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Mustang – Part 2 – Route of Khampas
“A land of little and a route of much” is how I often view this present journey and it is how I’ve viewed many of Himalayan trade routes I’ve travelled. Our present route here in Mustang has taken us past an … Continue reading
Mustang’s Eastern Trade Route
Trade routes (still) offer up hints and teasers about how lands evolved and functioned. Everything from DNA to luxuries and tid-bits from the past travelled and each shipment and caravan needed the guardians, the traders and the willful to ensure … Continue reading
Darjeeling Chronicles (2 of 2) – Jungpana
It is a day of rest for the workers with only a few finishing up with a newly finished late harvest offering. The nearby high Mahalderam estate makes up the famed ‘quad’ of formidable tea providers joining Goomtee, Jungpana, and Muscatel in this valley of the leaf. Continue reading
Tribute Photos to a Year of Tea and Mountains – 3
Mountains and Tea and their people and spaces Continue reading
Glacier Melt – Nomad Streams
Exploring water and glaciers in the Himalayas Continue reading
The Himalayas Matter – Portraits from the Heights
Portraits from the Himalayas Continue reading
The Tea Horse Road Expedition – 8 Years’ On…
A tribute to the Tea Horse Road expedition and its participants 8 years on Continue reading
Financial Times reviews our JalamTeas’ Tea of the Month Club…and loves it
Financial Times reviews (after significant sipping) our JalamTeas’ Tea of the Month Club offerings…and loves them. Sampling our rare Purple Leaf and the vibrant Bada Mountain Unfermented Puerh, the writer mentions that , “…the tea’s backstory was every bit … Continue reading
Expedition Final: An End With Warmth
It is northwards into Central Asia and the old kingdoms of Turkestan that beckon but borders now are things of great sensitivity and we are heading south again. We’ve headed as far north as we will be permitted to go. … Continue reading
Expedition Update: The Glacier’s Breath
Karma has gotten into the habit of preparing popcorn for us at night. We’re not sure when it began but it is welcome and it always comes as an ‘appetizer’. He has (as all characters in life do) begun revealing … Continue reading