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Permalink Reply by Bel Townsend on March 26, 2008 at 3:37pm

erm... ??? Now wouldn't that be nice. You can probs book the whole trip through a travel agent which'll cost more cos take a cut. Or you can book direct with the airlines if you know where you're going. I use STA travel which does more adventurous stuff, but only for students or people under 26! If I came from Britain (and needing to avoid the US) the cheapest route is to go from London to Toronto, down to Mexico and then to Guatemala, which takes over 24 hours and at least two airlines.

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Permalink Reply by Pablo Castaneda on April 1, 2008 at 7:06am

Hey Guys: I jsut made it to Guatemala, the weather is beautiful and I wanted to share the experience with you guys, to know more about the magic of Antigua Guatemala please visit www.antiguaguatemala.info You will see the site in spanish and if u scroll down the information will be in english as well.

Let me share something, as a Guatemalan many times I take things for granted but when I go to Antigua it is an amazing experience, the magic, the history and the culture. It is always a new visit for me. Not only that, but to experience the coffee tradition of the place as well, the plantation is 8 minutes from town so you can have both experiences all together.

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Permalink Reply by Sandeep on May 12, 2008 at 7:54am

Anyone thinking of traveling to India? I am a grower in India, Chikmagalur.

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Permalink Reply by Matt Milletto on May 12, 2008 at 8:59am

In addition to Pablo in Guatemala, and the others who have posted that are coffee producers, you may want to send a message to Mabel who lives in Heredia, Costa Rica. She is very connected with coffee producers in Costa, as well as has her own small farm. We have already started planning an origin trip for a couple bX'ers to go see her later this year.

- Matt

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Permalink Reply by Andrew Hetzel on May 12, 2008 at 10:51am

There are plenty of farms here in Hawaii. If interested, send me a message and I can put you in touch with someone...

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Permalink Reply by Michelle on June 2, 2008 at 8:26am

Count me in! I would love to go on an origin trip, but have no idea where to start organizing.

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Permalink Reply by Barbara Wilson; on June 4, 2008 at 9:08pm

Please come visit me in Mindo, Ecuador! Mindo is not only a great place to spend a vacation but there is also a coffee plantation with a processing site. They also have a nursery for coffee plants and give free tours. I have a coffee shop and my own farm where I have 100 new coffee plants and lots of other organic fruits and vegetables. I would love to host a group and i can help with organizing the trip. Mindo has many large waterfalls, #1 in the world for largest number of bird species, butterfly farms/houses, it is surrounded by a large protected cloudforest. It is a popular destination for travelers. I just bought a large roaster so we could roast too! I worked as an interpreter before retiring, so I can translate for anyone who does not speak Spanish.

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Permalink Reply by Pablo Castaneda on June 4, 2008 at 9:29pm

Hey Guys, Kafes Guatemala is ready to really help you LIVE THE EXPERIENCE

check this out please

http://www.kafesguatemala.com/ltecasa.html

have an awesome day and I hope I can help you guys learn more about te ART of harvesting and growing coffee indeed.

Pablo

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Permalink Reply by liz on June 9, 2008 at 11:11am

I can talk to my roaster. He has a fairly tight relationship with the farmers. You know what I would like to see? Animal coffee at work!

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Permalink Reply by Alun Evans on June 9, 2008 at 6:51pm

This year is "Visit Indonesia" Year. To be honest, it would be really great to see more coffee proffessionals visiting here. Granted getting here from the US requires some leg work, and the press Indonesia receives is not always that flash. I have been here 10 years, and I have had a great time and never found myself in any really dangerous situation. The US government last week pulled the travel warning that has been in place since 2002. Anyone interested I am more than happy to help out with itineries, hotels, internal transport arrangements and of course pointing people in the right direction coffee grower wise. I still get a huge buzz about being here- and I would be overjoyed if some of this magic could be passed to visitors

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Permalink Reply by Vanessa Edwards on June 20, 2008 at 5:13am

Wow that would be awesome. Where are you thinking about going to? At Starbucks we have to be a shift Supervisor or a store coffee master to even have the chance to do that. I don't have a passport just yet but hay I am so into that. Oh and by the way...that tattoo is totally cool!
Vanessa
Love2LoveCoffee

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Permalink Reply by Zech on June 26, 2008 at 5:52am

I'm in!-terested. Keep me posted. South America?

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