Steve Thurston wrote:

>
> Anyway, I'd love to get some recommendations for me to tuck away in my
> pocket for whenever I can next get over there.
>
> Thanks!

A lot of them have international ordering on their web sites or
retainers in the US if that is where you reside, usenet is a little
worldwide :-)

I regularly order from Taylor's of Harrogate in Yorkshire, using their
African teas as my everyday drinks, with a special favorite Mountains of
the Moon and close second Kwazulu. The more arcane teas most often
discussed on this group do little for me in my expansion of my taste,
despite my writing about food and drink as part of my living.

As for London, growing up near there I soon learned to avoid it like the
plague, too pricey and pretentious. There are some wonderful places a
short train journey away and you get to see some of the real Britain.

JJ