Author Archives: Andreas Moser
Cigars are good for your Health
“You can’t smoke in here! This is a hospital” the nurse snapped at me, although I hadn’t even lit the cigar. “And?” I asked. “You don’t seem to have read ‘The Magic Mountain‘?” The gruff reply “We have a strict anti-smoking … Continue reading
The ultimate James Bond compilation
In a year without any new James Bond film, fans like me spend hours days weeks on YouTube re-watching favorite scenes, listening to the soundtracks and looking for new compilations and other videos put together by fellow fans. The best compilation I … Continue reading
Short Romance
“Promise me that you will always treat me like a princess,” she asked, no, she begged him, with hope in her dreamy eyes. “I am really more of an anti-monarchist,” he replied and shot her, a curious mix of sadness and … Continue reading
Conceptions. Misconceptions?
A cutely animated film about what people in one part of the world think about people in other parts of the world. Yes, we do have horse-drawn carriages in Eastern Europe. And yes, I also describe life in Germany like working … Continue reading
My thoughts on the Romanian Presidential Election 2014
Yesterday, we had the second round of Presidential elections here in Romania. When the exit polls put the two remaining candidates, Victor Ponta (currently the Prime Minister) and Klaus Iohannis (currently the mayor of Sibiu), neck-to-neck, it started to become an … Continue reading
Frugality is a Virtue
I am a very stingy person. I wear my father’s old shirts. I wear shoes with holes. I don’t have a car. I walk in the rain to save the bus fare. I never buy anything new if the old … Continue reading
Cows can do Modern Art as well
(Photographed in the village of Bosača in Montenegro.)
British Prime Minister in support of EU
Yes, that’s Margaret Thatcher. The photo is from 1975 when there was a referendum on whether the UK should stay in the European Community. Margaret Thatcher was the leader of the Conservative Party back then. Given what she wears, I don’t … Continue reading
Easily Confused (45) MAD
Mutually Assured Destruction: Mutually Assured Distraction:
Video: Tara Canyon in Montenegro
One of my daredevil hikes in the Durmitor mountains in Montenegro led me to the summit of Mount Ćurevac (1,625 m = 5,331 ft), from where you can look down into Tara Canyon, the deepest canyon in Europe. Or rather could, if the clouds hadn’t gotten in … Continue reading
The Happy Hermit 