CHIANG MAI, Nov. 1 -- These days you can find great coffee anywhere, provided you look hard enough.

Beyond searching for a good cuppa in unusual places, sometimes you just want to get away from the madness of everyday life: the busy-ness and the bustle, the sense we always have to hustle to keep up with the latest, the Next Big Thing.

The best coffee is the coffee you can enjoy without worrying about the next task to check in your To Do list.

So we head for the mountains or away from the city, at least. It takes us a good 20 minutes of driving to leave the old city of Chiang Mai behind.

We are greeted by stunning views of the majestic Doi Suthep Mountain. No more tall buildings. Smaller houses, further and further apart. The noise of ...