Tracing Tea, the international collaboration of four students and a film crew who have a love of tea strong enough to survive 15,000 km in three-wheeled auto-rickshaws, celebrates the 350th anniversary of tea’s introduction to Britain. The expedition will trace stories entwined with tea, tales of espionage, warfare, philosophy and medicine.
Concerned that Land Rover’s monopoly on overland travel has removed the challenge of travel, the Tracing Tea team opted to drive their route in a Bajaj 175cc auto-rickshaw, the three-wheeled icon of India, and its European counterpart, the Piaggio Ape. Commonly described as resembling ride-on mowers, the auto-rickshaws are guaranteed to keep things interesting.
Tracing Tea aims to produce a different kind of material. Travelling without a political, religious or social agenda, the Tracing Tea team will take time to discover, record and ultimately present, the stories of ordinary people and extraordinary places… Full article here
