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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 ...China mall opens fake Starbucks, McDonald's and Pizza Hut
Jan 7th, 2009 at 4:00PM: In addition to being a complex, beautiful and rapidly changing country, we've all heard that China is a copyright lawyer's worst nightmare. A place rife with pirated DVD's, software and all manner of luxury clothing and handbag knockoffs. It seems that pirated goods have become such a lucrative industry that the country is now dedicating an entire mall to the concept. According to recent news ...Galley Gossip: Gifts for the flight attendant (and frequent flier)
Dec 19th, 2008 at 9:00AM: Here it is, what you've been waiting for, my 2008 list of holiday gifts for that special flight attendant (or frequent flier) in your life...
1. STARBUCKS GIFT CARD - Because there's a Starbucks in every city - and every airport. Most travelers I know can't start the day without a good cup of coffee. Note I said good. The coffee on the airplane is not good, and you know it, so don't act surprised ...Three freebie treats on Election Day
Nov 3rd, 2008 at 9:30AM: After you head to the polls to vote on Tuesday, stop in a Krispe Kreme donut place, a Starbucks or a Ben and Jerry's ice-cream for a free thanks for voting treat.
As blogger Beth Pinsker wrote on WalletPop, Krispe Kreme doesn't care who you voted for, but that you voted. If you show up wearing your "I Voted" sticker you'll get a special star-shaped donut with red, white and blue sprinkles. Some ...First Starbucks in Prague is a hit
Mar 9th, 2008 at 10:30AM: It's been a couple of months since Starbucks opened their first Czech Republic location. And, you guessed it, it is smashing success, and not only with tourists.
I remember just a few years ago the idea of a $4 cup of coffee was a science fiction concept in this country. Not today, with the Czech koruna hitting all time highs against the dollar day after day, $4 for a cup of coffee is no longer ...Russia Gets its First Starbucks
Sep 8th, 2007 at 4:06PM: While the Forbidden City is forbidding Starbucks, the global coffee chain finally opened its doors in Russia two years after it won a legal battle to protect its brand in the Russian market. It took long enough. McDonald's has been there since 1990, so I'm surprised it took Starbucks over 10 years to set up shop in Russia. The shop is located in a Mega shopping mall in Khimki, just north of ...Vietnamese Coffee
Aug 27th, 2007 at 8:36AM: I'm waiting for Vietnamese coffee shops to sprout like Starbucks in mini-malls all over America. Such a coffee-crazed country is a ripe market for a drink so strong, rich, and crazily caffeinated.
I was prepared for pho (Vietnamese noodle soup) when planning my trip, as Anchorage already has a couple of Vietnamese restaurants. But I was completely taken aback by the quality of Vietnam's coffee, ...
