Flowing to Puebla Sometimes an Uber to the bus station has taken 20 minutes or more. This time, they arrived within minutes. The rest of my trip flowed just as nicely! The bus left a few minutes late but…we made it to Puebla in 4 hours rather than the 5 plus hours I had been […]
Puebla Magic! Mole and More… Read More »
Testing! This is my first post since purging over 4,500 “users”. Whew! Grandpa and Coffee Waking early, I went out at sunrise for some hunting and gathering. A new recipe from Oaxaca for black refried beans really called to me! Needing to make my own ancho chile powder, I headed out to find some ancho
A quick search for coffee showed a spot near my hostel. It was late, too late for coffee, so I stopped so I would know where it was in the morning. That morning was yesterday and my experience was exceptional! Alejandro explained the different coffees they had, which was best for chemex or aeropress and
Surprising coffee here in Queretaro! Read More »
Yesterday, sitting outside the office with fast wifi, I glanced up to see something furry, long and sleek glide across the drive way. It was a mongoose! I finished writing and decided to come to a homestay recommended to me by a friend because it’s in the country and natural and quiet. However, it was
Smooth sailing and weird sightings. Read More »
Clouds gently brush past me here on the patio in San Jose del Pacifico. It’s moist and it’s cold! And, it’s mid-afternoon! No wonder many cabana’s here have fireplace! This is a very quiet little village! Not much going on here! I decided to stop here for a night or two on my way to
In the clouds of San Jose del Pacifico! Read More »
Tonight, finally, I have good WiFi. They actually got a new service installed last night and it is surprisingly fast compared to past experiences! Found good gelato before leaving Zipolite! Pluma Hidalgo is coffee country in Oaxaca. There are a lot of coffee farms around! Tomorrow morning, I’m being picked up and going to visit
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I’ve stumbled up on a really lovely little place to stay here. And, I’m leaving tomorrow. This is a huge room, comfortable, full size sofa, two veranda’s, lots of space and centrally located close to everyone thing I want. So why am I leaving? Focus is the best word I can come up with. I
Call me crazy….but you already knew that! Read More »
Later last night, after wrestling with getting my simple 3 minute video uploaded, I had another important awareness pop in. It’s my sincere belief that most coffee shops do harm to their coffee drinks by improperly steaming milk. I can hear, the moment I walk into a coffee shop, whether or not I’m going to
Making great milk to compliment espresso… Read More »
I had a question posted on my YouTube page regarding no cream on espresso brewed with the same machine I have. Initially, I posted a written answer there. Then I realized, it’s probably more helpful to see how I do it with suggestions and tips rather than words alone Here’s a short video I posted
Crema on espresso! Read More »
I received this machine about six months ago. My old Oscar ran into trouble. I still have it waiting for me to get to repairing it with some new parts. In the mean time, I love this machine. Here’s a short video giving an overview of it in my kitchen.
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I’ll be the first to admit I’m very picky about my coffee. I can tell when I walk into a coffee shop, by the sound of their steam efforts, if I’ll even bother trying what they are making. If I don’t like the sound of their milk, I may order an Americano. If there is
A little on my coffee history Read More »
As I’m writing from Ubud, you are guessing correctly, I was unable to find a flight out of Denpasar two days ago to Labuan Bajo. My flight in from Makassar was good, I was moved to an exit row that I had to myself, and the Lion Air Flight landed relatively smoothly which they are
Ubud return, a few days later Read More »
Last night, I attempted to book a ticket with Air Asia for my flight on to Borneo. On the way back from the Temple of the Reclining Buddha and the Chocolate Botique, I got off the bus in front of Air Asia offices near here. After printing a copy of my return flight information, she
What am I thinking?! Force never works as good as flow. Read More »