Author Archives: Andreas Moser

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About Andreas Moser

I am a lawyer in Germany, with a focus on international family law, migration and citizenship law, as well as constitutional law. My other interests include long walks, train rides, hitchhiking, history, and writing stories.

Child Poverty in Romania

Posted on 2015-01-29 by Andreas Moser

The good news: In a statistic on child poverty, Romania is just one spot behind the USA, one of the richest countries in the world. That’s a remarkable achievement for a country which had to rebuild its economy from scratch after the … Continue reading →

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Next trip: Morocco

Posted on 2015-01-27 by Andreas Moser

It’s time to explore a more exotic location again. And to get some sun. From 9 to 24 February, I will be in Morocco. I post my tentative itinerary before I travel in the hope to solicit advice from locals or fellow … Continue reading →

Posted in Morocco, Travel | 15 Comments

Taliban on the Transfagarasan

Posted on 2015-01-24 by Andreas Moser

Now I know why the Transfăgărășan is closed in winter.

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Horse in the Snow

Posted on 2015-01-24 by Andreas Moser

Horses are tough. At least in Lithuania, where they have to live in the snow for half of the year. (Photographed during my hike to Lithuania’s highest mountain.)

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In the Lithuanian Alps

Posted on 2015-01-23 by Andreas Moser

Zur deutschen Fassung dieses Artikels. Boyan Stoyanov is a mountaineer from Bulgaria who is on a mission to climb the highest mountain in each European country. This includes tough nuts like Mont Blanc, Triglav or Elbrus. Luckily, Boyan visited me when I lived in Lithuania. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Belarus, Lithuania, Photography, Travel | Tagged , , | 11 Comments

Did you notice the Irony? (19) Davos 2015

Posted on 2015-01-21 by Andreas Moser

Climate change is the no. 1 issue on the agenda of the World Economic Forum 2015 in Davos, Switzerland. The discussions about our planet will be led by people who are coming to Switzerland from all around the world. 1,700 private … Continue reading →

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What happened to the Arab Spring?

Posted on 2015-01-20 by Andreas Moser

Here is the simplified explanation: Well, at least it did work in Tunisia.

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Video Blog: Montenegro and Serbia by Train

Posted on 2015-01-16 by Andreas Moser

My report on the train journey through the mountains of Montenegro made many of you long for more of that fabulous route. That’s why I share a video which documents the whole route from Bar on the Adriatic coast to Belgrade. … Continue reading →

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Lessons from my last Trip

Posted on 2015-01-15 by Andreas Moser

After my Balkan trip last October, I wrote down the following lessons that I had learnt during those two weeks. Here you can read my original plan for Romania, Serbia, Montenegro and Albania. Unfortunately, in the end I didn’t have time … Continue reading →

Posted in Albania, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Travel | Tagged , | 14 Comments

Oops. I need to move again.

Posted on 2015-01-14 by Andreas Moser

If stuff like this keeps happening, how am I supposed to get settled in a place? Which idiot had the idea to comprise one list of all foreign agents? With their real and their cover names even. “Does anyone want the key to the apartment … Continue reading →

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