Sometimes a picture does say a thousand words. However we make Chai here, it just cannot approximate the real thing. For one thing, there’s years of experience. Look at the skill of this chaiwallah (chai vendor). Could you do this?! He knows the amount of milk to blend by looking at the color of the [...]
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For this we give thanks
Thanksgiving weekend opened horribly with a terrorist massacre at the Taj Intercontinental Hotel in Bombay (Mumbai). Many of you know I went to school in Darjeeling but not many of you know I used to work for the Taj Hotel and following that, worked for a multinational whose offices were at the Taj. I know [...]
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Tea Tour to India – 2009
So many customers have asked me over the years if we ever do tours to Darjeeling. Well, next year is the year. We’ve just finalized our April 2009 tour to India. To offer as much flexility as possible, we’ve organized it so that customers can opt for the 2 week tour which includes not only [...]
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Delhi, India, April 10, 2008
After a wonderful flight on Jet Airways from New York via Brussels, I arrived at Delhi around 11 pm and checked into Vasant Continental Hotel, midway between the international and domestic airports. At that time of the night, the hotel upgraded me to a suite….which of course I couldn’t put to use….and promised to wake [...]
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