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The Best Travel Destinations For Coffee Lovers Around The World.

Coffee and travel has become inextricably linked, with travellers spoilt for choice when it comes to getting their daily caffiene fix. From a hot cup fresh from a local farm, an expertly-frothed cup of joe or an intricate coffee ritual, many destinations have made an entire tourism industry around the humble bean, and here are just some of the best destinations for coffee lovers around the world.

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Ethiopian Coffee Culture – An Invitation To The Famous Coffee Ceremony.

Coffee is as integral to Ethiopian society as tea is in England, and the intricate coffee ceremony is a mark of friendship and respect that is performed all over Ethiopia. So important is the coffee ceremony that it has almost become obligatory to be offered it everywhere as a visitor, and accepting it just as important.

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An Unconscionable Coffee Delicacy. Should Travellers Be Drinking Kopi Luwak?

Kopi Luwak is a gourmet coffee, a delicacy around the world that is made from the fermented coffee beans excreted by an Asian palm civet. Essentially it is poo coffee. But as much as that divides coffee lovers into those who want the ultimate delicacy or those who are too squeamish to drink it, is that the thing coffee lovers should be most disgusted about? Is the fact that Kopi Luwak is unethical, irresponsible and harmful to the animals not more to the point?

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