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Been There – Pampanga

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Starbucks Been There – Pampanga is a mug for a province on the northern shore of Manila Bay. Pampanga is rightfully considered as the Culinary Capital of the Philippines. Kapampangan cuisine is known for having exotic dishes such as Crispy Camaru (fried crickets) or Betute (stuffed frog) but if you’re just at the beginning of your food journey, there are other amazing dishes you can start with:
– Morcon (Stuffed Meat Loaf) – made from pork with the sausage and boiled egg inside
– Sisig – is made mostly from pig’s head.… Read more

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Been There – Iloilo

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Starbucks Been There – Iloilo is a mug for a province in the Philippines.
Local food to try:
– Iloilo (La Paz) Batchoy – the pork noodle soup which is prepared with pork offal and topped with crushed chicharron, pork cracklings that found its way into the local cuisine via Spain. Chicken stock and beef loin could also be added.
– Pancit Molo is a soup with wontons that are stuffed with ground pork and shrimp. A very important ingredient is roasted garlic used for garnish which makes this soup something special.… Read more

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Been There – Calgary 2

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Starbucks Been There – Calgary v2 is another updated Canadian mug design, which again includes a minor change. Very similar to the BC mug I’ve reviewed last week, it has an apostrophe added to the landmark’s name: “ST. PATRICKS ISLAND” becomes “ST. PATRICK’S ISLAND”. It’s one of Calgary’s oldest parks, which invites visitors to enjoy family-friendly space since 1890. Btw, it’s even got National Urban Design Award in 2016.
The photo is provided by a reader of this blog.

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Been There – British Columbia 2

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Here’s another revised mug from Starbucks, Been There – British Columbia v2. You probably remember that missing apostrophes is the Achilles’ heel of the company’s designers. They already had to fix a couple of mugs in the past because of that, and as we can see, we’re not even close to the end. Anyway, the “HELLS GATE” becomes “HELL’S GATE”, which is the proper name of an abrupt narrowing of Fraser River, located in the Canadian Province of British Columbia.… Read more

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Been There – Ontario 2

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Here’s the second Canadian BT mug which has been revised – Been There – Ontario v2. The change is much bigger than Canada v2 from my previous post. In particular, Starbucks removed “The Heartland Province” nickname making adjacent elements bigger; the “Ice wine” has been switched with “Icewine”, which is the proper way to call the wine made from grapes that have been left to freeze naturally on the vine.

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Been There – Ontario

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Starbucks Been There Ontario is the first mug for this Canadian Province. If you’re still deciding whether you are going to collect Canadian BTs or not, I suggest starting with Provinces first (7 mugs only). … Read more

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Been There – Alberta

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It was expected that this Province will get more BTs than others. One of the newly revealed previews shows Starbucks Been There Alberta mug itself. It has “Wild Rose Country” slogan on the front which has been on Alberta’s plates since 1973. Did you know there was a proposal to remove this slogan from the plates in 2014? Apparently nobody liked the idea and it was decided to keep it. More details about the mug will come soon! Meanwhile, take a look at these two sides of the mug in the following collage:
bt_alberta_preview_two_sides… Read more

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Been There – Saskatchewan

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Starbucks Been There Saskatchewan mug could be a rare find. I don’t see that many Starbucks stores there and it is pretty remote Province. If you have friends or relatives there who’s willing to help, it is time to make sure their contact information is up-to-date. You still have to wait till the official release, since this is only the preview and not real pictures from stores.
Meanwhile, please take a look at two sides of the mug:
bt_saskatchewan_preview_two_sides… Read more

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Been There – Manitoba

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This Canadian Province was also missing mugs before, so it is twice as great to finally see one announced – Starbucks Been There Manitoba mug. Again, I am adding two sides now and will update the post later, with more details.
bt_manitoba_preview_two_sides… Read more

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