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 journalist, a spy or a hobo.

A Walk along the Semmering Railway

Posted on 2019-07-19

At first glance, the landscape in the Vienna Alps looks idyllic. But the expert’s eye realizes immediately that something is missing here: a railroad! Because how are the people supposed to enjoy the picturesque landscape if they can’t get there … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Travel, Photography, Technology, Video Blog, Austria | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

My secular Shabbat

Posted on 2019-06-25

Readers of this blog will have noticed that I am a radical Atheist. But there is one religious idea that I have incorporated in my life, although in a secular version. It’s the idea of the shabbat, the 7th day … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Philosophy, Religion, Technology | Tagged , , , , | 40 Comments

Canmore, the better Banff

Posted on 2019-06-23

In every country, there is a place that everyone, literally everyone, recommends you to visit. Actually, recommend is too weak of a word for the obtrusiveness: “You have to go there!” Instinctively, this raises some resistance with me, because I … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, Photography, Travel | Tagged , , , , , | 11 Comments

Easily Confused (66) Influencer

Posted on 2019-06-21

People who call themselves “influencers”, but don’t influence me at all: What really influences me, although none of their authors would use such a stupid self-descriptive term: Influenza: The last one can be pretty influential, actually. It definitely impresses me … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Language | 2 Comments

Ceaușescu in North Korea

Posted on 2019-06-19

When I lived in Romania, some people said about the long-term dictator, who was overthrown in 1989: “You know, in the beginning, Ceaușescu was not even that bad. After he came to power in 1965, he distanced Romania from the … Continue reading →

Posted in Cold War, Economics, History, Music, North Korea, Politics, Romania, Travel | 13 Comments

When Train Travel means Time Travel: on the Mennonite Express from Winnipeg to Toronto

Posted on 2019-06-18

This is the third part of the crossing-Canada-by-train trilogy, hence my recommendation to read part 1 and part 2 first. Otherwise, the whole story will go haywire and derail like a freight train, setting an innocent town ablaze. And you don’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, Religion, Technology, Travel | Tagged , , , | 32 Comments

Change of plans: Mariánské Lázně / Marienbad

Posted on 2019-06-07

Not quite last minute, but two days before my departure, the house-sitting gig in the Cotswolds in England fell through. That’s sad, because I had been looking forward to it. So, I sat here in Bavaria with a packed backpack, … Continue reading →

Posted in Czech Republic, Travel | Tagged | 7 Comments