Lewis Perin wrote:
> Why not, when you know you're going to want green tea on the run, fill
> a couple of T-Sac or other brand of make-your-own-teabag? That way
> you're brewing your favorite tea.

I'm right with you on principle, but travel randomly and often on short
notice (ahead of the revenooers). Better grades of YMY are good enough,
and their packaging is excellent. I have bags banging around in my
briefcase half a dozen years old that are still *much* better than
anything generally available at restaurants and hotels.

If I have time to plan, I use a cute little zip-cased
gaiwan/fair-pot/cup set (available at Yunnan Sourcing, though this one a
generous gift from a venerable crow) and pack five or six assorted teas
to share with clients and friends. Makes quite an impression in business
meetings.

Truthfully, I usually drink the bags by cold-brewing overnight in the
hotel room to have a suitably bittersweet libation to greet the dawn.
Loose tea works too, but messier.

-DM