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    International Tea Day, May 21st – Conversation on Youtube Live
    Jeff Fuchs
    • May 19, 2020
    • 1 min

    International Tea Day, May 21st – Conversation on Youtube Live

    Nice bit of recognition for the leaf as this coming May 21st has been officially designated as International Tea Day…though for many of...
    Live Chat with Michael Kleinwort and Kora this Wednesday April 15th at 16:00 PST
    Jeff Fuchs
    • Apr 14, 2020
    • 1 min

    Live Chat with Michael Kleinwort and Kora this Wednesday April 15th at 16:00 PST

    Within one of the many nomadic encampments where Michael and I shared tea, warmth, and tales. Will be chatting all things mountains,...
    Feature Article in Outpost – The Kingdom of Lo (Mustang)
    Jeff Fuchs
    • Nov 19, 2019
    • 2 min

    Feature Article in Outpost – The Kingdom of Lo (Mustang)

    Timely cover feature in Outpost magazine as I head back up and into Nepal’s Himalayas and their tales and characters, their struggles,...
    Gyokuro Moments with Tea People  – Japan
    Jeff Fuchs
    • Oct 10, 2019
    • 3 min

    Gyokuro Moments with Tea People – Japan

    Some sage and simple wisdom as always from those who spend time at the source, at the cup, and in the tea houses. Travel through some of...
    Our “In From the Outpost” TV Teasers Are Officially Out
    Jeff Fuchs
    • Sep 11, 2019
    • 2 min

    Our “In From the Outpost” TV Teasers Are Officially Out

    One of the most impactful concepts and terms last year was the word ‘Ayni’. Used in the Andean world by many of its peoples, it was a...
    Northern India – A collaboration with Exodus Travels and the Royal Canadian Geographic Society
    Jeff Fuchs
    • Aug 13, 2019
    • 1 min

    Northern India – A collaboration with Exodus Travels and the Royal Canadian Geographic Society

    Tea fuelled, I’ll be returning to one my favourite haunts – and of the most intense and provocative spaces anywhere – collaborating with...
    Spring 2019 – Part 2 – Solukhumbu – The Spires and The Everest Three Passes Trek
    Jeff Fuchs
    • Jun 29, 2019
    • 4 min

    Spring 2019 – Part 2 – Solukhumbu – The Spires and The Everest Three Passes Trek

    The second part of our journey took us from the high arid zones of Mustang right into the rumbling, high spires of Solukhumbu. The lands...
    Akahiao Nature Institute…and tea times
    Jeff Fuchs
    • Apr 11, 2019
    • 3 min

    Akahiao Nature Institute…and tea times

    When, a few years ago, I left northwestern Yunnan to join my wife Julie and live here in Hawaii, there were concerns that I’d somehow be...
    In the Land of Ayni (Part 1) – Outpost Magazine
    Jeff Fuchs
    • Jan 11, 2019
    • 1 min

    In the Land of Ayni (Part 1) – Outpost Magazine

    Part 1 of our journey into the Andean world and my own slight obsession with the concept and Quechuan word, Ayni, here. The Quechuan word...
    Qhapaq Nan – The ‘other’ Great Route Through the Sky
    Jeff Fuchs
    • Apr 29, 2018
    • 2 min

    Qhapaq Nan – The ‘other’ Great Route Through the Sky

    Departures by plane seem to suck some of the magic out of tangible travel but they do usher in other spaces and ways of life in a rush...
    Himalayan Pashmina – The Journeys That Wool Took
    Jeff Fuchs
    • Apr 2, 2018
    • 1 min

    Himalayan Pashmina – The Journeys That Wool Took

    Outpost Magazine just revisited a story I wrote about a series of trade routes that brought Pashmina wool from high in the Himalayas down...
    The Tea Explorer – Film Night in NYC
    Jeff Fuchs
    • Mar 22, 2018
    • 1 min

    The Tea Explorer – Film Night in NYC

    Looking forward to this little tea infused event hosted by Museum of Tea and Floating Mountain in New York City. Director Andrew E.M....
    Canadian Geographic Interview – A Revisit with the Tea Horse Road
    Jeff Fuchs
    • Feb 27, 2018
    • 1 min

    Canadian Geographic Interview – A Revisit with the Tea Horse Road

    Rolling back some years with Canadian Geographic to a time when the leaf and the Tea Horse Road came full force into my blood stream. One...
    Travelling Puerh and the ‘Nonsense’ Tea
    Jeff Fuchs
    • Jan 29, 2018
    • 6 min

    Travelling Puerh and the ‘Nonsense’ Tea

    Sometimes there are simple choices rendered simple. Long travel hours and days with bags, different rooms, and tents where the senses are...
    International Tea Day – Lao Banzhang Mentor
    Jeff Fuchs
    • Dec 15, 2017
    • 1 min

    International Tea Day – Lao Banzhang Mentor

    Thought I’d be remiss if I didn’t bow the head to a quiet mentor of mine in the tea world during this International Tea Day. Master...
    Our Tea Explorer at Hawaii’s International Film Festival
    Jeff Fuchs
    • Nov 9, 2017
    • 2 min

    Our Tea Explorer at Hawaii’s International Film Festival

    Tea-Fuelled fun on the tea stained carpets And so our Tea Explorer documentary of mountains, memories and leaves opened at the Hawaiian...
    The Tea Explorer Film to Screen at Hawaii International Film Festival
    Jeff Fuchs
    • Oct 31, 2017
    • 1 min

    The Tea Explorer Film to Screen at Hawaii International Film Festival

    On November 6th, our documentary, The Tea Explorer, will show at the Hawaii International Film Festival. Tea’s origins and that wonderful...
    Feature Article: The Great Gangotri – Feeder of the Ganges
    Jeff Fuchs
    • Sep 17, 2017
    • 2 min

    Feature Article: The Great Gangotri – Feeder of the Ganges

    Gongotri Glacier – Great Feeder of the River Ganges One of the great moving river bodies of the planet, the mother Ganges, is fed by the...
    Tea Explorer Extended Run – On CBC’s Doc Channel
    Jeff Fuchs
    • Sep 9, 2017
    • 2 min

    Tea Explorer Extended Run – On CBC’s Doc Channel

    We’re delighted to announce that our documentary film The Tea Explorer film is getting an additional airing on Sunday Sept, 10th at 9 pm...
    Interview with Love for Tea – The Tea Explorer
    Jeff Fuchs
    • Jul 26, 2017
    • 1 min

    Interview with Love for Tea – The Tea Explorer

    Love when the word ‘conversation’ is used instead of Interview. Had a wonderful ‘conversation’ with the eloquent Ruhani Sandhu of Rangsaa...
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