Travels


The Washington/Oregon divide has always been close to my heart. Each trip we took here since I was little has been built upon unforgetful memories with my cousins. From building forts and playing games, to sharing in holiday festivities, and endless nights of laughter to deep secrets, it’s true the sweetest things can’t be captured. As we’ve gotten older, we’ve explored a bit more of the Washington/Oregon area,...

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We’re venturing no further than home for today’s travel inspiration. Colorado and it’s beautiful Rocky Mountains are breathtaking, and if you live here and have never done the Hanging Lake hiking trail, I definitely recommend it. The entire trail is lovely, filled with various climbs, streams, and lookouts, and leads to a unique wonder of nature that is worth every bit of the hike. Colorado Hanging Lake Hike...

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Starting a Coffee Shop Business Plan Series means it may get little technical and serious on Dream|a|Latte! It’s the perfect time to break that up with some travel inspiration, don’t you think? I loved looking through these pictures from last year’s family trip to the Big Island Hawaii. We all pitched in to rent a house and car to stay a few days on Kona side, and a little longer on Hilo side. We looked up...

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Scandinavia has an incredibly rich coffee culture. The Nordic countries actually consume the most coffee globally per capita. Norwegians created the format for the World Barista Championships that are highly esteemed throughout the world. In Swedish, the word “fika” is an actual verb to describe the taking time out of one’s day to enjoy coffee and sweets over conversation. Pausing time to shut out the turmoil and...

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Nordic Coffee Shops After exploring coffee shops in Scotland and England, we continued our journey to Scandinavia, where we met a whole different coffee experience. The Nordic coffee culture integrates coffee as part of the daily life, and values bringing people together over a cup and conversation. There is a high standard for passion, sophistication, and precision over this craft and social art that is obvious throughout the shops...

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Must-See Coffee Shops in the United Kingdom (London & Edinburgh) We just got back from our Northern Europe adventure, where we saw countless beautiful and historically rich places, and visited around 25 to 30 coffee shops! We had previously researched and planned to check out a few well-esteemed ones, but most of them (as there were too many coffee shops to see), we decided to find through locals and barista recommendations. As we...

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