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Illam tea

I recently travelled to east Nepal to Ilam, the country?s tea growing district. Ilam shares its border with India and Darjeeling,? another albeit, less beautiful setting for tea. I am not sure if you can buy Illam tea in the West, but it certainly is delicious.? The photograph here, a little hazy with the pre-monsoon heat, shows the road as it twists and turns up until we reach a sufficient altitude for tea production.? I?m investigating organic tea and the over use of pesticides in the West compared with the pure tea over here in Nepal.

Locals often infuse the tea with spices, or my favourite: Illam tea infused with black pepper ? it?s not a simple process of just adding pepper, instead the pepper has to be heated, crushed and then slowly fermented within the tea.? Next time you are in a supermarket, maybe check if they stock Illam tea, in my humble view, the purest and best in the world.

Illam

The road to Ilam, East Nepal

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Views from our travellers

Sadhu, Kathmandu

A sadhu in Kathmandu

The link below takes travellers to see a range of photos taken by one of our travellers Richard from our trip last April with Angel Holidays. ? Here too, is a sample of one of Richard’s photographs of a Sadhu (sanskrit meaning good or holyman) ?- a religious ascetic whose aim is achieve moksa, a liberation from the cycle of life. Seems like he’s having a little trouble with it here.

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Nepal Oct, 2014

Hi to everyone and just to let you know that we’re pleased that our tour this coming October is gaining a lot of interest particularly from recommendations from previous travellers. So a big thanks to those who have held us in such high esteem! We’ll shortly feature in the Guardian newspaper too. ?October once again is going to be an exceptional experience for all concerned, warm wishes, Steve.

 

October 2014 trip to Nepal

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