Originally Posted by
xenole
Two things I tend to bring with me are these sachets of Nescafe coffee....
May one ask why? The standard of the coffee in Sydney (where you appear to be going) may not be quite up to the standard of that in Australia's coffee capital (Melbourne) but I've never had a problem getting a decent cup of coffee in Sydney (unlike Perth, where it's impossible). I hear they even sell coffee (in a variety of forms) in the supermarket so don't really understand why you would want to bring something as relatively mediocre as Nescafé sachets? To each his own, obviously .... but please don't go to Starbucks. I'm in Tampa this week and was forced to settle for Starbucks yesterday - even with an extra shot, it was weak, watery and tasteless. It'll be nice to get back home to Melbourne and a decent cup of coffee. Even the coffee pods (Lavazza) in my hotel room are far superior to the Starbucks "coffee" I had yesterday.