Fili’s world

Most people who like tea are familiar with the famous British Earl Grey Tea, but few know about its Chinese origins.
Yair Amir writes a cute column in the last page of the Jerusalem City Mouse city guide (Achbar Ha-ir) where he looks up answers to questions mailed to him by readers. Here’s a quick translation of [...]

I’m overwhelmed with joy when I see a Taiwan promotion around Israel. Most Israelis I talk to about Taiwan, my Asian home, either confuse it with Thailand or they have no idea what and where Taiwan is. That has a lot to do with the fact that Taiwan is rarely promoted or discussed in Israel [...]