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Rwanda, A Photo Set (May 2018)

A photo travelogue of a harvest-period trip to Rwanda, the various farmer sites and some new areas we are looking for coffee!

Guatemala, My First Visit (2001)

First trip to see coffee, way back in 2001! This was before roasters regularly visited farms, and represents the wonderment (and naivete) of that time.

Sulawesi and the Sumatra Effect.

Some thoughts on Suluwesi and Indonesia in general while traveling there...

Colombia: Early Harvest in Nariño

Harvest in Nariño comes at a time that is somewhat in between the middle and main harvests of our other primary sources of Colombian coffee, namely Urrao and Caicedo in the north, and La Plata and Inzá down south.

Burundi: A Photo Set from May 2018

I took an extended East Africa trip in May 2018, but with only a limited number of days in Burundi. But I wanted to share photos of current farms and stations we are involved with.

Images of Wet Processing

From Sweet Maria's travelogues to various countries, images of how wet processing is done in various parts of the world.

Vespa Club Indonesia in Java

This has nothing to do with coffee, but everything to do with culture!

Podcast and Video: A conversation with John Karuru - Kenyan Agronomist

Coffee, escaping hippos and smoking coffee leaves

Burundi/Rwanda Insta-Tour

A few Instagram moments from Tom's recent trip to Rwanda and Burundi.

The Other Flight

I sometimes share travel stories, not about the coffee, but about the stuff in-between.

Insta-tour of Kenya and Ethiopia

Here's a mini-travelogue from our Instagram feed with a few moments from Tom's recent trip to Kenya and Ethiopia.

Mexico/Guatemala Insta-tour

Here's a few Instagrams from Tom's last trip.

Insta-tour of Honduras

A mini travelogue from Tom's last trip.

Some Very Tall Coffee Plants in East Timor

Why are these coffee plants so tall?

Timor-Leste Coffee Cruise

A series of clips from around the mountainous coffee areas of East Timor.

Coffee Processes in Papua New Guinea

A glimpse at the work that goes into coffee coming from PNG.

Brazil Defect Images

Organic Brazil, sadly, facing a full-on assault of insect, fungus, and poor nutrition.

Insta-tour of Huehuetenango, Guatemala

A few 'grams from Tom's most recent trip

Insta-tour of Ethiopia

A few moments from Tom's recent trip.

A Look Around Colombia, October 2015

Writing and uploading coffee travelogues on a regular basis is something I did religiously ... that is, until around 6 years ago when the travel became so frequent that the task became impossible.