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Since moving to Hong Kong,
I’ve traveled often. It first started out as
three or four long-haul trips a year, but
in the last two years, this has grown to
about 10,000 miles per month (for refer-
ence, the distance from Hong Kong to
Vancouver is 6,300 miles). Because of
this frequent flying, I’ve developed quite
a few travel habits along the way. I’d like
to share with you some of my perspec- Local artists have their sketches featured on
tives on travel, coffee, and my hometown: Matchstick’s retail bags.
Vancouver.
I pack very lightly, but small suit-
cases limit what I can bring back home.
With that in mind, my go-to suitcases
are both Rimowa Salsa Multiwheel, one
61-litre and one 86-litre. The 61-litre is
perfect for anything up to a week, and I’d
take the 86-litre on transpacific journeys.
(When going to Japan, I’d take both!)
The four large wheels are indispensible An eclectic selection of decorative pieces on A welcoming neighborhood meeting place:
when navigating train stations, European a shelf built into the wall. Matchstick Coffee Roasters.
cobblestone sidewalks, thick hotel corri-
dor carpets, and they support the weight You never know where or when airports takes into consideration what kind of a
of the suitcase very well. The thin poly- or airlines could damage your luggage, visual experience I can record through
carbonate shell means that upon check-in and having global support is helpful in an my lens. I use the excellent full-frame
at the airport, I can use pretty much all of emergency. Sony A7S with Sony’s 35mm 2.8 prime
my weight allowance on my belongings I always bring some coffee with lens as my standard kit. The 35mm lens
and not on the suitcase itself. Finally, the me on my travels. It may sound strange is a good all-round performer with the
combination locks are TSA-friendly, and since one of the most exciting things I added advantage of being compact and
Rimowa has service centers worldwide. experience when I travel is the local coffee lightweight. My second lens is a Voigtlän-
scene, but there’s a reason for this. Some- der 50mm/1.5. This lens is excellent in
times our coffee travels take us to places
where access to good coffee is limited.
The first cup of coffee for me each day is
important. This is my “comfort” coffee.
Whatever happens afterwards, it’s okay –
since I’ve prepared my first cup to my own
preference. Afterwards, I’m ready for my
“adventure” coffees.
My travel brewing kit includes a
Archive and Revolver are next door to each hand grinder, a filter holder, filters, and a
other. scale. I chose the small travel-sized Porlex
mini-mill as my grinder for a few reasons.
Firstly, the ceramic conical burrs are very
well made, as is the support mechanism
for the axel that is attached to the handle
(resulting in less rocking and a more even
grind). Also, the body is made completely
of stainless steel, which means durability
and peace of mind when it’s in my suit-
case. Finally, adjustments are a breeze. For
my manual dripper, I use a plastic coni-
cal filter holder from K no primarily to
mitigate breakage. Finally, I also pack the
compact Acaia Lunar coffee scale to round
out my kit.
Finally, my camera is always in
my backpack when I travel. I’ve only
recently developed a passion for photog- There’s actually no one named Luigi work-
ing at the restaurant. But the name was
raphy, mainly thanks to the opportunities chosen because it relates to the idea that the
Various coffee brewing paraphernalia are that travel has provided. Consequently, experience you get is always better when a
on display and available for purchase at the decisions I make on where to go and mutual friend refers you. So ask for Luigi.
Archive. what to do during my trips almost always And tell him Mikey sent you.
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