A cinnamon roll big enough to use as a pillow when you slip into a sugar coma. After this we're not sure we can do 19 more of anything, but here goes.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- Sometimes, it's not about a place where everybody knows your name. It's about a place where you already know theirs
- Most Europcar vehicles are less than six months old
- Muji bases its brand on having no brand
- 7-Eleven has more than 2,000 stores ... in Tokyo
Yes, we know how chains and franchises ruin the world by gentrifying its every once-exotic corner.
But sometimes on the road -- maybe more often than we'd like to admit -- it's not so much about a place where everybody knows your name as it is about a place where you already know theirs. (By the way, we're employing "chains" and "franchises" loosely here, not in the strictest business operations sense of the words.)
Based on the hard miles that led the CNN Travel staff to where they are today -- namely, like you, sitting at a computer wishing they were somewhere else -- here's our list of favorite chains, franchises, blessedly familiar stops and "thank God there's a place where I know they've got a clean toilet" oases in unfamiliar places.
20. Cinnabon
Country of origin: United States
Why we love it: A cinnamon roll big enough to use as a pillow when you slip into a sugar coma.
Why its brand is easier to remember than your mother's birthday: Using the sweet smell of cinnamon and sugar as an olfactory trap, Cinnabon has been luring customers since 1985.
Featuring a menu with seven variations on its classic cinnamon roll and iced beverages that typically feature whipped cream, it's found success in more than 30 countries and 750 locations.
Cinnabon mot: Cinnabon uses only its own trademarked Makara cinnamon.
19. Europcar
Country of origin: France
Why we love it: Freedom from buses, trains, scooters, bikes, pack mules, etc.
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