My World Café – insights & experiences from my travels, café visits and daily life.
Business & Career Mentor, Photographer, Aviator
To maintain our sanity and fitness, my wife and I walk the Millennium Trail in Whitehorse almost daily. But this trail is about much more than the five picturesque kilometres along the Yukon River. Ice Photography I have a secret patch along the river that never freezes and generates ever changing wonders of ice. Mother… Continue reading Why the Millennium Trail is the best Covid-Therapy: Critters, Encounters and Ice Wonders
Bears and People The number of bears and people in the Yukon is about the same - roughly 37,000 - in a space about the size of Spain! About 85% are black bears, 15% are grizzlies plus a few polar bears. Most people live in the capital Whitehorse (27,000). Dispelling some Myths about the Yukon… Continue reading Canada’s Yukon – Things You Never Knew
I am sick of covid as an Excuse for bad Service We're currently travelling in the Okanagan, a premier wine region in British Columbia. It is truly amazing how covid splits prevailing attitudes: Many are slacking off, hiding behind covid; while others go the extra mile and perform at their best. They both still have… Continue reading Covid – an Excuse for everything or an Incentive to do better?
A Rainy Day Fund Anyone? It is important these days to distinguish the truly distressed from the whiners. Many will have to close their business permanently and look for entry-level employment. When 911 hit, we had to close our air charter and tour business, and I had to start off washing cars (later becoming the… Continue reading Saving our Way through this Crisis
Bad News first Printing Money has a huge delayed Cost Governments' massive stimulus packages will eventually have to be paid for. But how and by whom? One undesirable scenario is hyperinflation - inflating the debt away. With the incredible amounts of money being printed now, inflation is kept artificially low. The other - more likely… Continue reading Our post-Corona Future
Today’s Anti-Heroes Media people who use the crisis for self-aggrandizing, with voices that portray themselves as the victims. Their alarmist and sensational language makes them energy-vampires. Telecoms who try to push through new subsidies, disguised as help for customers in crisis. Price-gougers Today’s Heroes Dr. Brian Goldman (White Coat - Black Art radio show): This… Continue reading About Self-reliance, Common Sense and Hope
Boheme Singer at her CD release concert at Salon Moonbow Feb. 8 In the midst of the Corona virus crisis, it is very fortunate that Korean artists are still expressing themselves - inspiring others and demonstrating that life does go on. Take Boheme Singer for example. Her musical videos on Instagram brighten up my days.… Continue reading Korean People are resilient – let their Art speak!
Spring breakup does not necessarily mean that the ice is breaking up! ......our long winters can put a strain on relationships. Long stretches in the house can cause cabin fever. It's a fact that some couples break up in spring. This year winter ended three weeks early - plus 10 degrees Celsius and brilliant sunshine… Continue reading What Spring means for Atlin Lake
Today in Jungjumin: Jumunjin Korea's largest fishing port on the eat coast The barista at Bada Coffee patiently utilized her translation app on my behalf. And when I had my second latte, she came to my table and this was on her smartphone’s screen: To round things off, at Bada Coffee I had a great… Continue reading Caring people turn the world – especially Koreans
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My World Café - insights & experiences from my travels, café visits and daily life. 