- Trapped on an Island: Coffee with a Moka Pot
29 Mar '20
It’s the stuff that wakes you up in the morning and transforms you from an
obnoxious human being into the lovely person that you are. But what do you do
when you can’t simply get your daily fix from the coffee shop around the
corner?
- Miami, USA
28 Jan '20
“Miami, officially the City of Miami, is a major city and coastal metropolis
located in Miami-Dade County in southeastern Florida. With a population of
442,241, it is the second-most populous city in Florida, the eleventh-most
populous city in the Southeast U.S., and the 44th most populous city in the
nation. Miami is the core of the nation’s ninth largest and world’s 34th
largest metropolitan area with a population of 6.138 million people. The city
has the third largest skyline in the United States with over 300 high-rises,
58 of which exceed 491 ft (150 m).”
- Lisbon, Portugal
14 Jan '20
“Lisbon is the capital and the largest city of Portugal, with an estimated
population of 544,851 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05
km2. Lisbon’s urban area extends beyond the city’s administrative limits with
a population of around 2.7 million people, being the 11th-most populous urban
area in the European Union. About 3 million people live in the Lisbon
metropolitan area, making it the third largest metropolitan area in the
Iberian Peninsula, after Madrid and Barcelona.”
- Bangkok, Thailand
6 Nov '18
“Bangkok, officially known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially
as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city
occupies 1,568.7 square kilometres (605.7 sq mi) in the Chao Phraya River
delta in central Thailand and has an estimated population of 10.539 million,
15.3 percent of the country’s population.”
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1 Nov '18
“Kuala Lumpur, officially the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur and
colloquially referred to as KL, is a federal territory and the ceremonial,
legislative and judicial capital city of Malaysia. It is one of the fastest
growing cities in Asia and the largest city in Malaysia, covering an area of
243 km2 (94 sq mi) with an census population of 1,982,112.”
- Hanoi, Vietnam
29 Oct '18
“Hanoi is the capital city of Vietnam. It covers an area of 3,359.82 km2
(1,297.2 sq mi). The second largest city in Vietnam, it consists of 12 urban
districts, one district-leveled town and 17 rural districts. Located within
the Red River Delta, Hanoi is the cultural and political centre of Vietnam.”
- Seoul, South Korea
22 Oct '18
“Seoul, officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest
metropolis of South Korea. Seoul has a population of 9.9 million people, and
forms the heart of the Seoul Capital Area with the surrounding Incheon
metropolis and Gyeonggi province. Considered to be a global city and rated as
an Alpha – City by Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC),
Seoul was the world’s 4th largest metropolitan economy in 2014 after Tokyo,
New York City and Los Angeles.”
- Kyoto, Japan
17 Oct '18
“Kyoto, officially Kyoto City , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in
Japan. Located in the Kansai region on the island of Honshu, Kyoto forms a
part of the Keihanshin metropolitan area along with Osaka and Kobe. The city
has a population of 1.45 million. The city is the cultural anchor of a
substantially larger metropolitan area known as Greater Kyoto, a metropolitan
statistical area (MSA) home to a census-estimated 3.8 million people.”
- Osaka, Japan
16 Oct '18
“Osaka is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the
capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most
populous city in Japan, following Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of 2.7
million, it is also the largest component of the Keihanshin Metropolitan Area,
which is the second-largest metropolitan area in Japan and the 10th largest
urban area in the world with more than 19 million inhabitants.”
- Tokyo, Japan
12 Oct '18
“Tokyo, formerly Edo, historically Tokio, and officially the Tokyo Metropolis,
is the capital and largest city of Japan. Its metropolitan area is the most
populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 million residents. Its
metropolitan area is the largest in size and the most populous, with an area
of 13,452 square kilometers and its city proper has a population of 13.99
million people. Located at the head of Tokyo Bay, the prefecture forms part of
the Kantō region on the central Pacific coast of Japan’s main island of
Honshu. Tokyo is the political and economic center of the country, as well as
the seat of the Emperor of Japan and the national government.”