Tag: bananas

  • Random kindness

    I’ve always been amazed by the random kindness of Taiwanese people. This is something that I did not often come across elsewhere… or, at least, I do not have distinct memories of it (this may be due to not noticing such things in my youth). The other day I was out hiking in the mountains,…

  • Free Fresh Fruit!

    No matter where you go in Taiwan, you can be assured there will be a large stock of locally grown, fresh fruit available.  Much of this fruit is similar to the Western World: apples, bananas, oranges, etc.  Much of it, however, is also very eastern: Bell Fruit, Passion Fruit (and other tropical fruits), Dragon Fruit,…