This afternoon tea has been on my mind for at least two years. I know because I found a text message from 2015 (or so) asking a friend to accompany me there. Well, I always thought that it was too expensive for a student, but during my last few days in Fukuoka, I decided to… Read More Afternoon Tea @ Fortnum and Mason’s Mitsukoshi Fukuoka Branch
I thought I’d switch things up by reviewing/summarising a book on tea called The Black Tea Bible. Like its name says, this all about tea. I first saw it in a bookshop, decided not to buy it, then regretted it so much I ordered the book from Amazon. I just put some random teas with… Read More Book: 紅茶のバイブル (The Black Tea Bible)
One was made from fire, one was made from ice. That is how our stories start. Our parents were old and childless, they wanted kids, yada yada yada. Long story short, it was a cold winter, dad went out to make a snow baby, mom stayed home near the fire and lo and behold, my… Read More Fire and Ice (Short Story)
I don’t know much about 1872 Clipper Tea (which I mistook for the British Clipper Tea at first), so thank you, kind soul, who gave me this! I’m sorry that I’m so horrendously bad at keeping track of gifts. This Travel Journal is a collection of teas from 1872 Clipper Tea. According to the description… Read More Travel Journal (1872 Clipper Tea)
There was a time during my first job where no one knew about my love of tea. Of course, they eventually found out when I answered a normal “what are you going to do on your day off” with “take the train to Fukuoka to attended the Lupicia marche.” Anyway, I found out about this… Read More Wonderland Tea (不思議の国の紅茶)
Going to do a tea review today! I was reminded that I had this tea after drinking some really disappointing green tea (but that’s a story for another time). This tea was bought from the お茶の山口園 (Ocha no Yamaguchien) store at Daito Aeon and was a present for my granddad but we’re now all trying… Read More お茶の山口園「うれしのみどり」と「深緑」(Ureshinomidori and Shinryoku by Ochanoyamaguchien)
Another thing I wanted to do in Okinawa was to try a proper afternoon tea set. Not because Okinawa is famous for its afternoon tea but because my fascination with tea led to a fascination with afternoon tea. After a lot of googling, I decided on the set from the Lobby Lounge at the Ritz… Read More Afternoon Tea @ The Ritz Carlton, Okinawa
When it was decided that my sister and I were going to Okinawa, I decided to try and see if there was anything interesting tea-wise. Well, I found Bukubuku Tea (ブクブク茶), which is unlike anything that I’ve ever seen before! What is Bukubuku Tea (ブクブク茶)? Bukubuku tea, a type of furicha, is a traditional Okinawan… Read More Tea 101: What is Okinawa’s Bukubuku Tea (ブクブク茶)?
I’m cutting it very close, but here’s my roundup for this year! This year as more eventful than most and reading really became my escape. I only did one challenge, because I didn’t want to put pressure on my reading time, and I think that was the right decision. SEA Reading Challenge Update Anyway, last… Read More 2017 Reading Roundup
2017 was not a good year for me writing-wise. There, I said it. I had a bad writing year. Due to a bunch of factors (lots of changes and a mild depression being the two main culprits), I lost my will to write. It was painful because writing was something I always enjoyed, even though… Read More Looking Back on 2017
