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If you ever find yourself struggling with the mundane or the pressures of day-to-day living, pay a visit to Alex & Taru's blog.  I defy you to say it doesn't lift your spirits.  You mightn't be able to join them, but these guys communicate with such conviction that you feel as though you are there as you work your way through the blog with its rich images and details of their adventures from Barcelona to the Caribbean, and beyond.

The Bacchi espresso machine has flown out to join Alex and Taru in Martinique and will be responsible for serving them up world class espresso on the high seas as they make their way to some of the world's most idyllic locations over the next year or so.

It might even inspire you to do something similar!

I don't think Alex or Taru will mind me saying that making their own espresso is a new experience for them.  This is evident in the image on today's blog where there is no crema on the espresso.  This isn't a shortcoming of the Bacchi's abilities to deliver real espresso with a deep rich crema, but rather a reflection of using pre-ground coffee that had been opened some weeks ago.  Check on their blog now and again over the next few days to see their espresso visibly improve as they quickly move to the right along the learning curve with the Bacchi.  As they move to fresher coffee, perhaps even freshly grinding their beans, you will see a rapid transformation in the espresso the Bacchi produces.