I recently (actually, several months ago – hey, I’ve been busy!) helped Aliang get his TKYs ready for the Spring Competition. I had stopped by for an after-tutorial cup of the world’s favorite brew, and ended up bagging tea samples until 2:00 in the morning (which is one of the things I do love about [...]
On the way home from our Landrover Camping Trip, we decided to make a short detour up into the bamboo groves for a visit to my favorite spot in all of Taiwan – we usually just refer to it as ‘the mountain’ – a dead-end farmer’s access in a natural bamboo forest that overlooks the valley [...]
At A Liang’s recent Tea Lecture, we got to enjoy fresh air, lush mountain scenery, and of course, some gnarly nature! His friend’s farm is home to all sorts of interesting critters. Two that stood out are featured here – if you’re squeamish, skip this one!
You never know when a great opportunity to share some classic Taiwan culture is going to jump up and bite you on the butt, but it’s always a good idea to get some pictures when it does! On my recent Pinglin Road Trip, I found myself in need of taking a rather urgent meeting, and fortunately, [...]
Just read this article on MSN, and thought I’d share it. Seems that the list of uses for tea never ends. The story is about a woman in Japan who served tea to a robber to calm him down, and was then able to get away and call the police. Click HERE to read the [...]
I had a real treat at A-Liang’s shop the other day. A friend had introduced him to a Mainland Chinese tea master who was visiting Taiwan, and he received a parting gift of some Original Da Hung Pao tea. I’m not too familiar with this particular tea, but I felt the story was interesting enough [...]