I write about things, people and places I wish to remember.
View from the Mountain of the Dead, Siwa, Egypt (2025)
Calgary’s First Tea Festival
Tea tasting cups that came with the entrance fee to the inaugural Calgary Tea Festival on October 24, 2026.
Oriental Beauty
Tasting this luxury oolong (Oriental Beauty) on Thanksgiving makes me extremely grateful, as this tea is one of the most labour-intensive to produce!
Yunnan IV- Chama Night Market
Tea table with various pots and tea pets! Pu’er/ChaMa, Yunnan, China.
Yunnan III - Pu’er (Tea Horse Road)
Garden at the flat we stayed in near Pu’er City, Yunnan, China.
Guizhou III - Jiaoyao Village
Jiaoyao Village (脚尧村) in Guizhou had so much to offer (even adorable puppies)! I hope I get to return one day….
Yunnan: Part I - Pre-trip Research
Part I - Pre-trip Research
Photo: Under a shade tree - tea mountain Pu'er, Yunnan, China by Bryon Lippincott (2016) on Flickr - CC BY-ND 2.0.
Pre-planning for Guizhou
Part I - Pre-trip Research
Photo: Huangguoshu Waterfall in the town of Huangguoshu, Zhenning Buyei and Miao Autonomous County, Guizhou, China - by Huangdan2060 (2020)