Author: Celine

Exploring Thailand’s growing coffee shop scene and its Western influences Aside from my love for exploring coffee shops, I’m also deeply passionate about traveling. Having visited 13 countries so far, the one country that holds a special place in my heart is Thailand – so much that all of my friends know that Thailand is…

With over 3,500 coffee shops and €321m in revenue, France’s coffee shop boom is brewing success If you had asked me seven years ago what I thought about coffee, I would have told you that I’d never drink it in a million years. Back in the days, rather than going into coffee shops, I was…

In France, coffee shops are becoming the go-to spots for connection and community When I first started working at Starbucks, one of the first things I heard was, “Starbucks’ concept is all about being a third place”. I remember thinking, what is a third place? According to my manager at the time, the first place…