India

years of practice make climbing these steep slopes with a large bag of leaves a walk in the park to these seasoned workers - and according to my guide, during…

the number of rupees a worker receives is dependent on the weight of the bag. Since tea leaves don't weigh much, it's the number of bags you haul up when…

my guide let me stay here for about 45 minutes to watch this very organized process of harvest collection and compensation. Consequently I got a little snap happy and have…

this has got to be the most colorful culture on the planet - even mundane work seems more festive with a little dress up!

these are the folks who help make a cup of tea available to you in the morning!

a couple of men with scales jot down the weight of each bag in a book with the name of the harvester and women will be paid according to how…

She had just climbed up that steep mountain behind her and when I indicated my admiration, the guide said she'd been doing this all her life - with some practice,…

this ride comes without guard rails and is not for the weak of heart - and to add to the joy of this "E" ride - on the way back…

The guide, driver, and I took a jeep up this road and it's definitely one of those "don't need to do this again" activities. It started to pour rain about…

This enterprising guy had saved enough money to buy a jeep for hire to take you up the steep road to the highest tea plantation in the world. The road…