Monday, February 1, 2010

TRAVEL ADVISORY: VIVA la VIA



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Has anyone out there ever solved the coffee away from home dilemma?




i.e. How DOES one get strong, black, and thick coffee, without a Turkish or Chicory element , without having to quadruple the bad coffee to water ratio, without having to add sugar, and without that plastic hotel coffee maker taste?-----


Well, due to a fortuitous marital snit, and a coffee addicted Alaskan friend, a lone, single-serving package of Starbucks "VIA, Coffee on the Go" has landed here in Slovenia, and turned up this morning. There is no Starbucks in Ljubljana, so the search for Coffee instead of Kava has been ongoing and desparate. Via clearly gives coffee outside the privacy of one's own home, a new name. So, next time you travel ......







3 comments:

Anonymous said...

kava? really? yes, stick to coffee

Liz said...

there's apparently a starbucks in bucharest . . .

Silence said...

That would give new meaning to
"morning commute", but it may prove worth it.