Author Archives: Andreas Moser
What was I thinking?
Sometimes, buried deep in a pile of paper with other things I once deemed interesting or noteworthy, I find a sheet with my own handwriting. It usually has a crisp headline, underlined, followed by a first paragraph of what should … Continue reading
Venta Micena – Day 9/30
Now I know where everyone has been hiding.
How Social Media saved Yemen
Two countries walk into a bar, because there was an offer for any couple whose names start with the same letter. Says Yugoslavia: “I was so unlucky that my wars already took place in the early 1990s. A few years … Continue reading
Granada is overrated
I had already become skeptical, with all the praise heaped on Granada. “Most beautiful city in Spain, best example of Moorish architecture anywhere in the world, breathtaking, fascinating, spectacular, unique, and so on.” But when I got there, well, see … Continue reading
Venta Micena – Day 8/30
When the owners of the house in Venta Micena moved here 15 years ago, they thought: “This place needs a forest.” And thus they planted one. A beautiful one, looking quite natural and wild. It even has its own temperate … Continue reading
Venta Micena – Day 7/30
When you saw the remote village and the old farmhouse where I am staying, you were probably wondering if I even had access to water. But you needn’t have worried. There is even a private swimming pool behind the house. … Continue reading
Venta Micena – Day 6/30
So, you already got a first impression of the village, the house and the cat. But the surrounding landscape is quite beautiful, too. Here are some views from my first walk.
Venta Micena – Day 5/30
I had gone out to take photos of the sunset. But when I turned around, I observed something far more rare and spectacular: the rise of the full moon, at exactly the same time as the sun was setting opposite. … Continue reading
“Munich” by Robert Harris
Robert Harris, an experienced writer of historical thrillers, has taken on the Munich Agreement of 1938, in which Germany and the United Kingdom agreed that Germany could annex parts of Czechoslovakia. At the time, people believed that such a concession, … Continue reading
Venta Micena – Day 4/30
Easy to find.
The Happy Hermit 