Category: Field Notes
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How Thomas Lipton Turned Ceylon Tea Into a Global Empire
To understand Sri Lanka’s tea country, you need more than pretty hillside views. You need the story of how Ceylon tea became one of the island’s most powerful global identities. Tea is almost impossible to separate from Sri Lanka. The island’s green hills produce one of the world’s most recognizable teas, while millions of people…
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Best of Chiapas Mexico: How to Experience the Perfect Three Days in Chiapas
Want to know how to experience the perfect three days in Chiapas, Mexico? Chiapas is one of Mexico’s wildest and most underrated regions. It feels like a different country altogether. In just three days, you can stand above one of the world’s most spectacular canyons, hear Maya languages spoken in local markets, swim in surreal blue waterfalls…
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Mexico Travel Essentials: The Tips, Logistics, and Local Knowledge You Need (Part 3 of 3)
A great Mexico trip is not built from a checklist of famous places. It comes from connecting the right destinations in the right order, with enough local knowledge to make each day flow. That is especially true on an 18-day Mexico itinerary covering Mexico City, Puebla, Oaxaca, Chiapas, and Yucatán. The distances, climates, road conditions,…
