Starbucks' is Open in Cozumel!

[PARADISE HUNTER]

In a few years we can say Cancun... Cozumel, on the topside there's no difference. But below the surface, now that's another story. Sound good to everyone. But I suppose the conveniece of the Big Mac, Whopper and Grande whatever is worth it to some people. We choose to travel or live in a foreign place like Cozumel because we love the differences from home. Well soon those differneces will be less and less. When I feel like corporate America has caught up to me, I will travel somewhere else. I sure hope that's not going to be the case is Cozumel.

As for coffee. No need for a Starbucks to show Mexico what good coffee is. There is a great coffee called Mexican Altura that is exported around the world. Best roasted dark, deep robust falvors with a clean crisp aftertaste. You won't find it in a Starbucks, they would never spend that much money on COG. You can often find it in good local shops in the US.

 

[Christi]

There is a great coffee called Mexican Altura that is exported around the world. Best roasted dark, deep robust falvors with a clean crisp aftertaste.

I am 95% sure THIS is the coffee my friend brings back from Vera Cruz for me everytime she goes! I don't have any currently...but I'll ask her to be sure...but you are 100% correct...it's the best coffee I've ever had!

 

[Cacia]

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Mexican Altura

I will be keeping my eye out for that....

 

[almitywife]

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Wild Hogs was a PG movie btw

 

[rhadamantus]

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i have in the past, spent considerable amount of time at Starbucks with my laptop. i shall not hold it against you, catherine.... in most cases, one of my multi tasking activities then was chatting.

 

[Christi]

I will be keeping my eye out for that....

The difference is that in Hawaii you have some GREAT coffee houses! We don't here...unless as I said in a previous post...you want to come out smelling like an ashtray and coughing!

In the states, Starbuck's was an easy and good daily option, but on weekends I used to go to Mozart's on Lake Austin for my coffee...I also spent alot of time studying there when I was in school. THAT place I miss more than Starbuck's...I would love .a place like that in Cozumel!

And actually...some of my favorite coffee EVER is on the North Shore of Oahu. When I was living there right near Sunset Beach in 1995...I spent my mornings in Halliewa at the coffee house (my Mind is drawing a blank on the name of it right now) Even after I moved back to TX, I ordered that coffee and had it shipped to me almost monthly for a long time...until I discovered Mozart's and became accustomed to Starbuck's!

 

[Longdiver]

HA! I thought I was the only one to get so excited about the opening. I live in Florida, but was there last week watching the construction and then one day I past by on the way to Carlos and Charlies and...I was opened!

 

[ronski101]

I am so happy my hands are shaking...... or maybe it is the cafine.

 

[Fordan]

It's fun to travel and see the different cultures. I was in Cannes Australia and they had Hungry Jack's, it was an exact clone of Burger King.

That's because it was a Burger King, essentially. When Burger King wanted to move into Australia, there was already a shop in Queensland that had trademarked the name. Burger King changed to use to name "Hungry Jack's" instead. (Hungry Jack's - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

And I do eat at the Pizza Hut in Cozumel, but only when I want something sit down but relatively quick; it's very close to the hotel I've stayed at in the past. Dinner is time to go out and explore.

Then again, I'm not particularly adventuresome, culinary-wise, at least.

 

[DennisS]

I can't believe people get so excited about coffe, it's morning medicine to me. Teaspoon of instant added to hot water, add milk, repeat 3 times, start the day.

The ones that have it bad are the people buying beans for exorbitant prices that have been eaten by some weird animal and then defecated. Ummmmmmmmm