Chai Laneway Markets // A tea lovers Paradise

It's well known on this little slice of the internet that I am a tea nutter. But if I was only aloud one type of tea for the rest of my life it would most definitely be the humble Chai. It's sweet but spicy, has a punch of flavour but mellows itself out as you sip- it's simply divine! So you can imagine how my heart raced when I found out there was not only a tea festival going on but one devoted entirely to Chai Tea. So early Saturday morning early for me- not so early for the normal population I managed to drag myself out of bed gather some clothes and get out the door without waking anyone in my household up. Quite an accomplishment in our house as the walls are paper thin and I'm not very delicate; mum used to complain that as a toddler I would never walk just run from point A to point B and I don't think I've ever grown out of it! 

By the time I got to the Markets, which were actually held in an open air piazza of the local shopping centre, it was well after 11 and I was in desperate need of a coffee. I popped into Coffee Traders for a quick latte and snoop of the local paper before braving the sudden snap of weather and venturing out into the market. The smells that were in the air was enough to draw a huge crowd; regardless of the awful weather! It was a Chai lovers paradise out there, if it was possible to overdose on Chai well I think I came pretty close to doing it! The chai chocolate fudge was to die for and something that I'd never even though of doing before. The original Foxi iced Chai is something i've never come across and will be lusting after coming up to those hot summer months!  

There was also plenty of options for non-chai lovers too; macaroons in every flavour you could think of, Farmer Jo's musli had an unbelievable selection of homemade artisan oats and musli. It was probably a good thing my bag was bursting with goodies by the time I got to them otherwise I would have brought far more than I actually needed. The Chai Room had the most amazing ginger masala Chai that I have ever had with a punch of spice that mellows out and leaves the sweetest taste in your mouth; i'm going to be chasing them around markets from now on just to get a pot of that ginger masala blend. But if your more of a chai latte kinda girl don't worry, we won't judge you  Chai Me has hands down the most sensational Chai Latte Spice I have ever tried, even my friends who aren't huge fans of chai loved it- and thats saying something! By the time I had meandered around every stall the weather had taken a turn for the worse and I decided to make the long drive back home. An hour and a half later I was curled up in-front of the roaring fire with a book and a steaming mug of chai tee; the perfect way to spend a saturday - absolute bliss!