No this is not going to be a copy of the latest PNB blog, it in fact has very little to do with starbucks at all, It is generally about my holidaying in Amsterdam and the Isle of Wight, the significance of the title will be made clear soon enough.

I have just spent a week and a day on two 'holidays', part A, to amsterdam for 4 days and then the isle of wight for 3 days with half a day of rest in between. Amsterdam was a fully fledged holiday but the isle of wight was more of a granny visiting time, the isle of wight cant really be called a holiday for me any more since ive been a few thouand times.. But in both places i noticed a lack of Starbucks (or other brand name coffee shops) at either destination. Amsterdam understandably as the term coffee shop has quite a different meaning over there, but in the isle of wight.. old people love coffee dont they? i suppose they can just have it at home though rather than on the way to work as they are all retired.

Those who dont know the implications of a coffee shop in Amsterdam, it is there that all the cannabis gets smoked although it is allowed in some pubs aswell. Anyway I stayed out of the coffee shops as I was far too busy to stand around getting high with all the various attractions of Amsterdam to see, such as van gogh museum, vondell park, heinekken experience and the Amsterdam ArenA just to name but a few. I have managed to smuggle some space cake back to England though so that I can indulge when the right moment comes.

In the Isle of Wight I did very little, although I did get plenty of VIP treatment due to my granny's amazing fame, she is the most famous artist on the isle of wight... OH YEAH!

So, Contrary to popular beliefs, Starbucks is not the most common shop in the world ever, but McDonalds is, i saw a few in both holland and the wight isle.