Our growing collections of photos taken at Starbucks outlets around the world.
My daughter and I love Starbucks! The fact that I love my lattes won’t surprise most but Emma’s attachment might. It began when she was a wee baby and I carted her along to coffee dates at a local Starbucks. Before she could talk she would take my empty cup and inhale the aroma of coffee. To this day she will walk into Starbucks, take a deep breath and announce “it smells so good in here“. I may have created a coffee addict before she’s old enough to drink it!
Some time ago, Emma suggested that we take photos at every Starbucks that we visit when we are away from home and write a blog post about it. I’m always game for anything involving Starbucks so I agreed and we started making a conscious effort to snap a Starbucks photo when we are traveling. We also went back through our photo files to find the pictures that had been previously taken. This is our growing photo collection.
We enjoyed breakfast at a nearby Starbucks most mornings on our recent trip to Amsterdam. We loved all the comfortable seating and the fact that there was a library of books that customers could help themselves to if they needed reading material while enjoying a cup of coffee.
We discovered on our spring break trip to the Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas that it’s difficult to go anywhere on the property without bumping into a Starbucks. This one is near the Mayan Temple water slides.
On a recent overnight stay in Toronto, we were wandering around the area of Old Toronto near St. Lawrence Market and decided that we needed a Toronto Starbucks photo for our collection.
I recently visited Quebec City for Carnival on my own so I didn’t have a model for my Starbucks photo – not nearly as much fun!
We were quite excited when we disembarked from the Crown Princess in Curacao and discovered that there was a Starbucks – even though it was so hot that I should have skipped the latte.
I don’t know whether or not it’s magical, however there’s a Starbucks at the Warner Bros. Studio – The Making of Harry Potter Tour.
There’s a Starbucks just outside the walls of Windsor Castle in the U.K. Do you think the Queen nips out for a caramel macchiato in the morning?
One of the great amenities of the Embassy Suites Chicago Downtown is the Starbucks next door – because I need my coffee that fast in the morning!
Even when getting away from it all at the Blue Mountain Resort in Collingwood, Ontario, it’s still possible to get your Starbucks fix.
A little Starbucks refreshment in London, England.
Enjoying my latte outside the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul, Turkey.
Sitting at the waterfront at the Starbucks in Kusadasi, Turkey with an incredible view of the Aegean Sea.
View of the Aegean Sea and waterfront from our seats at the Starbucks in Kusadasi.
One of the many Starbucks that we found in our St. Germain-des-Prés neighbourhood in Paris, France.
In Geneva, Switzerland.
Enjoying the patio at the Starbucks located in the Lord Elgin Hotel just a short walk from Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada.
Starbucks in the Windy City (Chicago, USA).
Starbucks with a view of the harbour and Signal Hill in St. John’s, Newfoundland.
On the patio of the Starbucks located at the Halifax Marriott – a stone’s throw from the Historic Properties of the waterfront in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Downtown Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.
At the Champlain Place Mall in Dieppe, New Brunswick (near Moncton). We entered the Starbucks through Chapters bookstore in the mall and discovered that another door led into the Crystal Palace indoor amusement park.
On Queen Street in the heritage district of Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario.
In the village of Kleinburg, Ontario near the McMichael Canadian Art Collection gallery.
We were thrilled to disembark from our Disney Cruise ship in Cozumel, Mexico and discover a tropical Starbucks.
Outside Starbucks on Las Vegas Boulevard in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The Times Square Starbucks in New York City (and it took a fair bit of patience on Emma’s part to continue to pose while I waited for the changing neon sign behind her to read “Times Square“).
Colleen Lanin
What a fun idea, Lisa! Is that milk your daughter is drinking? So healthy! I love souvenirs that don’t cost much…and taste good too! I stumbled and pinned. 🙂
Lisa Goodmurphy
Thanks, Colleen! Yes, she’s drinking milk – Emma won’t drink anything other than milk and water. Healthy enough except that she likes to have a chocolate chip cookie with it! 😉
Tonya
Well we aren’t Starbucks connoisseurs of your caliber, but we couldn’t leave Seattle without stepping foot inside the first Starbucks. 🙂
Lisa Goodmurphy
Tonya, that’s like Mecca to me – I have to get to that first Starbucks some day!! 😉
Keryn @ walking on travels
Soooooo…. when are you coming to Seattle? The first Starbuck is actually a parking lot now, but we do have one on every street corner and the token first one with the original logo on it that you HAVE to get a photo in front of. Soooo… .when ya comin’?!?! My treat on the lattes!
Lisa Goodmurphy
I’d LOVE to visit Seattle! Maybe Emma and I should just plan a long weekend during summer vacation!
Katja
Fun! Sadly, my kids appreciate the aroma of coffee all to well too.
Steve
Lori and I played in a slot tournament in Vegas once, and one of the perks offered was that the casino would cover any food and drink ordered from the Starbucks beside the tournament area. Lori and I ran up a $106 bill over the two days we were there. In hindsight, we haven’t been invited back to that casino again, but it was worth it. Love Emma’s enthusiasm for Starbucks!
Lisa Goodmurphy
Katja – there are worse things they could appreciate – I think we’re ok! 😉
Lisa Goodmurphy
If someone had offered me free Starbucks then I might have gambled while I was in Las Vegas! 🙂
Marisol
What a delightful idea! Emma is so adorable and she’d make a lovely spokesperson for Starbucks Milk!
Lisa Goodmurphy
Thanks so much, Marisol – she will be delighted that you said so! 🙂
Leigh
I’m looking through and thinking what a cool idea this is for a post and thinking that perhaps you should buy your daughter some Starbucks shares…and then I come to your NOTL shot – and that stopped me dead in my tracks.It looks like my mother’s old house. She ran a gallery for years in NOTL and then when she sold the place they did some renovations. It’s switched owners & I haven’t been in the town for a few years now. But wow – didn’t expect to see that. I will send her the link.
Lisa Goodmurphy
Wow – wouldn’t that be a coincidence if it was your mother’s house! It’s right on Queen St. toward the end of the street opposite the post office. It’s a gorgeous heritage building. I think I have a photo from inside as well. There’s a beautiful fireplace with a brick wall around it. It looks very authentic – they have done an excellent job with the restoration.
PS – one of my husband’s biggest regrets is not having purchased Starbucks shares years ago! 😉
Leigh
@Lisa Without a question it’s my mother’s old house. I have a lot of memories tied up in that place as the living quarters were on the 2nd floor. It’s where I got ready to be married and where my kids spent a lot of weekends when they were really little. There have been an incredible cast of characters that have walked through that door including the poet Irving Layton and Leonard Cohen – though my mom was out when he stopped by.
BTW -I used to have a flower shop just down from the post office.
Charli l Wanderlusters
I think we’ve found the new spokeswoman for Starbucks!
Johanna at ZigaZag WA Travel & Lifestyle
Love Starbucks and I try to find one in each place I visit too:) You seem to have done pretty well on that count! If I travel via Air Malaysia, I always pop to the one at the airport in Kuala Lumpur too !
Michele {Malaysian Meanders}
That connection with Leigh is fantastic! You need to update the post with it! I made it to the outside of the “original” one in Seattle, but the line was sooooo long that I settled for just a picture, but not a drink. Getting a Tall Cafe Mocha on my exploratory trip to Malaysia is one of the reasons why I decided I could handle moving here. It doesn’t seem so foreign if I can still get my Starbucks.
Cheryl @ Kids On A Plane
Such a fun idea and I am totally going to steal it if you don’t mind. I haven’t been to as many Starbucks around the world as you guys have been but hopefully my photo collection will be this big.
So far just Seattle, Vegas, Orlando, Michigan, Pennsylvania and China.
If Starbucks is looking for a Global Marketing Director I think you should apply! Or maybe Emma 🙂
Mary {The World Is A Book}
What a great idea for a post! We love visiting Starbucks for the clean restrooms and Wi-Fi 🙂 My husband is a Starbuck’s addict too. Love the connection to Leigh in this post!
Muza-chan
I love a cup of coffe at Starbucks too…
Sophie
We tend to stop by Starbucks as well when we’re travelling, partially because we don’t have any in Norway (except for one in the airport), so it’s a foreign thing 🙂
Jackie Smith
You will give Howard Schultz a new ad campaign idea with this post. We are Seattle-area residents and therefore Starbucks fans. But usually we try to go to local coffee shops when we travel – just for something new. Loved this series!
Sensibletraveler
Starbucks seems to be the new McDonald’s…they are everywhere. Great idea for a photo montage.
Karen Dawkins
I wrote about our trip to China today. We were thrilled to have a Starbucks on the first floor of our hotel! But the most amazing place I’ve ever seen a Starbucks — are you ready for this???? — In Beijing’s Forbidden City! I wasn’t sure if I should be impressed or horrified. As far as I know, there’s no Starbucks on the Great Wall (yet)! 🙂
Lisa Goodmurphy
What a great story, Leigh! When I’m there this summer, I’ll have a better look around – I seem to remember historical photographs and the like hanging on the walls. And now I’m very curious as to why Irving Layton and Leonard Cohen were stopping by.
Lisa Goodmurphy
Emma would happily take on the job! 😉
Cathy Sweeney
Emma is certainly a clever girl. Great idea. I especially like that she appreciates that oh so wonderful aroma when you enter a coffee shop like Starbucks. One of the best smells in the world.
InsideJourneys
You definitely need to get some stocks in Starbucks. You should also send them a link to this post. I’m sure you’re one of their ultimate fans and Emma could be one of their youngest.
Lisa Goodmurphy
I think it’s about time that we started adding some Asian ones into the mix too! 😉
Lisa Goodmurphy
Isn’t it funny how finding something that’s familiar can make home seem not quite so far away?
Lisa Goodmurphy
Steal away! 😉 Global Marketing Director for Starbucks has dream job written all over it – travel and lattés – perfect!!
Lisa Goodmurphy
Yes, love the clean restrooms and WIFI but I get a headache when I have to go too long without my Starbucks! 🙂
Lisa Goodmurphy
Starbucks coffee is a good thing… 🙂
Lisa Goodmurphy
Isn’t it funny how we like to visit Starbucks because it’s familiar and you like it because it’s foreign? I remember thinking that there was bound to be one in Oslo and couldn’t find one!
Lisa Goodmurphy
Jackie, feel free to pass Emma’s contact info on to Mr. Schultz if you see him in Seattle – she’d be happy to help him work out a new ad campaign! 😉
Lisa Goodmurphy
Except much tastier! 😉
Lisa Goodmurphy
I can’t believe that there’s a Starbucks at the Forbidden City – horrified yet at the same time thinking now that would make a great photo! 😉
Lisa Goodmurphy
Expecially when they’re grinding beans – mmmmm!!
Lisa Goodmurphy
I sent a link to them on Facebook – no response. 🙁
Kate @Wild Tales of...
Love this Lisa! Fun to seeing Emma growing up in every picture! Definitely keep us posted on future Seattle travel plans. We can take you to a few even more local coffee spots as well!
Danielle (Bubs on the Move)
This is very cute! We don’t have a Starbucks in our town so it isn’t part of our routine but we did just visit a Starbucks at People’s Square in Shanghai! I think the lady there thought we were a bit strange because we were Westerners and took a long time to order as the menu wasn’t familiar to us.
eileen at FamiliesGo!
very funny. Sometimes when you travel a taste of something familiar is good. I was amused when the Starbucks I walked into in Hong Kong didn’t have what Americans are calling “chai” these days.
Sonja
I have found myself taking photos of cute or interesting McDonaldses around the world!
budget jan
A wonderful idea and a great excuse for having a coffee at every Starbucks you see. Congratulations Emma!
femmefrugality
This is so cute! Starbucks should be paying you!
Nikolas
Hello. I’m Nikolai. I would like to publish a guest post (with one link) on your great blog – gonewiththefamily.com.
Could you please give me the price for the placement of it?
Thank you and I look forward to your reply.
Have a nice day.
Lisa Goodmurphy
Thanks, Kate – I’m really hoping that Seattle will feature in our plans in the not too distant future – for the people as well as the coffee! 🙂
Lisa Goodmurphy
I would take free coffee instead of cash! 😉
Lisa Goodmurphy
Thank you for your interest, Nikolas but I don’t sell text links.
Lisa Goodmurphy
Not that I really need an excuse… 😉
Lisa Goodmurphy
You ought to share your photos, Sonja! Emma and I have fun trying to find the best Starbucks to take a photo at!
Lisa Goodmurphy
No chai? That does seem odd!
Lisa Goodmurphy
You may well have been the only Westerner that she had ever seen that didn’t have the menu memorized! 🙂
Lisa Wood
We don’t actually go to Starbucks here in New South Wales, but we do like Coffee Club!!
Starbucks in one clever company…going world wide!! Smart business people.
Andrea, Passports And Pushchairs
She will love seeing these some day, so cool!
Lisa Goodmurphy
Definitely smart business people, Lisa! 🙂
Adam Sommer
I love coffee myself, and in the US Starbucks is probably the best (chain, not local) option we have…
But the UK has so many better places! Cafe Nero, AMT, Upper Crust – all sooooo much better. The one thing I look forward to when going to London (for work) is the coffee!
Coffee aside, my family has a similar tradition with McFlurries from McDonalds. Amazing how many different flavors there are!
Melissa@Home on Deranged
I envy you getting to take your daughter on so many adventures! I would love to be able to offer my girls that. Maybe one day. And although I wouldn’t make it Starbucks, I like the idea of getting a pic at some place we all love when we do travel. So, thanks!
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Lisa Goodmurphy
Thanks, Andrea!
Lisa Goodmurphy
I’m a creature of habit! 😉
Lisa Goodmurphy
Thanks, Melissa! We have a lot of fun trying to find the best Starbucks for our photo!
nataliedeyoung
I love this SO much! You guys are living my dream life, srsly. That’s all I want – to see the world. Maybe some day, when I stop letting things hold me back.
May I vicariously live through you guys in the meantime? 😉
Lisa Goodmurphy
Thank you so much, Natalie! Of course you can follow along on our travels but if you want to see the world then I encourage you to start as soon as possible. Even if you start with small trips close to home you’ll discover that there is so much out there to see and do. Don’t let anything hold you back!
memographer
Love the idea, Lisa! and nice collection of pics!
jennifer
I once met a wonderful woman at the Starbucks inside the Golden Nugget in Vegas, who had a $50 casino comp and used it to cover my drink because she couldn’t get her own order up that high. SCORE!
Melissa
Such a cute idea! I’ve done the same thing except haven’t written a blog post about it (one of these days…) great blog! Love it!
Reginia Cordell
Aww, this post makes me happy. I LOVE Starbucks. I always visit them in every city that I go to as well but I don’t get great pics like your daughter. If you guys are ever in Abu Dhabi or Dubai, we have several great Starbucks locations here.
Lisa Goodmurphy
Hopefully some day!! 🙂
Umi
Hai Lisa, Do you find starbucks in Italy ? 🙂