Costa Rica has also been a place for child labor, with an estimated 1400 children under 15 working in coffee production around the country. An additional 1600 adolescents (15-17) worked in coffee production. Côte d’Ivoire is estimated to have thousands of children under 17 working on coffee plantations. Many were recruited either forcibly or through…
The Ride Whenever I have a ride planned to the other side of the Hudson River, a few riding buddies are always interested in coming along. Today was no different. Meeting my friend in Cross River, NY, I was onboard my BMW R1200GSA while he was on the R1250RT. While both bikes share the same…
We’ve been writing about our coffee rides for a while now. In New York State, we’ve published our rides to over 35 coffee shops thus far. Along the way, one thing has been pretty straightforward. The more populated the county, the greater the odds of finding a few good coffee shops. Conversely, the more populated…
Coffee is still a popular drink today. The Netherlands is a small country, and the major city of Amsterdam has less than 800K people. Yet, they still drink around 6.5 million cups of coffee per day. The Dutch love to drink their koffie throughout the day. It’s typically served black and with a koekje (cookie)…
The Ride I’ve generally avoided heading into central and lower Westchester County for the coffee rides on Tank of Coffee. Those parts of the county tend to be more densely packed, limiting the rides’ fun. However, doing so leaves many wonderful places to visit on the table, so I started the BMW S1000R and aimed…
The Coffee Shop Bristol is a suburban town about 20 miles outside of Hartford, CT. Home of the studios for ESPN and the oldest continuously operating theme park. It was once a major clock-making center, and the American Clock & Watch Museum is in the town. Gary Burghoff, the actor best known for the role…
The Ride A brisk November Sunday morning greeted me as I prepared to depart for Perkatory Coffee Roasters in Branford, CT. With the temperature hovering right at freezing as I climbed aboard the BMW R1200GSA, I was glad to have wind protection and plenty of capacity for heated gear. I plugged the address for Perkatory…
The Ride Today’s coffee ride would be relatively short as we’d stay in Westchester County. Plugging in the address for Don Carvajal in Irvington, NY, to the Beeline Moto showed just 20.9 miles as the crow flies. I was aboard the BMW S1000R for today’s ride. While that bike is usually happy running at high…
The Ride This has been one of the snowiest winters in many years here, so it had been a couple of months since I could last ride. But some warmer temps combined with rain helped clear the last bit of ice and snow on the roads, along with the salt, so I was eager to…