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    Tea Horse Road Chronicles Part 2 - Coming Snow
    Jeff Fuchs
    • Dec 6, 2020
    • 1 min

    Tea Horse Road Chronicles Part 2 - Coming Snow

    Nomads tuck into wools as a snow storm begins to usher in a new sky and new snow-filled gusts near Litang, in western Sichuan. The...
    White Tea Trials on the Big Island and the Memory of a Mentor
    Jeff Fuchs
    • Mar 7, 2020
    • 6 min

    White Tea Trials on the Big Island and the Memory of a Mentor

    So many sips and times of tea that have made their way into me have been enhanced while sitting in the surrounds and spaces in which the...
    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...
    Mustang and its Eastern Route – Spring 2019 – Part 1 The Khampa Route
    Jeff Fuchs
    • Jun 20, 2019
    • 2 min

    Mustang and its Eastern Route – Spring 2019 – Part 1 The Khampa Route

    Returns insist upon some reflection and this return is no different. Half a month upon that  route of high along the eastern flank of...
    Part 2 of our ‘In from the Outpost’
    Jeff Fuchs
    • Feb 2, 2019
    • 1 min

    Part 2 of our ‘In from the Outpost’

    Second Part of our recent ramblings through Peru and the Andean world, with a visit to the village of Chawaytiri here. After demolishing...
    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...
    Mustang Spaces 2 – The Cup, The Mountains
    Jeff Fuchs
    • Dec 8, 2018
    • 7 min

    Mustang Spaces 2 – The Cup, The Mountains

    The Tibetan term ‘gtum mo’, pronounced “Tummo” refers to the tantric tradition of meditation that summons or produces heat and a kind of...
    Puerh and its Other Worlds – Still There
    Jeff Fuchs
    • Sep 7, 2018
    • 7 min

    Puerh and its Other Worlds – Still There

    Puerh – The Forest Journeying back into Yunnan’s Xishuangbanna for a later than usual annual immersion into Puerh sourcing, learning and...
    In from the Outpost – Peru Tributes
    Jeff Fuchs
    • Jun 1, 2018
    • 4 min

    In from the Outpost – Peru Tributes

    What reassuringly startles the mind – while settling the heart – at times is the sheer symmetry of landscapes and spaces, and the...
    Our “The Tea Explorer” doc film wins Silver World Award
    Jeff Fuchs
    • Apr 19, 2018
    • 1 min

    Our “The Tea Explorer” doc film wins Silver World Award

    Chuffed that our recent documentary “The Tea Explorer” just won a Silver World Award at this year’s 2018 New York Festivals International...
    Gyokuro – A Small Immersion into Umami
    Jeff Fuchs
    • Mar 29, 2018
    • 5 min

    Gyokuro – A Small Immersion into Umami

    The little cedar hand-crafted box had been brought by a friend Tomoyo from Japan and had been waiting to be opened for months. Tidy and...
    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...
    The Tea Explorer – Screening at Toronto Tea Festival
    Jeff Fuchs
    • Jan 11, 2018
    • 1 min

    The Tea Explorer – Screening at Toronto Tea Festival

    The Toronto Tea Festival will be hosting director Andrew Gregg and I for a special screening of our ‘Tea Explorer’ film at the upcoming...
    Tea, Mountains and The Close of a Year. Tributes and Moments
    Jeff Fuchs
    • Dec 30, 2017
    • 4 min

    Tea, Mountains and The Close of a Year. Tributes and Moments

    ‘The Rice Eater’. A particularly strategic rice coveting monkey in Kathmandu who provided a spectacle lasting for 20 minutes. A new year...
    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...
    Puerh’s Ancient Cylinder – 竹面 – Zhú tǒng
    Jeff Fuchs
    • Dec 1, 2017
    • 8 min

    Puerh’s Ancient Cylinder – 竹面 – Zhú tǒng

    A local with a freshly unveiled ‘tong’ coming out of its bamboo home. The round cylinder of compressed Puerh, known in southern Yunnan to...
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