We love reading about coffee cultures around the world, and New Zealand is a hotbed for all things coffee! They are credited with pioneering the “flat white” – traditionally a less milky brew with textured (rather than frothy) milk. “In the last couple of decades, New Zealand has undergone a coffee revolution as many Kiwis have become connoisseurs of their …

Check out this guide to Melbourne coffee lingo and the best cafes in the area. “If nothing else, Melbourne will turn you into a coffee snob. .. in Melbourne, people take their coffee very seriously. They don’t mess around with sweetening syrups or fancy-schmancy names: it’s simply high-quality coffee made by talented baristas. I’m forever in awe at just how creamy and …

This is a fun one! “Check out this exhibition of coffee cup art by Gwyneth Leech, displayed at the Flatiron Buidling in New York. The display features 800 coffee cups each bearing a uniquely hand drawn design. Leech collected the cups over a number of years and began drawing last September. That’s a lot of coffee.   Read more at:http://ilovecoffee.co.za/2012/02/24/coffee-cup-art/

This coffee culture blog tackles everything you need to know about the best coffee in Portugal. “Tourists trying to grab a coffee on holiday don’t always have to search for the nearest Starbucks. In Portugal you’ll find a nation of serious coffee lovers, who are very precise about how they take their favourite drink. What’s more, prices are incredibly cheap …

Traveling Greener is a green travel site – it’s no surprise they love organic fair trade coffee! “We have a secret.  We can’t keep it any longer. It’s true, it’s undeniable, yes TravelingGreener.com is coffee-powered.  It’s 100% organic, fair trade espresso-fueled blogging. Our coffee story began in Italy when caffè latte first crossed our lips.  First Florence, Venice, Rome…and onto to iced Nescafé in Greece and bitter black in Scandinavia. Since …

Travel blogger Liz Lewis discusses the coffee recommendations in the book “The Great New Zealand Café,” which highlights 70 cafes sampled during a 3 month road trip. “No matter where you are in New Zealand, even if it’s the middle of nowhere, there’s bound to be a café just around the corner. And you can be sure it won’t be a …

Travel blogger Andy Higgs explores the 6 best coffee shops in Stockholm, including some great organic coffee. “You can’t visit Stockholm without enjoying a fika – a supposedly untranslatable word that is ‘back slang’ for the old Swedish word for coffee, kaffi. Back slang is when the syllables of a word are reversed, in case you were wondering. Nowadays it …