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Jodet in Taiwan: Part IV

Published by SamovarLife on July 16, 2009

Jodet continues telling her tale of tea adventure in the breathtaking mountain tea fields of Nantou, Taiwan.

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Sharing Tea and Making Peace in Vietnam

Published by SamovarLife on July 15, 2009

A real life moment of Practicing Peace and Drinking Tea. Tea Ambassador, Paul T. tells a tale of peace shared over a pot of tea in Northern Vietnam.

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Bree makes Tea in Thailand

Published by SamovarLife on April 12, 2009

Samovar Ambassador, Bree harvests and processes tea in Northern Thailand.

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Community Tea in Thailand: Bree Tells her Tale

Published by SamovarLife on April 09, 2009

Bree, a Samovar Ambassador, tells her story of creating a tea house in Thailand, with the inspiration and help of a community of friends.

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Jodet In Taiwan: Part III

Published by SamovarLife on March 30, 2009

As we entered the gardens, the first thing I received was my own hat and basket. “You have a long day ahead,” said Rebecca to me with a laugh as she pointed us to the bushes. Floral ladies everywhere, with small razors at the tip of their index fingers surrounded us, quickly picking the best leaves possible in their designated sections.

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The Ancient Tea-Horse Road

Published by SamovarLife on March 18, 2009

Simon reports on one of the oldest trade routes in the world: China’s Ancient Tea-Horse Road. Tea has been brought into the Himalayas for over a millennium via this rugged foot path.

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Jodet’s Tea Trip to Taiwan Part II

Published by SamovarLife on March 12, 2009

When Lorraine and I first arrived in Taiwan, we were so excited, we were filming and photographing everything. We were ready to engulf ourselves in all of what the tea culture had to offer us, and we did.
At first, we had no idea what we would be doing, since our entire itinerary was in Chinese. [...]

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Jodet’s Tea Trip to Taiwan Part I

Published by SamovarLife on March 05, 2009

Samovarians Jodet and Lorraine travel to Taiwan to experience the craft of Oolong Tea, first hand.

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Words of Wisdom from Samovar Ambassador Gabri Malinverno, In Italy

Published by SamovarLife on September 30, 2007

Gabri Malinverno, now an esteemed Chiropractor with a flourishing business in Italy, was once one of our esteemed managers. He writes to us with fond memories for tea…

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(Part III) Teresa in India: More than San Francisco Tea Culture

Published by SamovarLife on July 09, 2007

This time, I will try to take a closer look at the specifics of culture and life in India. I don’t mean to plunge into any elaborate analysis, but rather draw a couple of examples which might strike a foreigner, make him think, laugh and wonder.

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