You Are Here – Qatar

New country mug – Starbucks You Are Here Qatar shows waves, sand and futuristic skyscrapers on the front. I am sure this is the skyline of Doha, the capital of Qatar. Did you know this country has the highest per capita income in the world? This is obviously due to the discovery of oil since before that, the economy of Qatar was focused on fishing and pearl hunting (the latter crashed by 1930, after the introduction of the Japanese cultured pearl onto the world market)
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You Are Here Ornament – Cambodia

A pleasant surprise for ornaments collectors – Starbucks You Are Here Ornament Cambodia. This release is special, since it’s the first time I see the same ornament coming in two different boxes. First, is the regular YAH Ornament box, the green one with grayish cover, as seen above. The second one is a set of three Cambodian ornaments – Cambodia, Siem Reap and Phnom Penh together. Thus you now have two options – either buy them separately or as a trio.… Read more

You Are Here – Cambodia

Starbucks You Are Here Cambodia is another country mug from Asia. The front of the mug is mostly occupied by Ta Prohm – ancient temple located in Angkor. It was built between 12th and 13th centuries and it is also worth mentioning that the original name of this temple is Rajavihara – “monastery of the king”. It was included in UNESCO World Heritage List in 1992 and is now in pretty much the same condition in which it was found.… Read more

You Are Here – Bahrain

YAH series continues with Starbucks You Are Here Bahrain. It is yet to be released in stores, but we already have a sneak peek of it. The front of the mug shows sandy beach, palm and a boat. We can also see some building in behind. We will come back to this mug shortly to review it in more details.… Read more

Been There Ornament – Canada

Here’s Starbucks Been There Ornament Canada the only country mini mug from this series. Interesting enough, there was never a mug for US as a country. The string is red and the following are elements from the front of the mug: moose, beaver, maple leaf and syrop, poutine, snowflakes. … Read more

You Are Here – Finland

Not all is lost for YAH series. The new Starbucks You Are Here Finland continues the European Countries release stretch. Designers used all sort of colors trying to describe the wonders of nature from this beautiful Northern country. I think they did a pretty good job considering they had to stay withing general style of this series.… Read more

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