It is a wonderful thing to travel. Your view of the world expands exponentially with every country, every city, every road and village and river and mountain. And every meal. But perhaps the greatest thing is coming back home, and seeing it with new eyes. New appreciation for the beauty that surrounds you.
This past year, I was in Taiwan. Ihla Formosa, to the Portuguese, or Beautiful Island. It lives up to its name. I have never before seen anywhere so beautiful. Flowers all year, roses in February, trees and parks, hiking trails, true mountains, deep valleys, aboriginal villages, and beaches, and cliffs, and rocks, and stars... (Taiwan has