by Ian | Oct 5, 2020 | Denmark
The Witch Burning of Ribe The children of the village scampered out of their cottages and trudged through the mud and over the canal to the forest at the north end of town by the Nørremark. Their parents followed just behind unafraid to let them out of sight as...
by Ian | Oct 10, 2020 | Denmark
Sidsellil and Gustave Sidsellil arose from her slumber and emerged from the lily petals of her secret garden in Odense to a crisp autumn morning and breathed in the air as the lightest of breezes danced through the trees still clinging to their summer leaves. She set...
by Ian | Oct 13, 2020 | Denmark
The Hermit Homes of Copenhagen The Inderhavns Bridge traverses the canal from Copenhagen’s famed Newhavn harbour to Freetown Christania on the other side. Heading north to the rapidly gentrifying neighbourhood of Holmen, there are numerous canals that run through the...
by Ian | Oct 15, 2020 | Canada, Denmark
The Hans Island War When I arrived in Copenhagen, I was mortified to learn that Canada and Denmark have been at war for over 40 years. At the heart of the ongoing dispute is Hans Island, the smallest of three islands in the Nares Strait between Canada’s Ellesmere...
by Ian | Oct 22, 2020 | Sweden, The Dining Car
Lángos Gbg Every summer in the city of Gothenburg, a week-long festival takes place bringing together artists, musicians, culinary experts, weavers, and intellectuals for one of Scandinavia’s most popular cultural events of the year. To the dismay of the residents of...
by Ian | Nov 2, 2020 | Norway
Quest for Footwear I walk a lot. For three years, my mustard-coloured Pumas had been faithful servants. I knew that as I travelled north in search of winter, at some point they would become impractical and I would have to buy winter-worthy footwear. But I was hopeful...
