We love the amazing tea plantations in Sri Lanka. Beautiful landscapes, friendly people, amazing history - and this day trp to Lipton Seat was very special indeed! ❤ We spent an awesome 7 weeks travelling in Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 Here's the link to our entire Sri Lanka series: kzread.info/head/PLCmNbKU5iMrm1426S5ltprrISCZunP-BF There will be more videos to come from this amazing country so remember to SUBSCRIBE & tap NOTIFY!! 👍

Really interesting video seeing where the tea comes from for my morning cup of tea.

@FrugalTravellers

4 ай бұрын

We hope you enjoy that morning cup of tea Mr B ☕☕ Cheers!

Hi Lee (+M) The highlight of that trip has to to be the view above the clouds☁️ That's beautiful and it's pretty rare thing to witness. Does the Ceylan plantation have a particular smell or the tea only smells when dry? Have a nice day, catch you guys later 🙋🏻‍♂️

@FrugalTravellers

4 ай бұрын

Hi Sergio 👋 Yes it was nice to see the clouds rolling in. It feels like you are in heaven when you are above the clouds. ❤️. A great walk, and the views all the way up are really nice. The tea doesn't really have an odour at all when it's on the bush. The amazing smell you get is in the factory when they begin to dry the leaves. I wish I could bottle that smell. It's amazing 😍☕ Enjoy your week. Cheers from us ☕👋

Go for Adam's Peak, worth it despite the 3am start

@FrugalTravellers

4 ай бұрын

We missed out on Adam's peak on this trip but definitely want to return to Sri Lanka so it's going on the list for next time. Thank you 🙏

Good to see you with the new video💓💓

@FrugalTravellers

4 ай бұрын

That's so lovely, thank you.

Hello Lee and Maddy what a beautiful place take care ❤👍🙏

@FrugalTravellers

4 ай бұрын

Hello Nisar. It is certainly such a beautiful place. Thank you so much for your lovely comment 🙏🤗

Oddly enough, I never thought of Lipton as a person. Thanks for bringing him to life!

@FrugalTravellers

4 ай бұрын

Yes, it's funny. Some names are are just etched into our brains as a brand. I wonder what he was like as a person. 🤔

Thank you Lee for bringing us along another hike. What marvelous views. 😮 Well worth the hike. Also loved the ‘monkey crossing’ sign. 😊 Cheers.

@FrugalTravellers

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Lucchesse 😊 A lovely spot and I'm glad I didn't come across the monkeys up there because they can be pesky critters. 😂😂 Especially when you get your lunch out. 😂👍

The views are amazing what a fantastic place.hope your both OK and enjoying your travels

@FrugalTravellers

4 ай бұрын

Hello Julie! 👋 The views certainly were stunning... Sri Lanka is so beautiful. We're both well, and are enjoying our time here in Portugal, housesitting gorgeous Tilly cat 😻🥰

Lipton tea, love it. I’ve just discovered your channel so I’m binge watching your vlogs. Hope your wife is feeling better, I just watched her wellness vlogs, beautiful person.

@FrugalTravellers

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your kind words ❤️. Mandy is doing very well thank you 🙏 Glad you like the channel and hope you enjoy the more Sri Lanka videos we have to come. 😍🇱🇰

Those views are amazing, the walk amongst the tea picking was great - adding to my list right now

@FrugalTravellers

4 ай бұрын

Hi Leslee. So glad you enjoyed the walk. I didn't realise how lovely and relaxing hiking around the tea estates would be. ❤️. Beautiful scenery and everyone was really friendly and welcoming too. Definitely worth putting on the list. ❤️🇱🇰

Very interesting, nice to know where our tea comes from and the process it goes through before we drink it. ❤❤❤ xx

@FrugalTravellers

4 ай бұрын

Hello Susan 👋 Yes, it is fascinating to see the whole process - did you catch our Tea Factory Tour video? kzread.info/dash/bejne/aoiNzdKec9zLfKg.htmlsi=BT9lrgi1KxPTp8MC That was such an amazing experience, and oh, how I wish we could have shared the delicious aroma with you xx🥰🤗

@susangranger3089

4 ай бұрын

@@FrugalTravellers Yes that was Amazing too, thank you for sharing your experiences with us. ❤️❤️❤️ xx

@FrugalTravellers

4 ай бұрын

@@susangranger3089 Yay ... You are more than welcome 🙏❤️

Beautiful country Bangladesh🇧🇩🇧🇩

@FrugalTravellers

4 ай бұрын

We would love to visit Bangladesh! 🤗🙌

Nice vlog as always! PS. Who is team coffee and who's team tea? 😅

@FrugalTravellers

4 ай бұрын

Hello Pocahoetaz 👋 It's always so lovely to hear from you 😊 For us, Lee is definitely Team Tea, whilst I didn't start even liking tea until I was in my 30s, and was Team Coffee all the way 🤣 What about you... Team Coffee or Team Tea?

@pocahoetaz

4 ай бұрын

@@FrugalTravellers oh wow-interesting! I think I'm "team tea" but I need to stop drinking so much because tannis in tea lower absorption of iron and it's important especially for vegetarians/vegans. I hope you two are doing good. Have a great rest of the week!

@FrugalTravellers

4 ай бұрын

@@pocahoetaz Although I'm team tea I do enjoy a coffee most mornings. We'll have to visit some coffee producing places in the future too. 😁 Have a great week. 👍 Lee

@FrugalTravellers

4 ай бұрын

​@@pocahoetazOhhh... that's so interesting re: the tannins and iron. I've read that I should be drinking 3 cups of green tea per day to reduce the recurrence of breast cancer... I hadn't realised it could have an issue with my iron level on my whole food plant-based diet! ~ Mandy

@pocahoetaz

4 ай бұрын

@@FrugalTravellers well we should remember not to drink it while eating or short before/after eating. Green tea is healthy and also tasty when properly brew (I'm not expert myself😅) or with some extras like mango. Looking forward to see new videos! :)

Very informative vlog miss Mandy give my ❤to her thanks for the video 😊

@FrugalTravellers

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 🙏 Mandy is very well and appreciates your good wishes. 🙏❤️🙏

Superb ❤

@FrugalTravellers

4 ай бұрын

Thank you, Sanjeewa! We are very happy that you enjoyed this video 🙏🤗

Thanks for the tour, Lee! :)

@FrugalTravellers

3 ай бұрын

You're welcome Imo. I bet you fancy a cup of tea now. 😊

@PlanetImo

3 ай бұрын

@@FrugalTravellers I do!!

Nice vedio brother ❤

@FrugalTravellers

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your kind comment 🙏🤗

Beautiful !!

@FrugalTravellers

4 ай бұрын

It really is lovely up there. ❤️

Hi! I work as a development consultant here in Sri Lanka, and one of the key projects i am engaged in is the revival of the Sri Lankan tea industry. Ceylon Tea, as it's known, is the best quality (flavour) in the world, but that quality comes at a cost! Apart from the soil and climate, what gives our tea its unique flavour is that we pluck "two leaves and a bud". Unfortunately this "selective plucking" as it's called, can only be done manually, and given the shortage of labour and its cost (even considering the ridiculously low wage rate), we find ourselves being out-priced in the global market compared to countries which have mechanized the plucking process. Of course, we could resort to machine plucking too but that would mean losing out on the quality, which is our USP. We would no longer have a competitive advantage in a niche market and at the same time cannot match the sheer volumes being produced by countries like India, China and Kenya. Sorry for the long rant 😂 but this is one of those topics that's very close to my heart ❤

@FrugalTravellers

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for taking the time to provide all this information. 🙏. I find it really fascinating and I am very intrigued into how the industry is heading in the future. I've seen some of these mechanised plucking machines on other videos. It is a concern that the focus is now on quantity not quality. It's hard to compete with such innovations. I wonder if they have any long term effects on the bush. 🤔 It's so vigorous! I hope there remains a demand for quality hand picked tea as a niche market. The other issue seems to be the lack of workers as the next generation are reluctant to engage in such strenuous work, as is the case in hard manual work worldwide. We wish you all the best and we will continue to highlight the tea industry in our further travels. We intend to visit more estates as we travel through Bangladesh this year. 👍

Superb 👍👍👍

@FrugalTravellers

2 ай бұрын

We're so pleased you enjoyed this video, Vipul 🙏🤗🇱🇰♥️

World Beautiful country Bangladesh🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩

@FrugalTravellers

4 ай бұрын

Hello Fardin 👋 Yes, Bangladesh looks amazing, and if all goes well, we are planning to visit this year 🤗🙏

When was this trip? I get confused with the timings of your vids.

@FrugalTravellers

4 ай бұрын

Hello, Vera. I know it can be a bit confusing, as our videos are always at least 5-8 months behind real time, but my Journey to Wellness videos have been coming out earlier on Mondays. We were in Sri Lanka in June-July 2023, and I received the diagnosis on the 11th July in Kandy. ~ Mandy

Nice vedio..how much time did you spent here?for your total journey of lipton seat

@FrugalTravellers

4 ай бұрын

Hi. I spent the morning there, leaving Haputale around 7 am, arriving at the seat around 10.30 and returning about 1pm. Can't remember exactly but I do say the times in the video. 👍

@slcolombo111

4 ай бұрын

Ok thank youu for your reply ❤

it not hindi temple it a hindu temple please say it right hindi is a language not religion hindu is religion

@FrugalTravellers

2 ай бұрын

Oh no! Thank you so much for the correction! We really appreciate it and will make sure we use the correct word in the future 🙏😍