Author Archives: Andreas Moser

About Andreas Moser

Travelling the world and writing about it. I have degrees in law and philosophy, but I'd much rather be a writer, a spy or a hobo.

Hej Hej

Posted on 2021-09-22 by Andreas Moser

Zur deutschen Fassung. Sweden is beautiful. Very beautiful. Gorgeous. Lots of forest and water and colorful wooden houses. Like in Bullerby. Nevertheless, there will be relatively few stories from here. Because my stories thrive on encounters with people. And there … Continue reading →

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Sunrise at the Cemetery

Posted on 2021-09-15 by Andreas Moser

Zur deutschen Fassung. Of the many things that people find weird about me, two of the most frequently asked questions are “Why would you go to a cemetery?” and “Why do you get up at 5 o’clock if you don’t … Continue reading →

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Facing the Firing Squad in Style

Posted on 2021-09-11 by Andreas Moser

Zur deutschen Fassung. On a friend’s blog, I came across this photo, depicting Captain Carlos Fortino Sámano, facing a firing squad in 1917, during the Mexican Revolution. Please don’t ask me any details about that revolution/civil war, because it’s even … Continue reading →

Posted in Andalusia, History, Mexico, Military, Peru, Photography, Spain | Tagged , , , | 6 Comments

One Hundred Years Ago, Countries were established that have been all but forgotten – August 1921: Baranya-Baja and Tannu-Tuwa

Posted on 2021-09-02 by Andreas Moser

Zur deutschen Fassung. Attentive readers of this series know that the maps of Europe and the Middle East were shaped in the years following World War I. For some states, however, you needed a magnifying glass to even find them … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Hungary, Politics, Ukraine | Tagged , , , | 6 Comments

To Stockholm, on a Train of Uncharted Consciousness

Posted on 2021-08-30 by Andreas Moser

Wenn Ihr Deutsch könnt, lest diesen Bericht lieber auf Deutsch. Das ist das Original. Ungekürzt. Und um Längen besser. I have slept very poorly. Almost no sleep at all. Although I am constantly traveling and have been to five continents … Continue reading →

Posted in Denmark, Germany, Photography, Sweden, Technology, Travel | Tagged , , , , | 8 Comments

Peak Sweden

Posted on 2021-08-19 by Andreas Moser

Yesterday at Hellasgården: After only being able to pay for the ice cream by card, I sat by the lake, reading a Sjöwall/Wahlöö novel, when two tall blonde girls came, got completely naked and jumped into the lake, frolicking frivolously. … Continue reading →

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A Birthday without Lake Garda

Posted on 2021-08-09 by Andreas Moser

Zur deutschen Fassung dieses kleinen Ausflugs. Lake Garda is only 50 km from Trento. I don’t really want to go where all the other tourists go. But at Lake Garda, there are not only hordes of tourists, there is also … Continue reading →

Posted in Italy, Photography, Travel | Tagged , , , , | 8 Comments

“The Hundred-Year-Old Man who Climbed out of the Window and Disappeared” by Jonas Jonasson

Posted on 2021-08-08 by Andreas Moser

Zur deutschen Fassung. In those public bookshelves, 96.5% of the books deposited are rubbish. That’s only natural, because people keep the really good books or give them to friends. There are exceptions, but they are rare. A few days ago, … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Sweden | Tagged , | 11 Comments

Protective Equipment

Posted on 2021-07-29 by Andreas Moser

In the morning, a friend had said that it would rain in the afternoon. Her not being a meteorologist, I had dismissed it with the necessary politeness of simply ignoring it, just as I refuse to take medical advice from … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Germany | Tagged , | 6 Comments

Cat Content, Literally

Posted on 2021-07-27 by Andreas Moser

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