Category Archives: Media

Spring 2019 – Part 2 – Solukhumbu – The Spires and The Everest Three Passes Trek

  The second part of our journey took us from the high arid zones of Mustang right into the rumbling, high spires of Solukhumbu. The lands of the Sherpa people, the Rai people and names like Everest, Lhotse, Nuptse, and … Continue reading

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Akahiao Nature Institute…and tea times

When, a few years ago, I left northwestern Yunnan to join my wife Julie and live here in Hawaii, there were concerns that I’d somehow be removed from what had been my base close to mountains and tea and of the … Continue reading

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In the Land of Ayni (Part 1) – Outpost Magazine

Part 1 of our journey into the Andean world and my own slight obsession with the concept and Quechuan word, Ayni, here. The Quechuan word ‘Ayni’…a sublime and old Andean idea; a responsibility that one has to one’s community. A … Continue reading

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Qhapaq Nan – The ‘other’ Great Route Through the Sky

Departures by plane seem to suck some of the magic out of tangible travel but they do usher in other spaces and ways of life in a rush and blast. Today departing to Peru with a similar minded crew to … Continue reading

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Himalayan Pashmina – The Journeys That Wool Took

Along with salt, resin, and of course that wonderful stimulant fuel, tea, Pashmina was another of the commodities that allowed nomads and remote communities some autonomy. Continue reading

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The Tea Explorer – Film Night in NYC

Looking forward to this little tea infused event hosted by Museum of Tea and Floating Mountain in New York City. Director Andrew E.M. Gregg (aka “Legs) and myself will be calling in to chat and sip about our film, The … Continue reading

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Canadian Geographic Interview – A Revisit with the Tea Horse Road

A revisiting of the Tea Horse Road with Canadian Geographic for an interview Continue reading

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Travelling Puerh and the ‘Nonsense’ Tea

Sometimes there are simple choices rendered simple. Long travel hours and days with bags, different rooms, and tents where the senses are happily blasted this way and that…different wake up views and different water supplies all contribute to making tea … Continue reading

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International Tea Day – Lao Banzhang Mentor

Mr. Gao quietly sweats his way through the busy harvest seasons and isn’t caught up with the ‘hype’ that accompanies terminology. He and his hands and his ancestors have long known tea from the roots to the shoots and he creates masterpieces. Continue reading

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Our Tea Explorer at Hawaii’s International Film Festival

The Tea Explorer screens at the Hawaii International Film Festival. Continue reading

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