All posts filed under: While It Steeps

By far the best-known quote about tea comes from science fiction. It is, of course, from Jean Luc Picard, the sophisticated French captain of Starship Enterprise: “Tea. Lapsang Souchong. Hot.” Well, that’s what it was intended to be. Of... ... READ MORE

The Airbus 320-200 touches down on the tarmac, turbines thundering, and taxis to its berth at Tan Son Nhat airport, Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), still known as Saigon.        Place names are like features at an archeological site;... ... READ MORE

Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe… These first five Presidents of the United States were very different in personality, temperament, wealth, professional background, physique, and skills, but they and their wives shared one distinctive characteristic that may seem surprising: a... ... READ MORE

At the turn of the 20th century,  Bombay was the most modern, the most populated, and the most affluent city in British India. It was – and continues to be – the most cosmopolitan. Among the early settlers were... ... READ MORE