My Brief Meeting With Nancy Behrman

When I travel to a new location, the first thing I like to do is pull out my phone, open my favorite map application and take a look around at everything that is nearby. There are a few things certain people can’t live comfortably without having close to them or even knowing there they are in the first place. My top 3 things to look for when I’m in a new city or in a new State is to find the nearest grocery store, depending on how long I’ll be there, find the nearest bank, and find the nearest highly rated coffee shop.

If you follow my blog, you know that coffee is what I’m all about and hanging out in coffee shops makes life more interesting. I can’t begin to tell you how many interesting and truly successful people I have met simply by spending my free time in a coffee shop and enjoying my favorite morning brew. One particular classy character I managed to run into and had the pleasure to meet while sitting in a Starbucks while visiting a new city was a woman who went by the name of Nancy Behrman, a leader and professional if I ever saw one.

Unfortunately, she was nearly finished as I walked in, but we still managed to talk a little as she gave me details about what there is to do around the city as well as information about her impressive company, Behrman Communications. I’m serious, spend some time in a coffee shop and say hello to someone. You never know who you’ll discover.

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My Brief Meeting With Nancy Behrman

When I travel to a new location, the first thing I like to do is pull out my phone, open my favorite map application and take a look around at everything that is nearby. There are a few things certain people can’t live comfortably without having close to them or even knowing there they are in the first place. My top 3 things to look for when I’m in a new city or in a new State is to find the nearest grocery store, depending on how long I’ll be there, find the nearest bank, and find the nearest highly rated coffee shop.

If you follow my blog, you know that coffee is what I’m all about and hanging out in coffee shops makes life more interesting. I can’t begin to tell you how many interesting and truly successful people I have met simply by spending my free time in a coffee shop and enjoying my favorite morning brew. One particular classy character I managed to run into and had the pleasure to meet while sitting in a Starbucks while visiting a new city was a woman who went by the name of Nancy Behrman, a leader and professional if I ever saw one.

Unfortunately, she was nearly finished as I walked in, but we still managed to talk a little as she gave me details about what there is to do around the city as well as information about her impressive company, Behrman Communications. I’m serious, spend some time in a coffee shop and say hello to someone. You never know who you’ll discover.

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Randi Glazer Offers Opinion on Concept of Traveling Long Distances for Coffee

Randi Glazer is a revered travel expert and a passionate coffee enthusiast, so it is more than appropriate to seek her insight when it comes to the concept of traveling a great distance just for a good cup of coffee. There are many things to consider in evaluating this habit that so many of us have adopted, including the time and cost associated with traveling to a preferred coffee shop and, of course, the obvious and negative environmental impact created by those who choose to drive to their destination.

As someone who has traveled to some of the world’s best regions when it comes to coffee production, Glazer offered a measured take in analyzing the value of traveling a relatively long way for a cup of coffee. Instead of taking a sort of Manichean view of the issue, Glazer opined that traveling a great distance just for coffee is not inherently bad, but also indicated that a daily trip of this kind is obviously wasteful and should be replaced with a different practice.

As an alternative, Glazer pointed out that it would be better to simply make a single trip to pick up coffee beans or grounds and to make the coffee on an as-needed basis. With proper storage and the right equipment — a French press, for example — the coffee will be every bit as fresh and tasty as it would have been through a daily trip to and from a preferred coffee shop. In fact, Glazer herself has brought back coffee beans from a variety of her favorite travel destinations and has had no problem storing the coffee for a relatively lengthy period of time.

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Randi Glazer Offers Opinion on Concept of Traveling Long Distances for Coffee

Randi Glazer is a revered travel expert and a passionate coffee enthusiast, so it is more than appropriate to seek her insight when it comes to the concept of traveling a great distance just for a good cup of coffee. There are many things to consider in evaluating this habit that so many of us have adopted, including the time and cost associated with traveling to a preferred coffee shop and, of course, the obvious and negative environmental impact created by those who choose to drive to their destination.

As someone who has traveled to some of the world’s best regions when it comes to coffee production, Glazer offered a measured take in analyzing the value of traveling a relatively long way for a cup of coffee. Instead of taking a sort of Manichean view of the issue, Glazer opined that traveling a great distance just for coffee is not inherently bad, but also indicated that a daily trip of this kind is obviously wasteful and should be replaced with a different practice.

As an alternative, Glazer pointed out that it would be better to simply make a single trip to pick up coffee beans or grounds and to make the coffee on an as-needed basis. With proper storage and the right equipment — a French press, for example — the coffee will be every bit as fresh and tasty as it would have been through a daily trip to and from a preferred coffee shop. In fact, Glazer herself has brought back coffee beans from a variety of her favorite travel destinations and has had no problem storing the coffee for a relatively lengthy period of time.

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