Do you have anything that you “collect” when you travel?
When we travel, we rarely spend time shopping.
We prefer to collect countries, destinations and experiences rather than things to lug home.
We do, however, love coffee.
Good coffee.
Melitta 2 Cone Coffee Filters
Every morning when he’s home, Mr. Jones grinds beans to a fine powder, boils water, and manually brews each cup through a cone lined with a Melitta 2
When, I make coffee, I put a K-Cup in the our Keurig coffee maker.
Regardless of who makes the coffee, it’s nice to drink it from a mug that transports you back to a travel memory.
We admit it: we collect Starbucks coffee mugs during our travels.
Our collection of Starbucks mugs is not pristine. Over time, we chip or break long-time favorites. We liked the mugs from a few years ago that were larger than the more recent ones.
It’s fun to compare the similarities and the differences in Starbucks in various parts of the world. This Starbucks (above) offers a nice place to recover from a visit to Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar.
We always check out the local food offerings. Starbucks in Edinburgh, Scotland offers a Cheese and Marmite Panini.
A Chatpata Paratha Wrap and a Spicy Red Bean Sandwich as featured at the Juhu Beach Starbucks in Mumbai, India.
People-watching is always interesting at Starbucks, as is checking out the different location designs. The store pictured above is in Mumbai, India.
In the upscale Faena Art District of Buenos Aires, you enter the Starbucks through a giant green velvet curtain.
This Starbucks also features a wall mural that incorporate local images with corporate brand icons.
Some of our favorite mugs from are Beijing and Budapest.
We like holiday mugs that include the year we visited, like this from Paris and London.
The mugs are a fairly light item to bring home, although we’ve learned to ask for a box to pack them in.
Of course, we couldn’t pass up a mug from the original store where it all started.
One of our all-time favorites reminds us of why we like San Diego. Every sip reminds you that it’s the “74 and sunny” destination.
While we like collecting Starbucks mugs, we are not on a mission to visit all of the company’s locations around the world, like this man who has already drank coffee at 11,676 Starbucks locations, according to the Daily Mail.
Where’s the most unique Starbucks that you’ve visited?
Check out these other posts involving food and beverages posts: