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My dead neighbor's secrets

Erschienen in "Tagesspiegel", 01.09.2012

When a tenant dies, the landlord is sometimes stuck cleaning out the apartment. How does he react when the deceased’s belongings include explosives, photographic documentation of minor sex crimes, and a portrait of a Wehrmacht officer painted on a piece of Torah scroll? Zeitenspiegel’s Philipp Mausshardt finds out the hard way.

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A Nag Called Horse

Appeared in Die Zeit, 6 Oct. 2011

Overgrown pastures, cranky farmers, kosher wine: just a few of the highlights of an impromptu ride through Siebenbürgen, Romania, on an unhappy plowhorse.

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The perfectionist from Baiersbronn

Appeared in "Der Feinschmecker", 2008

Harald Wohlfahrt is the chef at the Traube-Tonbach in the Black Forest, Germany’s best restaurant, with three Michelin stars since 1992. His weapon of choice: tweezers.

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Stalking the wild Lithuanian

Appeared in "Geo-Saison", 2007

The Dzukija in southern Lithaunia is a forest full of berries, mushrooms, and wild game. Its inhabitants have lived off its bounty for centuries.

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The doctors of Mogadishu

Appeared in "Geo", 2006

After 20 years of anarchy, Mogadishu is divided into zones controlled by rival militias. A handful of Somali doctors gave up their jobs overseas to open a hospital in one of the world’s most dangerous cities.