Tea Adventures
join my adventures around the world visiting tea origin and producing areas to learn more about tea from the people who grow, harvest, and make tea with their hands.
Tea Adventures in China
View photos from the spring tea harvest in Fuding, Fujian the historical terroir of famous Chinese white teas like White Peony and Silver Needle white teas.
View photos from exploring green tea production around the Huangshan area of Anhui Province.
View photos of tea bushes in Qimen, Anhui home of the world famous Qimen (Keemun) black tea.
View photos from the tea fields and processing factory of one of China’s earlier organic green tea facilities in Zhejiang Province.
View photos from the famous grounds where Longjing green tea are grown right outside of Hangzhou, China.
View photos from the spring tea harvest in Wuyuan, Jiangxi.
View photos on the handcrafted process of making Taiping Hou Kui green tea in Anhui as well as the story of how Tony and I got engaged here.
View photos from the fall harvest of Tiegyuanyin oolong tea in Anxi, Fujian from two different years.
Read an article i wrote about my experience traveling around China in search of tea for this academic journal published out of Australian National University.
Watch the segment CBS Sunday Morning produced when they came along with me to the fall tea harvest in Anxi, Fujian in China.
View photos from spring harvest time on Phoenix Mountain in Guangdong Province, China.
Visit Chaozhou to feel the chill vibes of a city where it feels like sipping tea with a bunch of other people could sprout up any moment outside on one of the quiet streets.
View photos of ancient tea trees growing in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan in the region acknowledged as the indigenous root of the tea plant.
View photos from a unique place where you stay amongst tea fields in Moganshan in Zhejiang Province a formerly glamorous getaway for the glitterati of Shanghai in the 1920’s and 30’s.
Exploring the Ancient Tea Horse Road, an 1000 year old trading route, we will illuminate the exciting adventure and travel elements of Pu'er tea’s long history.
Tea Adventures in Asia
View photos from the fall harvest season in three different tea producing regions in Taiwan.
View photos from when I visited the famous matcha green tea making region of Uji, Japan.
View photos from a trip to the heart of Sri Lanka’s tea producing area Ella.
View some photos from my visit to Sreemangal the main tea growing area in Bangladesh and first ever visit to a tea growing area.
Listen to my conversation with KCRW Good Food Host Evan Klleinman as we discuss the fascinating story of how Taiwanese style oolong ended up in Mae Salong, Thailand.
Read about the little known story of how a tea industry and style of making tea represents a history of displacement in Mae Salong, Thailand since 1948.
Tea Adventures Beyond Asia
View photos from a tea producing area of Rwanda making tea on an industrial scale.
Read about small scale tea production on Hawaii’s Big Island and the history of tea growing in Hawaii. With lots of photos.