Dec 20th, 2012 at 10:00AM:
The streets of Hong Kong have a way of accosting you with neon lights and ostentatious logos. Louis Vuitton and Giorgio Armani lay claim to the Central District, while Tiffany & Co. and Burberry dominate Tsim Sha Tsui. Causeway Bay is a cacophony of luxury labels from around the globe, and let's not forget the lesser brands that sit on every street corner: McDonald's, Starbucks, 7-11. ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Budget Hong Kong: The City Of Blinding Logos
Dec 20th, 2012 at 10:00AM:
The streets of Hong Kong have a way of accosting you with neon lights and ostentatious logos. Louis Vuitton and Giorgio Armani lay claim to the Central District, while Tiffany & Co. and Burberry dominate Tsim Sha Tsui. Causeway Bay is a cacophony of luxury labels from around the globe, and let's not forget the lesser brands that sit on every street corner: McDonald's, Starbucks, 7-11. ...Travel Keepsakes: My Love For The Starbucks Mug
Sep 19th, 2012 at 12:00PM: One of the best parts about going on vacation is bringing back keepsakes from the places you've traveled. Airport kiosks and souvenir shops alike make their rent on this business, hawking everything from "I (heart) New York" T-shirts to magnets and branded hot sauces.
I, too, used to enjoy travel related tchotchkes – until I became a travel writer. Were I to pick up more than a postcard ...10 Tips For A Southern Road Trip
Sep 4th, 2012 at 1:00PM:
On my trip through the new industrial South, I drove more than 4,000 miles, visiting 10 cities and nine factories in 10 days. The scenery ranged from the Great Smoky Mountains to the Gulf Coast, from live oaks to pines. Along the way, I sampled gourmet cuisine and boiled peanuts, gas station cuisine and outstanding fast food. Here are my top 10 tips for planning your Southern road trip.
1) ...A Seattle Day Trip For Aviation Fans
Aug 22nd, 2012 at 2:00PM:
A Seattle day trip could mean visiting a variety of places. Think "Seattle" and images or thoughts of the Space Needle, Starbucks Coffee or TV's "Grey's Anatomy" might come to mind. But not far from the heart of the city is Paine Field airport where several attractions represent the past, present and future of aviation. Any one of them is worth a visit. Bundle several together and it's a day ...Photo Of The Day: Coca Cola Everywhere
Jun 26th, 2012 at 6:00PM:
Like the golden arches, the green-backed mermaid and the swooping "Just Do It" check, the red and white Coca Cola logo is that ubiquitous symbol of American capitalism that's near impossible to escape abroad. Flickr user Kurt Schmidt captured today's Photo of the Day on the Cvjetni Trg in Zagreb, Croatia, achieving the vintage effect with the help of Instagram. He must have read our recent ...World's only ski-up Starbucks open for business at Squaw Valley
Feb 15th, 2012 at 3:00PM: Two days ago, while visiting my brother and his family in Lake Tahoe, my nephew uttered the words I'd hoped never to hear. "Starbucks just opened a ski-up window at Squaw's Gold Coast mid-mountain complex!" he snorted, before pondering aloud how it was possible to ski with a triple venti Cinnamon Dolce Latte while wearing gloves and holding poles.
Truly, I think the world has enough Starbucks ...A video tour of 1950's London's swingin' coffee bars
Feb 3rd, 2012 at 3:00PM:
Contrary to popular belief, tea is not the only popular beverage served in London. In fact, ever since the first Italian espresso machine crash landed in England in 1952, London has had a swinging coffee culture. Now thanks to the vintage documentary reel above, you can take your own tour back in time to the beginnings of London's fledgling coffee shop scene.
Hit play and enter a time when ...
Get Lonely Planet's 2012 travel guide free this week at Starbucks
Jan 11th, 2012 at 9:00AM: Planning a trip for 2012? We'd suggest you do it over a Starbucks coffee this week. The chain's weekly iTunes' "Pick of the Week" cards are featuring a redemption code to download Lonely Planet's Best in Travel 2012 from the iBookstore for free.
Featuring Lonely Planet's top places to visit and experiences for 2012, this full-color eBook can only help guide your travel planning for the upcoming ...In winter, Seattle is mine again.
Nov 30th, 2011 at 10:00AM:
November, December, Seattle. Typically, it's raining and the temperatures hover around 40ºF. The sky is a dull, even gray that mutes all light and color. It's miserable, by most measures, not cold enough to snow, but too cold to enjoy being outside without performance attire. Perhaps it's the worst at the bus stop; cars roll by throwing water and wind, there is not enough protection in ...Gallery: More travel sketches from BBC's Tim Baynes
May 18th, 2011 at 3:00PM:
We wrote yesterday about Tim Baynes' delightful travel sketches from around the world on BBC and liked them so much we came back for more. You can (and should!) get lost for hours looking at his drawings on Flickr with fun anecdotes and scribbles bringing depth and humor to his slice-of-life artwork.
Check out some of our favorites in the gallery below, from a look inside the BBC Starbucks to ...Single-serve Starbucks coffee may be coming to a hotel room near you ... soon
Feb 21st, 2011 at 6:00PM:
Starbucks announced this week that it will provide single-serve coffee packages via Courtesy Products' CVI one-cup brewing system to more than half a million luxury hotel rooms.
This move will mark a significant change for brands like Keurig and Tassimo, which currently dominate the market. The coffee produced for these single-serve machines will not be Starbucks' VIA instant coffee brand, ...Royal Caribbean announces first cruise ship Starbucks
Oct 27th, 2010 at 2:30PM:
Royal Caribbean's Allure of the Seas is already an impressive ship, but soon it will be home to the only Starbucks at sea. The big story hit AOL Travel today and we're delighted to bring you the good news: finally, you won't have to give up your Frappuccino habit just to go on vacation.
"We are always looking for unique ways and places to connect with our customers and deliver the Starbucks ...Why don't airlines call us customers?
Sep 17th, 2010 at 2:00PM: Language shapes reality – there's no way around it. It is evident in the general absence of profanity in children (at least in front of their parents), forgoing certain expressions except among friends (or, for some people, completely) and the selection of particular phrases for impact. Words have meaning, and thus they have power. So, it makes sense for a major company or industry to ...Photo of the Day (8.17.10)
Aug 17th, 2010 at 5:45PM:
Anyone know how to order a half-caf venti soy no foam latte in Arabic?
As I'm sure you've guessed, today's Photo of the Day comes from the city of immense scale, renowned elegance, & other worldly air conditioning bills; Dubai. Flickr user JonRawlinson snapped the shot in Dubai's Ibn Battuta Mall, where the iconic coffee kiosk has become somewhat of an attraction in and of itself.
...Starbucks to offer free WI-Fi at all US locations starting July 1st!
Jun 14th, 2010 at 2:30PM:
Starting July 1st, finding an online fix will be just as easy as finding your coffee fix. The official Starbucks Twitter account just announced that Wi-Fi will be free of charge at all their US locations. This instantly turns them into one of the largest operators of free Wi-Fi in the world.
Best of all, the Twitter announcement confirms that no registration will be required, and that ..."All You Need is Love" all around the world
Jan 6th, 2010 at 11:30AM:
Think back to one month ago on December 7, 2009. Was the Beatles hit "All You Need Is Love" running through your head, by any chance? You may have picked it up anywhere, because at 1:30 p.m. GMT, in 156 countries across the world, people were singing it, all at the same time. Watch it above -- it's pretty cool.
Starbucks invited musicians to sing the Beatles classic together to raise ...
Ten places to eat in Seattle
Oct 21st, 2009 at 12:30PM:
I lived in Seattle for two years, and I'd venture a guess that if the 16,000 or so hours I spent there were broken down, a good 10,000 of them would have been spent eating my way around the city. Based on my highly scientific research (aka, trying nearly every restaurant in town), here are my picks for the top places in Seattle every food-loving tourist should try.
Piroshky Piroshky ...The Waldorf-Astoria kindly requests that you dress up for a trip to their Starbucks
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Aug 27th, 2009 at 5:00PM:
The Waldorf-Astoria may be one of the few remaining hotels with a bit of class. Even a stroll through their lobby requires guests to leave the tank top, faded jeans, cut-offs and casual hats at home. This is after all the hotel where the rich, famous and royal often spend their time in New York.
But what about popping downstairs for a tall caramel latte at Starbucks? Forget it - even ...Unaccompanied minor told to drink coffee by Northwest Airlines employee - gets sick
May 5th, 2009 at 12:30PM: We'll file this one under "lawsuit in the making". When Payton Parkerson was on her way to see her mother, she was flying as an unaccompanied minor - something she'd done several times before. This trip would turn out to be quite different. During a layover in Detroit, she mentioned to the Northwest Airlines employee accompanying her that she was tired. Instead of providing a listening ear or a ...A scent of place
May 4th, 2009 at 11:30AM: Smells have an uncanny way of transporting me back to some far-away place, often without my even realizing what's happening. For an entire year, every time I jogged past a nearby house I was smacked with memories of Ireland, where I lived for six months. Finally, after nearly making myself crazy trying to figure out what the smell was, I realized that they were burning coal. It was the scent of ...
