rich and ruth’s travelogue

the Main Old Town Plaza in Quebec City

the Main Old Town Plaza in Quebec City

The place to see and be seen in Quebec City, the downtown Main Plaza, where part of the 400 Quebec City Anniversary Celebration is going on in 2008

Loto-Quebec International Fireworks Competition

Loto-Quebec International Fireworks Competition

The best fireworks display I've ever seen...almost spiritual. Five floats sending pyrotechnics to the sky all synced to music in the famous Montmorency Falls Park.

Giant Puppets of the New France Festival

Giant Puppets of the New France Festival

Every year the New France Festival take locals and tourists back to the days of merry men and woman in period costumes with parades, music, and food.

The Tea Ladies of Taiwan

Photo Essay written 21 April 2008

Old and young women with keen eyes and skilled fingers make up the famous Tea Ladies of Taiwan, picking tea along the slopes of mountains throughout Taiwan

Tea Ladies of Taiwan

Tea Ladies of Taiwan

Morning tea picking on the slopes of the Yun Sa Farm near Alishan in Taiwan.

Tea Ladies on the Yun Sa Farm

Tea Ladies on the Yun Sa Farm

High in the mountains of Taiwan on the Yun Sa Farm near Alishan, the Tea Ladies start their day picking Black Tea leaves.

Delicate fingers picking Black Tea in Taiwan

Delicate fingers picking Black Tea in Taiwan

It takes delicate fingers and a keen eye to pick only the top three leaf stems from the Black Tea in the Ten Long Farm near Alishan in Taiwan

Tea Lady of Taiwan wearing a Miss Kitty outfil

Tea Lady of Taiwan wearing a Miss Kitty outfil

The young and old make of the elite group of Tea Ladies who have the eyes and skill to pick the finest top three leaf arrangement that make the best quality Black Tea.

Tea Ladies picking the famous Black Tea of Taiwan

Tea Ladies picking the famous Black Tea of Taiwan

In the late afternoon along the slopes of the Ten Long Tea Farm, the Tea Ladies pick the top stems from the Black Tea plants of the Alaihan Region of Taiwan

rich and ruth carlson (aka Axel Olson)

rich and ruth carlson (aka Axel Olson) has been a member since 25 November 2007 and goes by talkintravel.

Currently in santa cruz.

We are a travel writing team, photographer, and co-hosts of Talkintravel TV, a half hour long TV show on our travels around the world. You can check it out at www.talkintravel.tv. But mainly we are in search of the next person, place, or thing we've yet to experience.

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