Author Archives: Andreas Moser
Canada has real winters, it seems.
My next house- and cat-sitting job will take me to Calgary in Canada during the deepest winter, from December to March. I knew that it would be cold and full of snow, of course, and it’s actually what I have … Continue reading
Venta Micena – Day 15/30
Why are there chimneys and antennas rising from the ground? That’s simple. Because people are living under the ground. Like hobbits. I shall attempt to get acquainted with someone living in such a cave and to obtain an invitation, so … Continue reading
Venta Micena – Day 14/30
With many of the places around here, I am really not sure if anybody lives there. But whenever I approach too closely, dogs are barking or shots are fired.
Venta Micena – Day 13/30
You must have already noticed it in the photos of the last two weeks: the mountain range of the Sierra de María at the eastern end of the valley of Venta Micena. From the first day I laid eyes on … Continue reading
Venta Micena – Day 12/30
Based on the photos you have seen thus far, you can probably imagine the heat in Andalusia. And there aren’t many trees providing shade. Without my hat, bought from a Roma family in Transylvania, I would long have had a … Continue reading
Venta Micena – Day 11/30
Oak trees in Andalusia look different from the ones I knew.
Eastern Germany, the unknown Germany
The headline is not universally true, of course, but merely a reference to my own limited experience. But let me tell you how I came to it. Last winter, when I lived in Montenegro, I met a woman who was either … Continue reading
Venta Micena – Day 10/30
Some of the photos have been surprisingly green. There has been some rain and the fields are being irrigated. But the ground reveals the lack of water.
The Happy Hermit 