

The Coffee Trail with Simon Reeve
2014-01-26 · 58 min · ★ 7.0
Adventurer and journalist Simon Reeve heads to Vietnam to uncover the stories behind the nation's morning pick-me-up. While we drink millions of cups of the stuff each week, how many of us know where our coffee actually comes from?
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- Andy Wells
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