Author Archives: Andreas Moser

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.

In the King’s Footsteps (Day 6) Walden

Posted on 2020-10-10 by Andreas Moser

Another day that would not end in a warm bed, but outside in a rainy night… Until I discovered a hut deep in the forest.
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In the King’s Footsteps (Day 5) Ammer Gorge

Posted on 2020-10-03 by Andreas Moser

I had barely survived the night in the cemetery. I had not found anything to eat. And yet, on the fifth day of the hike, I would face the most dangerous part: the Ammer Gorge.
Luckily, I would soon bump into two pilgrims. Continue reading →

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Why is German reunification celebrated on 3 October?

Posted on 2020-10-03 by Andreas Moser

Today, Germany celebrates the 30th anniversary of the reunification of East and West Germany on 3 October 1990. The history buffs among you will know that the Berlin Wall fell almost a year earlier, on 9 November 1989. So why … Continue reading →

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For my Chinese readers

Posted on 2020-09-28 by Andreas Moser

Writing a blog for an international audience is very complicated. People in California are never awake when I write in Europe. People in Australia and Argentina are reading it upside down. And in China, when you want to access my … Continue reading →

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In the King’s Footsteps (Day 4) The Longest Day

Posted on 2020-09-26 by Andreas Moser

On the fourth day of the hike through Bavaria, I discover the secret 5G factory, climb the highest mountain and spend the night in a cemetery.
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In the King’s Footsteps (Day 3) Lake Ammer

Posted on 2020-09-19 by Andreas Moser

On the third stage of my hike, I was just about to set up my camp in a park, when a helpful stranger invited me into his lakeside villa.
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Hiiumaa, the real Adventure Island

Posted on 2020-09-15 by Andreas Moser

Zur deutschen Fassung dieses Berichts. I have been on lots of islands, some of them far away like Australia or Easter Island. After paying a lot and polluting heaps of air to get there, I was wondering if it’s really … Continue reading →

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In the King’s Footsteps (Day 2) Andechs Abbey

Posted on 2020-09-12 by Andreas Moser

I swear, I just wanted to walk through the Bavarian countryside. No idea why I almost ended up in prison.
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In the King’s Footsteps (Day 1) Lake Starnberg

Posted on 2020-09-05 by Andreas Moser

The hike begins with a change of plan, with a serious scare, and with murder and mystery.
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The Iron Curtain and Freedom of Travel

Posted on 2020-08-28 by Andreas Moser

When I was in Transnistria, I had to go to the immigration office to obtain a tourism permit that would allow me to stay in the country beyond the 48-hour visa that I had picked up at the train station. … Continue reading →

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