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    Photographer & Tea Sommelier

    Hi! I'm a traveling tea sommelier, seeking out experiences steeped in adventure. From your Grandma’s kitchen, to the tea fields of Japan, to the tea salons of Europe. You’ll find me wherever tea is brewed and stories are told. Read More...

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    Upcoming Travel

    February →Toronto

    March →New York

    May → Quebec City

    May to August →Japan

    September → Iceland

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    • Received my Issue #10 copy of @photographerswithoutborders magazine today. Excited and humbled to have some photos inside alongside so many other amazing initiatives like @oneprosper @abofrafoundation Booomers in #Ghana, @epicarts_cambodia @hoopperu We Yone Child Foundation in #SierraLeone @casapueblito @haartkenya with @mattie_simas @sambhalitrust and so many more! Awesome work @thedanielledasilva and the magazine crew. Inside we catch up with @project1948 and see what they’ve been up to since our partnership in #Bosnia. ♡
    • 32 days until I'm on my way to Japan! I'll be living at @obubuteafarms during one of the busiest times of the year—tea production season! It's my first time seeing tea production up close at the farm level, and I can't wait. Is there anything you'd like me to find out or ask while I'm there? Leave a comment and I'll add it to my list of things to blog about while I'm there! ° ° ° ° ° ° #tea #teaoftheday #matcha #ilovetea #teatime #cupoftea #tealover #teadrinker #tealove #teaporn #teaaddiction #teaaddict #instatea #butfirsttea #teastagram #foodgawker #foodandwine #feedfeed #f52grams #buzzfeast #buzzfeedfood #instayum #eattheworld #girleatsworld #茶 #teaculture #teatime #teaplease
    • One thing I love about #England is their tea time rituals. From the serving of real cream and sugar cubes, so the proliferation of tea shops. No wonder I love #London. P.S. Yesterday I published a blog post about how to taste tea like a tea sommelier! Lots of fun tasting notes about calling tea 'jammy,' 'buttery,' and other fun descriptors. Check it out and let me know what you think! ° ° ° ° ° ° #tea #teaoftheday #matcha #ilovetea #teatime #cupoftea #tealover #teadrinker #tealove #teaporn #teaaddiction #teaaddict #instatea #butfirsttea #teastagram #foodgawker #foodandwine #feedfeed #f52grams #buzzfeast #buzzfeedfood #instayum #eattheworld #girleatsworld #茶 #teaculture #teatime #teaplease
    • Stoked about spring and the coming first harvests of tea that come with it! What's your favourite springtime ritual? ° ° ° ° ° ° #tea #teaoftheday #matcha #ilovetea #teatime #cupoftea #tealover #teadrinker #tealove #teaporn #teaaddiction #teaaddict #instatea #butfirsttea #teastagram #foodgawker #foodandwine #feedfeed #f52grams #buzzfeast #buzzfeedfood #instayum #eattheworld #girleatsworld #茶 #teaculture #teatime #teaplease
    • On my last visit to New York I tried a Wu Wo Tea Ceremony at @puerhbrooklyn on Grand Street in Williamsburg. Wu Wo was created in Taiwan in 1989 as a variation on the traditional Chinese Gong Fu tea ceremony. In Wu Wo, everyone brings their own tea and brewing utensils, you sit in a circle, and prepare tea to serve to the three people on your left. The idea is for everyone to have a chance to share their tea with others, and try some new tea for yourself. After you’ve all served a few rounds, you can sit back and discuss the tea, life, the universe, and everything with your tea mates. ° ° ° ° ° ° #tea #teaoftheday #matcha #ilovetea #teatime #cupoftea #tealover #teadrinker #tealove #teaporn #teaaddiction #teaaddict #instatea #butfirsttea #teastagram #foodgawker #foodandwine #feedfeed #f52grams #buzzfeast #buzzfeedfood #instayum #eattheworld #girleatsworld #茶 #teaculture #teatime #teaplease
    • Was just thinking about this recently. How so many trips were aided by kind souls. People who shared a bit of medicine when I was sick, or who gave me a ride when I needed it. When you make yourself vulnerable, you give yourself the opportunity to see the best in the world. I haven't been everywhere, but where I have been I've met some damn good people. #thanks ° ° ° ° ° ° #dametraveler #watchthisinstagood #agameoftones #justgoshoot #travelwriter #ig_travel #instatravel #travelgram #instago #passportready #passionpassport #postcardsfromtheworld #theoutbound #neverstopexploring #travelpics #instagood #love #picoftheday #mastinlabs #huffpostgram #lifeofadventure #BBCtravel #CNtraveler #GuardianTravelSnaps
    • I call this one "Urban Camouflage." Go to @barkismet. Get the ahi tartar and allumettes fries. Order one too many cocktails. Doctor's orders. ° ° ° ° ° #ANE #AtlanticNorthEast #halifax #hfx #igershfx #novascotia #canada #wearens #Canadiancollective #picoftheday #beautiful #eastcoastcreatives #instagood #art #beauty #iphone #iphonography #mastinlabs #explorecanada #exploreeverything #justgoshoot #vscocam #maritime #halifaxnoise
    • Sometimes bae comes for your food like ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. Thanks @jeffreygarriock for the excellent #Toronto recommendation of #auntiesanduncles, and the snap! ° ° ° ° ° ° #watchthisinstagood #agameoftones #justgoshoot #travelwriter #ig_travel #instatravel #travelgram #instago #passportready #passionpassport #postcardsfromtheworld #theoutbound #neverstopexploring #travelpics #instagood #love #picoftheday #mastinlabs #huffpostgram #lifeofadventure #BBCtravel #CNtraveler #GuardianTravelSnaps #tofoodies #foodies #breakfast
    • Tomorrow night is the last #BlueMoon we'll see until 2020! @adagioteas does this cool thing where during nights of the blue moon, they sell "Bella Luna Blue" tea to celebrate. The herbal blend brews as a deep blue thanks to the Butterfly Pea Flower, a plant native to Asia that's used as a natural food dye! Just add a squeeze of lemon and it turns bright violet. #science — If you want to get some, hit them up tomorrow! Better than waiting until 2020. #MyAdagio °⠀ °⠀ °⠀ °⠀ °⠀ °⠀ #tea #teaoftheday #matcha #ilovetea #teatime #cupoftea #tealover #teadrinker #tealove #teaporn #teaaddiction #teaaddict #instatea #butfirsttea #teastagram #foodgawker #foodandwine #feedfeed #f52grams #buzzfeast #buzzfeedfood #instayum #eattheworld #girleatsworld #茶 #teatime #teaplease

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      April 5, 2018
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      Blue Moon Colour-Changing Butterfly Pea Flower Tea

      March 29, 2018
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      WTF is FTGFOP? An Introduction to Tea Grading

      March 5, 2018

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      February 27, 2018

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      February 22, 2018

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    • Received my Issue #10 copy of @photographerswithoutborders magazine today. Excited and humbled to have some photos inside alongside so many other amazing initiatives like @oneprosper @abofrafoundation Booomers in #Ghana, @epicarts_cambodia @hoopperu We Yone Child Foundation in #SierraLeone @casapueblito @haartkenya with @mattie_simas @sambhalitrust and so many more! Awesome work @thedanielledasilva and the magazine crew. Inside we catch up with @project1948 and see what they’ve been up to since our partnership in #Bosnia. ♡
    • 32 days until I'm on my way to Japan! I'll be living at @obubuteafarms during one of the busiest times of the year—tea production season! It's my first time seeing tea production up close at the farm level, and I can't wait. Is there anything you'd like me to find out or ask while I'm there? Leave a comment and I'll add it to my list of things to blog about while I'm there! ° ° ° ° ° ° #tea #teaoftheday #matcha #ilovetea #teatime #cupoftea #tealover #teadrinker #tealove #teaporn #teaaddiction #teaaddict #instatea #butfirsttea #teastagram #foodgawker #foodandwine #feedfeed #f52grams #buzzfeast #buzzfeedfood #instayum #eattheworld #girleatsworld #茶 #teaculture #teatime #teaplease
    • One thing I love about #England is their tea time rituals. From the serving of real cream and sugar cubes, so the proliferation of tea shops. No wonder I love #London. P.S. Yesterday I published a blog post about how to taste tea like a tea sommelier! Lots of fun tasting notes about calling tea 'jammy,' 'buttery,' and other fun descriptors. Check it out and let me know what you think! ° ° ° ° ° ° #tea #teaoftheday #matcha #ilovetea #teatime #cupoftea #tealover #teadrinker #tealove #teaporn #teaaddiction #teaaddict #instatea #butfirsttea #teastagram #foodgawker #foodandwine #feedfeed #f52grams #buzzfeast #buzzfeedfood #instayum #eattheworld #girleatsworld #茶 #teaculture #teatime #teaplease
    • Stoked about spring and the coming first harvests of tea that come with it! What's your favourite springtime ritual? ° ° ° ° ° ° #tea #teaoftheday #matcha #ilovetea #teatime #cupoftea #tealover #teadrinker #tealove #teaporn #teaaddiction #teaaddict #instatea #butfirsttea #teastagram #foodgawker #foodandwine #feedfeed #f52grams #buzzfeast #buzzfeedfood #instayum #eattheworld #girleatsworld #茶 #teaculture #teatime #teaplease
    • On my last visit to New York I tried a Wu Wo Tea Ceremony at @puerhbrooklyn on Grand Street in Williamsburg. Wu Wo was created in Taiwan in 1989 as a variation on the traditional Chinese Gong Fu tea ceremony. In Wu Wo, everyone brings their own tea and brewing utensils, you sit in a circle, and prepare tea to serve to the three people on your left. The idea is for everyone to have a chance to share their tea with others, and try some new tea for yourself. After you’ve all served a few rounds, you can sit back and discuss the tea, life, the universe, and everything with your tea mates. ° ° ° ° ° ° #tea #teaoftheday #matcha #ilovetea #teatime #cupoftea #tealover #teadrinker #tealove #teaporn #teaaddiction #teaaddict #instatea #butfirsttea #teastagram #foodgawker #foodandwine #feedfeed #f52grams #buzzfeast #buzzfeedfood #instayum #eattheworld #girleatsworld #茶 #teaculture #teatime #teaplease
    • Was just thinking about this recently. How so many trips were aided by kind souls. People who shared a bit of medicine when I was sick, or who gave me a ride when I needed it. When you make yourself vulnerable, you give yourself the opportunity to see the best in the world. I haven't been everywhere, but where I have been I've met some damn good people. #thanks ° ° ° ° ° ° #dametraveler #watchthisinstagood #agameoftones #justgoshoot #travelwriter #ig_travel #instatravel #travelgram #instago #passportready #passionpassport #postcardsfromtheworld #theoutbound #neverstopexploring #travelpics #instagood #love #picoftheday #mastinlabs #huffpostgram #lifeofadventure #BBCtravel #CNtraveler #GuardianTravelSnaps
    • I call this one "Urban Camouflage." Go to @barkismet. Get the ahi tartar and allumettes fries. Order one too many cocktails. Doctor's orders. ° ° ° ° ° #ANE #AtlanticNorthEast #halifax #hfx #igershfx #novascotia #canada #wearens #Canadiancollective #picoftheday #beautiful #eastcoastcreatives #instagood #art #beauty #iphone #iphonography #mastinlabs #explorecanada #exploreeverything #justgoshoot #vscocam #maritime #halifaxnoise
    • Sometimes bae comes for your food like ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. Thanks @jeffreygarriock for the excellent #Toronto recommendation of #auntiesanduncles, and the snap! ° ° ° ° ° ° #watchthisinstagood #agameoftones #justgoshoot #travelwriter #ig_travel #instatravel #travelgram #instago #passportready #passionpassport #postcardsfromtheworld #theoutbound #neverstopexploring #travelpics #instagood #love #picoftheday #mastinlabs #huffpostgram #lifeofadventure #BBCtravel #CNtraveler #GuardianTravelSnaps #tofoodies #foodies #breakfast

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