora and fauna make it an excellent tourist destination, without even mentioning the coffee regions that yield some aromatic, flavorful blends.
Orosi in Cartago Province has some beautiful coffee plantations that even the most ardent coffee hater will find beautiful.
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