Thursday TeaDay 11/6/08 Tea and travel?

[auggy]

It depends on the trip, but I'll try to bring tea and some sort of brewing vessel and, depending on the tea I bring, my thermometer and scale.

TKY this morning. Very yum. DH still can't have hot liquids because of his wisdom tooth extraction and it is weird brewing morning tea just for one.

Very sleepy today. Hockey season always makes me think I need to find a nice team to support in the central time zone. But I never do. Oh well, I can sleep next spring.

[leiche]

If I'm away from home for more than a day, I'm most likely at school (for an 8-day intensive residency) in a dorm room. Last time, I brought several teas, a mug, a travel cup, a teapot, and my electric kettle. I get driven up there, so space isn't an issue.

I even bring tea--just Twinings bags, generally, because they're easy and vaguely passable--to friends' houses for the evening. Need tea!

Assam with breakfast, Yunnan Noir now.

[Cinnamon Kitty]

Yes, if more than a day, I take it all. Including a kettle. The main reason for also taking a kettle (in addition to being able to heat water on demand) is that I pack my tea and teaware for the trip inside the kettle. It's a convenient place to store it all and avoid breakage.

I've done that before and it works out great. If I don't have room to bring my Zoji, then I generally go with an infuser basket, a few tins of loose tea, and some paper filters. I also keep a small collection of emergency teabags in my backpack or purse for extreme circumstances when loose tea is not available.

This morning, I am drinking Water Sprite Oolong from TeaSource. It's very toasty tasting.

[caligatia]

I keep a sample tin of tea in my purse anyway. I'd been using a mesh tea ball, but I've ordered some T-Sacs from TeaSource to use instead. The reason I do this is because when I go over to a family member's house we always want to have tea together, and I got tired of forgetting to bring some. So into the purse went the sample tin. Also, the coffee shop I hang out at doesn't mind giving me plain hot water so long as I buy a cookie or something.

Overnight trips definitely require tea. My in-laws think I'm odd for bringing my own, but that's okay. They think I'm odd anyway. I think if I take any plane trips I'll just take Twinings teabags. But mostly I drive to places, so loose tea isn't an issue.

Right now I'm finishing off last night's Formosa lapsang. I'm a heathen: I microwaved it. Tastes fine. Some teas I can't do that with, but the lapsang works out all right.

[olivierco]

If you are going to be away from home for more than a day, do you bring tea and a pot with you?

It is precisely the cas today for me. Iam away from ome for two days. i have brought some tea (sencha, houjicha and keemun) and a little porcelain kyuusu.

keemun this morning and karigane sencha later this evening.

[Pentox]

Hm, it depends on the trip. When I'm travelling for work, I don't bring much. I carry matcha packets with me sometimes, but that's it. Part of the fun of traveling is in finding it elsewhere. Trying out the teas you can find wherever you go.

If I'm going on a long personal vacation I might take some teabags with me. But for the most part I don't bring tea when I travel.

This morning: genmaicha satsuki from den's again. Trying to finish it off.

[Jack_teachat]

The last two holidays I went on I took with me both tea and teaware, I also do my best to source quality water.

Yunnan Pure Gold today from Teaspring, opened it a few days ago, pretty good but not quite as good the last one I had from Jing UK.

First post for a while ... Serious lack of time at the moment for anything but work work work. Hopefully over Christmas I should be on here a little more!

Jack

[indieanna]

I find that tea bags are a good idea for the road. Maybe not quite as great as the cup of tea I drink at home, but still meets that need for a cuppa. They also take up little space and don't get messy.

The real problem I find when traveling is the lack of good quality water! When you stay in a hotel the tap water is usually so awful, and water bottles cost up to $3 or so! Frustrating.

[omegapd]

Call the cops! (Omegapd will tell you I'm not kidding.)

Me? What do I know about cops and tea?

[teaguru]

I often go up to the cottage for the weekend, and I always bring some tea with me. Actually, I typically divide my tea up and take half of it to the cottage in tupperware or spare tins, and leave the other half home. As far as pots go, at the very least I will take my IngenuiTea.

I'm currently drinking a lovely second infusion of my White Peach. I think I'm going to reach for the Coconut Pouchong next.

[daughteroftheKing]

Almost all my travels are by car, and being a "kitchen sink" packer, I usually bring the electric kettle, clear yet sturdy footed glass mug, IngenuiTea, liquid stevia, small pointed scoop, and at least 4 re-filled sample tins (when you buy 4 tins, adagio puts them in a little green box that packs well).

My friends laugh at the thought that someday I'll be hauled in for questioning when the police discover dried leaves that I swear is tea (and crossing state lines, no less!).

Today so far drinking SnowBud with rosebuds added. The weekly T@3 group will probably be served Monks Blend.

[Victoria]

Not much time to check in today!! Busy, busy day!

But I did bring my new Adagio Yunnan Noir to work with me,
on the second steep now.

[kymidwife]

I did bring my new Adagio Yunnan Noir to work with me,
on the second steep now.

I swear you are like my West Coast twin. Yunnan Noir in my cup today too.. 2nd steep here as well... very good 2nd steep for a black tea, not weak at all.

What shall we have next, Vic?

Sarah

[Shelob]

In my cup now, along with in my mother's cup Darjeeling..... so yummy and smooth, I'll make a tea drinker outta Mom yet!Have a FAB TeaDay Eve all!

We're out to dinner so I might be back! She wanted Chinese, could you see me trying to use chopstix????????
It's hard enough eating left-handed so as it is, that's why I said "might be back", eating takes soooo long.

[Chip]

Good luck with the chop stix, Shelob.

I am enjoying the new Emerald Needle green from Adagio. It is very sweet, but a little finicky.

next!