Comments on: Interactive Map

By: Ashwani

Ashwani — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 02:14:17 +0000

Hi Jenny & Patrick,

I left couple of messages but none of them appear so just wanted to know if you have received them yet.

By: jenny

jenny — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 23:50:17 +0000

So nice to hear from you, Ashwani. What sort of chai project are you working on? Would love to hear about it.

By: Ashwani

Ashwani — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 23:26:24 +0000

I have been woking on chai project from last couple of years and more I work on it more I understand and Love it. I have hundereds of articles on Chai. I have been drinking Chai since I was a kid and still I love it as it is. When I moved to Australia in 2005 I started having Coffee after sometime I got off it and continue with my Chai and started working on Chai and gradually got so much into it that it is hard to come out its still long way to go.

By: Atul Goswami

Atul Goswami — Fri, 27 May 2011 12:02:25 +0000

Jenny and Patrick,

Namaste!

This is Atul from Rajkot-Gujarat-India.
Really like your site also your art…. i also love chaai, hay have you ever bin in gujarat (spl in saurastra region http://groups.drupal.org/files/images/rajkot-map_1.jpg)?? this place is also very famous for CHAAI.. it is a land of CHAAI LOVER

When ever you will come here (rajkot) just let me know we will explore CHAAI over here also, our heartly invitation to visit here and stay at my home. You can contact me on 09924814711. atsgoswami@gmail.com

Thanks
Atul

By: jenny

jenny — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 17:45:15 +0000

Namaste Charu! Thanks so much for visiting our site and for your comments. YES! We have researched Assam tea and of course Assam (tea) will be represented in our book!! We love Assam tea and drink it every day, by itself or in our chai. When I created that map, I included places we were fortunate to visit. Sadly, it didn’t work out for us to travel to Assam (for several reasons), and since we didn’t know anyone in Assam, the obstacles won over. Luckily, we were able to visit many estates in Darjeeling and Sikkim so that we could learn about tea processing first hand. Thank you for your observation — this morning I added Assam to the map even though we could not visit during our ‘chai pilgrimage’. But yes! Next time, we would love to visit your family’s tea factory. Thank you so much for the invitation.

Please stay tuned! We hope our book will be out this Fall — it is very close! Thank you again, and Namaste. PS I’m so happy you enjoyed our site.

By: Charu

Charu — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 07:59:00 +0000

I came across your blog while doing my research on tea, for I work with my father in his tea business in Assam. I was surprised and a little disappointed to not see Assam on the map as it is known to contribute generously, infact a majority, to the tea production of the country. The flavor and the aroma is different from the famous Darjeeling tea and tea from the Ooty-Munnar belt.

We have tea manufacturing factories in Assam and currently supply our tea to the domestic market and to auction centers. We have a vision to start tea exports by the next season.

You should visit Assam when you come to India next.

The site looks fabulous and the book is much awaited. Good luck!

By: Jose Joseph

Jose Joseph — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 11:16:13 +0000

Thanks for your blog! Its wonderful.

I’m a chai addict. While I was working on some projects in Mumbai ( Bombay ), a “cutting” of Chai got you through some stressful times ( better than cigarrettes or beer ! ). If you visit Mumbai you should try the street side tea stalls.
Chai is better made in copper vessels.

My dad was a manager of a tea plantation in Kerala. Chai is served in glasses in Kerala and goes through the process of airation ( simply by allowing a stream of chai to travel between two tumblers through the maximum distance between the right and the left hand ). The quantity served in the stalls there is much more than Mumbai, Chennai or Bangalore.

In Mumbai be sure that you are not served Chai made of re-cycled tea leaves. Its horrible. There is no prana left in it!

I am in Singapore now. The food courts here do have an Indian chai stall. You will get a generous helping of Chai.
Usually 5 times a ‘cutting’ that you get in Mumbai. owever after having that you may not have an appetite to eat anything else!

All the best!

May I use your picture of the cinnamon sticks that you have on your site. I want it for an article that I’m writing.
Thanks!

By: Kirstie

Kirstie — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 15:51:51 +0000

I finally enter the chai pilgrimage. So, beautiful and loving. I love the chai wallah photos!

I am truly inspired.

Thanks for your lovely work.

Namaste,

Kirstie

By: charita

charita — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 08:16:00 +0000

i LOVE your blog. So informative and fun! Being Indian, I’ve learned more about chai on your site than I ever have! Congratulations! I look forward to your book!

Namaste,
Charita

By: Curious

Curious — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:07:23 +0000

Absolutely Incredible Website and Adventure!!!!!! I’m speechless at the extent of creativity as well as your passion for travel. Hopefully one day I’ll get there too

Keep up the awesomely awesome work!