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.

10 FAQ on Divorce in Germany

I have noticed that I receive many e-mails with the same questions, so I have started to post the most frequent questions – and of course the answers – for everyone to read. For free, can you believe that?! As these … Continue reading

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FAQ on International Child Abduction

I have noticed that I receive many e-mails with the same questions, so I have started to post the most frequent questions – and of course the answers to them – for everyone to read. For free, can you believe that?! … Continue reading

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Green Walks in Berlin

Zur deutschen Fassung. All of Germany likes to complain about its capital city. It is often hard to tell whether it’s genuine disgust, secret envy or simply the national pastime of nagging. Those with the strongest opinion of Berlin, calling … Continue reading

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Horror Hostel

The experience wasn’t quite as lethal as the horror movie “Hostel”, but … Continue reading

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Fun with Maps

Do you know those itchy-scratchy maps that people have in order to show off where they have been? I always find them a bit misleading, especially when someone has been to Saint Petersburg on a cruise once, and then they … Continue reading

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One Hundred Years Ago, the female Robinson Crusoe only survived thanks to a cat – August 1923: Ada Blackjack

Four men. One woman. One island. –
The history of Arctic exploration, Russian expansion, and a dramatic story which explains why you should never travel without a cat. Continue reading

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Megalomania

I am not sure if this beaver in Müggelheim hasn’t taken on a project that is a bit too large.

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All Roads lead to Jerusalem

Photographed in Kremnica, Slovakia, a mere 2,325 km away from Jerusalem. There is actually a hamlet called Jeruzalem in Slovakia, between Jablonka and Krajné, but the arrow clearly points in the direction of the Holy Land.

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The real Soviet War Memorial in Berlin

Zur deutschen Fassung. Many visitors are surprised when, in the center of the German capital, right next to Brandenburg Gate and Parliament, between plenty of other monuments, and only a short walk from the train station, they see two Soviet … Continue reading

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Journey to the Center of Europe – Locus Perennis, Czech Republic

Zur deutschen Fassung. For the project “Journey to the Center of Europe”, I am going to visit all the places that have ever laid claim to being the geographical center of Europe or the European Union. And write about them. I … Continue reading

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