The Coffees of the World, a Finnish Take — Chapter 458: Bosnia
22.7.2025I’m from Finland; we drink more coffee per person than anywhere else in the world, so I guess I’m a coffee addict by design. On my travels I keep running into situations where I encounter a serious mismatch between what I want, and what’s available. Coffee-wise. The further south I distance myself from Finland, the smaller the coffee cups get. Bosnia-Herzegovina, July 2025. Coffee. It’s difficult. It’s really hard to get coffee. My first attempt, at a gas station this morning, failed completely. I tried twice. Back home, this is the easiest thing in the world; you walk into any…
On the Philosophy of the Search
Half past one in the afternoon. I’m on a break, riding south today from Plaska, in Poland. I’m a couple hundred kilometers south now, right up against the Belarusian border. My phone just buzzed. A text from my phone carrier:…
Reflections from the Black Sea
Good morning from Bulgaria. It’s a quiet morning. Can one get yogurt from Bulgaria? Thoughts have been swirling in my mind, but now that I sit down to recall them, they’ve already slipped away. Such is the way of things.…
