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.

Patriotic Reforestation

Posted on 2017-04-20 by Andreas Moser

“If the forest grows, the motherland will prosper” or something similar is written on this sign in Transnistria.

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Burglar-Friendly Facade

Posted on 2017-04-19 by Andreas Moser

Breaking into this house does not even require the skills of John Robie aka “The Cat” in the Hitchcock film To Catch a Thief. (Spotted in Trani, Apulia, Italy. The exact address will be shared for a stake in the loot.)

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Earning 1,000,000 dollars

Posted on 2017-04-17 by Andreas Moser

I don’t really need a million dollars. I wouldn’t know what to do with it, so used to my thrifty lifestyle have I gotten. But if I ever need to earn $ 1,000,000, I will do it exactly like this:

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Happy Easter!

Posted on 2017-04-16 by Andreas Moser

Zur deutschen Fassung der frohen Osterbotschaft. My recent article about South America contained a passage that was critical of religion. Some of my religious readers may have thought: “Well, that’s the atheist exaggerating again.” But in no way and never … Continue reading →

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The Miners’ Cemetery

Posted on 2017-04-14 by Andreas Moser

In my article about Chacaltaya, I mentioned the cemetery I found at the foot of Huayna Potosí and made the offhand remark that the whole village of Milluni had died. It turns out that this was right, but that the true story … Continue reading →

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Good Friday

Posted on 2017-04-13 by Andreas Moser

Good Friday is the day of the year when Catholics try to show that they can be just as crazy and silly as members of most other religions. In the Philippines, some people beat themselves until they bleed, others re-enact … Continue reading →

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Random Thoughts (11)

Posted on 2017-04-13 by Andreas Moser

Mohammad Mostafaei, the lawyer with whom I was arrested in Iran, has written a book. He says I am in it too, but I can’t read Norwegian, so I have to wait for a translation. Does anyone still remember José Echegaray … Continue reading →

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“Goods from U.S.A.”

Posted on 2017-04-13 by Andreas Moser

In Tiraspol in Transnistria, the last remnant of the Soviet Union, this is worth almost as much as “Made in Germany”.

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Why I will return to Europe

Posted on 2017-04-12 by Andreas Moser

Originally, I had planned to spend several years in Latin America to take the time to explore every country from Argentina to Mexico. As an advocate for constant change, I have however scrapped this plan and I will return to … Continue reading →

Posted in Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Easter Island, Ecuador, Europe, Life, Mexico, Peru, Photography, Religion, Travel, Venezuela | Tagged , | 69 Comments

Sean Spicer explains Gas Chambers

Posted on 2017-04-12 by Andreas Moser

Pro tip: if you want to make historical comparisons, read a bit about history before you do so. Saying about Hitler that “he was not using the gas on his own people the same way that Assad is doing” displays … Continue reading →

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