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Our ‘The Tea Explorer’ Doc Film Gets Some Blushing Reviews
The Tea Explorer doc gets its first reviews…and they are good Continue reading
Posted in Explorations, Media, Mountains, Tea
Tagged Asian History, CBC Doc Channel, CBC Docs, documentary, Film Doc, Film Review, Globe and Mail, Himalayas, Jeff Fuchs, Lo Manthang, Mustang, offerings, Tea, The Tea Explorer, The Tea Horse Road, yunnan
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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
Posted in Explorations, Mountains, Tea, Uncategorized
Tagged altitude, Asian History, Asian travel, Culture, Expedition, He Kai, Himalayas, Jeff Fuchs, Kali Gandaki, Khampa, mountains, Mustang, Nepal, Pu'erh, Salt, Tea, The Tea Explorer, Tibet, Trade Route, Traders, Travel
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Puerh – Age and Other Words
Age of trees or bushes is one of the questions particularly vital to any discussion or selection of Puerh (regardless of how you spell it). A ten-year old tea doesn’t tell the drinker anything about the age of the leaves when picked, and for many of us this is a more intriguing and more delicious question than it sometimes gets credit for. Continue reading
Posted in JalamTeas, Media, Tea
Tagged 100 gram Puerh Cakes, Ancient Tea Horse Road, Ancient tea trees, Asian History, Asian tea, Cha, chinese tea, Jeff Fuchs, Pu'erh, puer, Puerh tea culture, Tea, yunnan, Yunnan tea
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