Germany
Issue: 2019-02-27, PHOTO: Dianne Homan
Endings and beginnings
It was the end of my first camino, the ancient pilgrimage route across Spain, and I never wanted to put those dang boots on again. For the previous decade, they had served me well and felt comfortable during many one-to-four-day hikes. After a... Read more
Issue: 2019-02-13, PHOTO: DeYoung’s via Wikimedia Commons
Family fortune tied to the Klondike Gold Rush
U.S. President Donald Trump’s grandfather started the family fortune during the great Klondike Gold Rush. He never reached the Klondike Gold Fields; he was hundreds of miles short. Nevertheless, he made his golden stake in Golden, B.C., and in the... Read more
Issue: 2018-11-28, PHOTO: Ulrike Wohlfarth Levins
Fifty years of meat, sausage and community
The Deli started as a dream that Ernst Wohlfarth (better known as Ernie) had when he was growing up in war-torn Germany. He dreamed of making sausage and became an apprentice in that field, as a young teenager. He soon realized that it was not... Read more
Issue: 2018-10-31, COVER ART: J.D. Sipe
Spiritual Undertones
It’s been a fairly typical autumn for bluesman Brandon Isaak. Typically busy, that is. The former Whitehorse musician spent most of September on tour in Germany and Holland, including an appearance at the prestigious Guitar Summit in Mannheim... Read more
Issue: 2018-05-30, PHOTO: courtesy of Sherri Green
Ten days in Germany
If I were to go to Germany, where would I go? There are so many possibilities. I usually have trouble deciding what to order off of a restaurant menu! I asked some friends and they helped me narrow down the possibilities. Their suggestion? Tour... Read more
Issue: 2018-04-04, PHOTO: Elke Reinauer
Black forest cake in Namibia
A group of bare-breasted native Himba women is disembarking a taxi to sell crafts at the park beneath the red and white lighthouse. While the owner of the nearby café starts chatting in German with a patron, a Herero woman in a colorful dress... Read more
Issue: 2018-03-21, PHOTO: Pixabay
I Hate Springing Forward
Spring. Daylight. Forward. Change. These words all individually invoke positivity and renewal. They remind us of the potential of bettering ourselves and opportunities to seize life to the fullest. I think that’s why some marketing masochist... Read more
Issue: 2017-11-29, PHOTO: Elke Reinauer
Yukon writers gear-up for Frankfurt Book Fair
With over 280,000 visitors and 1,000 authors, the Frankfurt Book Fair is the largest book fair in the world and an important event for international trade deals, with over 7 000 exhibitors from 100 nations, according to the fair website. It is... Read more
Issue: 2017-09-13, PHOTO: Iris Kris Krueger, Wochenspiegel
In The People’s Voice
Ross River musician Dennis Shorty grew up in a musical family that spoke Kaska and performed at social events. Now he is sharing his love of the language through the musical duo he formed with his wife, Jennifer Froehling, is called Dena Zagi... Read more
Issue: 2017-08-30, PHOTO: Liam Harrap
Setting Forth for New Frontiers
Yukon musician Jona Barr is pumped. He’s going to Germany – and he’s going to be playing his first set outside of Canada. “I’ve traveled to a few upper American states while touring Canada, but this is my first international festival,” says the... Read more
Issue: 2017-08-30, PHOTO: Jessica Simon
Glück Auf! A Mini-Mining Tour of Germany
I’m not a miner, but on a recent visit to Germany my friends took me on impromptu mining tours of their regions. First Clemens and I drove 100 kilometres west of Leipzig to Wangen and the Arc of Nebra (Arche Nebra) museum, where the Himmelsscheibe... Read more
Issue: 2017-08-09, PHOTO: Elke Reinauer
From the East to the Beautiful South
Keen on history? The Castle Wartburg in Wittenberg in Eastern Germany offers an opportunity to learn about the 500th Anniversary of Martin Luther’s Reformation. The castle is the place where Luther translated the bible and lived with his family. Read more
Issue: 2017-07-19, PHOTO: Elke Reinauer
Celebrating Sausages
The Germans are known by the nickname “The Krauts,” which comes from sauerkraut, a famous German dish comprised of fermented cabbage. Maybe Germans should be nicknamed “The Sausages” instead, because we have 1,500 kinds of different sausages in... Read more
Issue: 2017-06-07, PHOTO: courtesy of Elke Reinauer
Experiencing Theatre in Namibia
It's 15 minutes before our performance starts and one of my actors has a meltdown. “No, I am not gonna play,” he says avoiding eye contact. Philo is 12 years old and usually confident. I would never have expected that from him. It’s Valentine’s... Read more
Issue: 2017-05-10, PHOTO: Michelle Eshpeter
Making All the Right Stops for a Delicious Evening
Let’s make this as easy as possible. No cooking and no fussing, follow these directions and you will arrive at a delicious dinner destination. First stop, sushi night! Sushi is one of these tricky food-wine pairing combinations. Wasabi, pickled... Read more
Issue: 2017-03-22, PHOTO: by Benjamin Lauterbach courtesy of the Frankfurt Book Fair
Bringing Yukon literature to the world stage
Each October, the city of Frankfurt in Germany plays host to the second largest literary trade fair in the world, with 7,153 exhibitors representing 106 countries present in 2016. The Frankfurt Book Fair (known as the Frankfurter Buchmesse (FBM)... Read more
Issue: 2017-03-08, PHOTO: Kelly Tabuteau
The Long-Awaited Day
The crazy adventure of a temporary (or definitive, who knows?) expatriate - Part 1 Read more
Issue: 2017-01-25, PHOTO: Meaghan O’Connor
Unexpected Awesomeness
After 15 countries, 34 cities and 99 days backpacking through Europe I can honestly say that it was not the big name cities that ended up being our favourites. It turned out to be the smaller cities and towns that we had never heard of. These were... Read more
Issue: 2016-11-30, Illustration: Shauna Jones
The Cancan as Theatrical Spectacle
On June 20, 1819 the composer who was destined to pen the cancan theme song was born. His name was Jacques Offenbach. Born in Cologne, Germany, he grew to be a virtuoso cellist. At 14 he was accepted into the Paris Conservatoire and travelled... Read more
Issue: 2016-11-16, PHOTO: courtesy of Elke Reinauer
Learning About Ubuntu in Namibia
My African friends think that Yukoners are cannibals. When I told them the story about the Sourtoe Cocktail I expected the usual reaction: laughter and amusement. But instead I got wide-open eyes and mouths asking me: “You did this?” they asked me... Read more