Coffee has a history longer than anything one can find in history books, and Yemen is a curious bridge between worlds that is often overlooked...
Nested in an alley adjoining La Trinidad’s central market is the Philippines’ hidden coffee gem, Kape Bantay. My introduction to the cafe was through a friend,..
Communicating one’s felt experience to the outside world is a daunting task for any human. At any given point, miscommunication due to a variety of..
Boarding the bus at Cubao Station in Quezon City, I wedge myself amid throngs of domestic tourists attempting to vacate Manila before the Papal entourage shut down..
My love affair with Indonesian coffee began early, while I was new to the coffee industry, and still coming down from the seething iconoclastic urges..
Malaysia holds a curious position in Southeast Asia. As I watch the sunset glowing on the thunderheads and listen to the adhan echo between skyscrapers and through..
Ubud, Bali lies midway between the ocean and the mountains, between the imagined and the real. For those coming to Bali for the first time,..
At six in the morning I step blearily from the confines of the arctic bus cabin, molecular motion returning to my extremities as I begin a random..
Denpasar is a throbbing reef of steel and dust, uneven pavement and unfinished sidewalks—a sooty simulacrum of the coral found offshore. High-beams glare through the..
