You Are Here Ornament – Oman is finalizing the list of mini mugs from the Arabian Peninsula. Judging by the bigger mugs, there should be no new ornaments from this region. Here is the link to the regular Oman country mug. … Read more
You Are Here Ornament – Norway is a long-awaited release, at least for me. Excited to add it to my collection, even though it will be really hard to get.
In terms of the design, it mimics the bigger mug in full, which is true for all YAH ornaments.
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There is never enough Holiday mugs! This is You Are Here Christmas – Cyprus from an island country in the Mediterranean Sea. As you can see from the comparison picture below, the new mug has a snowman, gift boxes and holiday cane added.
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Starbucks You Are Here Christmas – Malta is a full size Holiday Country mug. This will be somewhat hard to get since it’s an island in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea. You have to go all way down to Sicily and then take a ferry to get there. An easier solution can be a plane, obviously. See the regular mug and the ornament posts for more info about Malta.
I am reposting these pictures with the permission of the Facebook user.… Read more
Starbucks Been There – Turks & Caicos is the mug for a British Overseas Territory which consists of two groups of islands: the larger Caicos Islands and smaller Turks Islands. Being the perfect touristic destination it welcomes hundreds of thousands of visitors each year, which is a lot, considering the size of the islands and the population of about 40k people.
Surely enough, sea life exploration and numerous water activities are what inspired the designers of the mug.
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Starbucks Been There – Cayman Islands is the mug for the autonomous British Overseas Territory in the western Caribbean Sea. George Town is the capital and the most populous city in the country which consists of three islands: Grand Cayman (the largest), Cayman Brac, and Little Cayman (the smallest).
The designers of the mug were inspired by what these islands are known for: the beach resorts, various scuba diving, and snorkeling activities as well as deep-sea fishing excursions.
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Starbucks Been There – Uruguay is another mug from South America that I had no chance to add, even though it was released back in 2018. The country, whose official name is the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, borders Brazil on the north and Argentina on the south. Montevideo is the capital and the largest city of the country.
During the colonization times, the ownership of these lands was not very well defined. It was always under influence of both Spain and Portugal.… Read more
Starbucks Been There Ornament – Taiwan is a smaller copy of the bigger country mug. The string of the ornament is red.… Read more
Been There – Taiwan is a mug for the country, whose official name is the Republic of China (ROC). And even though, the country is not as big, there are 5 BT mugs in total released for it recently (with the other 4 being city mugs).… Read more
Starbucks Been There Ornament – Singapore is accompanying the bigger mug and can be found in stores as I write. As you can see, Merlion statue gave way to Changi Airport Control Tower on the front of the mini mug.
On a similar note, there were other items released as well: plastic and metal tumblers and notebook. See the pics of them below.
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