Packed with gorgeous images, this informative guide contains details on every aspect of the formal tea, including how to make and serve it at its very best, the etiquette of tea-drinking, the correct china and silverware to use, how to host a tea party, and even how the tea gown evolved. Recipes for delicious teatime treats round out this must-have guide.

    Ignoring the concerns of friends, so-called experts and even the Mongolians themselves, the twenty-four-year-old backpacker went on to become the first Westerner to cross Mongolia alone on horseback.Gantsara - Alone across Mongolia tells the fascinating, sometimes frightening and often hilarious story of his amazing journey. He tells of his battle to find guides, horses and safe places to sleep in some of the world's wildest and most inhospitable surroundings. From being chased by drunken bandits to falling in love, his story is never dull and is full of affection and respect for the people he meets along the way.