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.

Video Blog: Târgu Mureș at Christmas

Posted on 2015-01-12 by Andreas Moser

I already described and documented photographically the Christmas lights in Târgu Mureș, where I currently live, which got a bit out of hand and strained the national electricity network. Bogdan Nasca could easily top that because he has a camera which can fly and … Continue reading →

Posted in Romania, Travel, Video Blog | Tagged , | 9 Comments

Montenegro by Train

Posted on 2015-01-12 by Andreas Moser

The next train will leave at 10 o’clock, the lady at the counter signals by raising both her hands and stretching out all of her ten fingers, as if a robbery was in progress. The ticket for one of the most beautiful … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Montenegro, Photography, Serbia, Travel, World War I | Tagged , , , , | 40 Comments

What do you expect from 2015?

Posted on 2015-01-09 by Andreas Moser

No, I don’t mean wishes like health, world peace or the absence of world peace (for the weapons manufacturers among my readers). Nor petit-bourgeois wishes like a rise in salary, a new car or that the children won’t become jihadists. What I … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged , | 22 Comments

Why the embargo against Cuba will be eased

Posted on 2015-01-08 by Andreas Moser

I am glad to see that I am not the only one who appreciates cigars.

Posted in Cuba, Politics, USA | Tagged , | 2 Comments

Hanging Out in Podgorica

Posted on 2015-01-08 by Andreas Moser

Only a few minutes from the center of Podgorica, I discovered the perfect place to relax. While you are within Montenegro’s capital, you feel like being in a national park. Thanks to Bane, Petar and Sasa for allowing me to take a photo of them.

Posted in Montenegro, Photography, Travel | Tagged | 3 Comments

How to spot Poetry

Posted on 2015-01-08 by Andreas Moser

This sentence is not poetry. This one is.

Posted in Language | Tagged | 2 Comments

Good bye, Afghanistan

Posted on 2015-01-02 by Andreas Moser

We are sorry, Afghanistan, but we are giving up. Good bye. Not that I have a better solution. – Well, actually I have.

Posted in Afghanistan, Military, Politics | 5 Comments

Christmas Lights

Posted on 2015-01-01 by Andreas Moser

When I first saw the Christmas lights in the center of Târgu Mureș, I felt reminded of Las Vegas. Glitzy, flashy, shining, pompous, they turn night into day. Cheesy Christmas songs emanate from the public loudspeakers which had once been installed … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography, Romania, Travel | Tagged , | 6 Comments

Romanian Snickers

Posted on 2014-12-31 by Andreas Moser

I went to the market today to get a Snickers bar. After all this healthy and light food over Christmas, I wanted to celebrate the end of the year with some chocolate. The lady at the chocolate stand informed me that … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Romania | 11 Comments

Video Blog: Don’t Change Your Life!

Posted on 2014-12-31 by Andreas Moser

Please watch this warning message each time you are thinking of giving up your 9-to-5 job, taking a sabbatical, travelling the world or doing something else which would upset your daily routine. In short: don’t do it! Why? I’ll explain in … Continue reading →

Posted in Italy, Life, Philosophy, Sardinia, Travel, Video Blog | Tagged | 13 Comments