Tea in China

    On the outskirts of Guilin is a place called the Guilin Tea Research Institute, basically, a tea plantation that offers tours and insight into all things tea. You can access the institute fairly…

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Tea & Travel

    You are cordially invited! I know many folks can’t travel right now on account of COVID (bummer!) but we can all travel virtually. You’re invited to join me on my next “trip” (as…

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Top 10 List – Guilin, Guangxi, China

I still can’t really believe I went to China, but I’m back and thought it high time to post my top ten list from Guilin. So, here it is, I hope you enjoy it as…

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Notes from the Road – Guilin, China: The Tea Ceremony

We left off last time with me telling you a bit about Kevin and how I had attended a tea ceremony. The full tasting ceremony takes five hours and is quite complicated. The people serving…

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