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May 3rd, 2013 - 10:48 am § in Destinations, Journals

Coffee Around the World

Here's a drill-down on some of the different coffees that can be found around the world and the characteristics that give them their unique flavor.[...]

December 14th, 2012 - 8:36 am § in Costa Rica travel blogs, Destinations

Science Club – Weekly News Round Up

It's been another great week in our Science Club. We've had news that Costa Rica has become the first Latin American country to ban hunting as a sport and one of our writer's brought us the interesting news that some of our coffee maybe coming to us th...[...]

September 14th, 2012 - 7:48 am § in Destinations, Ireland travel blogs, Journals, Uncategorized

The Radar: Galway Guide, Cafe Culture, Everyday Afghanistan

The Radar: The top travel news, stories, trends, and ideas from across the web. Got Radar? Follow us on Twitter @NatGeoTraveler and tag your favorite travel stories from the Web #ngtradar. Check back on the blog for our roundups.[...]

May 31st, 2012 - 8:10 am § in Destinations, Journals, Uncategorized

Carbon Negative Coffee in Nicaragua

Former National Geographic Traveler researcher Emily Haile reports from a coffee farm/ecolodge in Central America: Halfway up a mountain in northern Nicaragua, between the steep streets of Matagalpa and the deep valley of Jinotega, lies a 1,500-acre organic coffee farm called Selva Negra. It’[...]

March 15th, 2012 - 2:50 pm § in Destinations, Journals, Mexico travel blogs, Uncategorized

Eco-Conscious Coffee in Chiapas

By Jeanine Barone No sooner had I set foot on the Argovia Finca Resort, when the owner, Bruno Geisemann, made clear his philosophy: “We need to simply observe and let nature do its work.” Sounds like the utterance of a Zen master, rather than an agronomist. But Bruno Geisemann isn’t your a[...]

February 21st, 2012 - 2:19 pm § in Destinations, Journals, Uncategorized, Vietnam travel blogs

My Time with the Coffee King of Vietnam

By Catherine Karnow I have been photographing Vietnam for 21 years, and returned last fall to see what had changed. I was especially interested in new wealth as there haven’t been millionaires there until the last few years. I wondered what wealth looked like in a Communist country. In Saigon [...]

December 12th, 2011 - 8:20 am § in Destinations, Hotels Reviews and Deals, Journals

The Radar: Coffees of the World, Where to Stay in Phnom Penh, Ice Skating in Miami

The Radar: Top travel news, stories, trends, and ideas from across the Web. Got Radar? Follow us on Twitter @NatGeoTraveler and tag your favorite travel stories from the Web #ngtradar. Check back the next day for our daily roundup.[...]

December 12th, 2011 - 8:20 am § in Destinations, Hotels Reviews and Deals, Journals

The Radar: Coffees of the World, Where to Stay in Phnom Penh, Ice Skating in Miami

The Radar: Top travel news, stories, trends, and ideas from across the Web. Got Radar? Follow us on Twitter @NatGeoTraveler and tag your favorite travel stories from the Web #ngtradar. Check back the next day for our daily roundup.[...]

November 10th, 2011 - 7:04 pm § in Destinations

Coffee & Beaches in Split, Croatia

To me, Split, Croatia had always been a ferry terminal, a place to catch a boat over to one of the gorgeous Croatian islands: Hvar, Brač, Vis. But this year I decided to stay for a week, to actually slow down and stop, look around so that when pe[...]

August 31st, 2011 - 8:17 am § in Destinations, Journals

Coffee Vacations

Most of us have heard of cooking vacations–trips that involve traveling to an idyllic place and taking cooking classes from a local chef or school. Last spring, Elizabeth Berg made us envious (and hungry) when she wrote about attending a cooking school along Italy’s Amalfi Coast. I piggyback[...]