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Author Archives: Andreas Moser
How one translator opened Romania to the world
Posted in Cinema, Cold War, History, Language, Romania
Tagged censorship, Cinema, Media, movies
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Who made the first infographic?
Reading about Alexander von Humboldt’s scientific voyage in South America, I stumbled upon his Naturgemälde (“painting of nature”) which he drew after almost conquering the summit of Chimborazo in Ecuador in 1802. It shows a cross section of Chimborazo, arguably the highest mountain in … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Ecuador, History, Technology, Travel
Tagged Alexander von Humboldt, Chimborazo, climate, geography, infographic, science, Statistics
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How not to get robbed in South America
“If you are going to be pick-pocketed or mugged in Brazil, Salvador is likely to be the place,” says the Lonely Planet guide on South America. “Don’t take anything with you when you walk around Salvador. No watch, no expensive … Continue reading
“The File on H” by Ismail Kadare
When you visit Albania – which I highly recommend – you should not only get a guidebook, but read a few books by Ismail Kadare during your trip. Of the ones I have read so far, I enjoyed The File on H the … Continue reading
The comforting dog
Usually, I don’t like dogs. If the dogs aren’t extremely stupid, they notice that and leave me alone. But when I was stranded in Copacabana during my move from Bolivia to Peru, and when I thought that I had lost all … Continue reading
Posted in Bolivia, Photography, Travel
Tagged animals, Copacabana, dogs, Titicaca, writing
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Mixed Signals
When you adorn your house with $-signs, but put up a note that it’s not for sale. Photographed in Avenida 6 de Agosto in La Paz, Bolivia.
Delinquent Debtors
This wouldn’t fly in Germany because someone would scream “violation of privacy” and lawsuits would ensue, but in Bolivia and in Romania, there are lists in the entrance hall of apartment complexes showing the tenants’ names and what they respectively owe … Continue reading
Posted in Bolivia, Economics, Law, Romania, Travel
Tagged La Paz, privacy, renting, Targu Mures
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Random Thoughts (7)
Don’t blame me for looking at your ( . )( . ) when you wear sunglasses and I can’t look at your eyes. In Venezuela, the richest country in South America between the 1950s and the 1980s, and still the … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Cinema, Economics, Germany, Politics, Religion, Technology, Terrorism, Travel, USA, Venezuela
Tagged Berlin, boobs, Comical Ali, Donald Trump, Erasmus, hunger, Iraq, Iraq war, Media, poverty, Putin, Sean Spicer, Soviet Union, Stasi, Terrorism, university
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Copyright law in Bolivia
Bolivia must have negotiated the best intellectual property treaties of any country in the world (only Iran comes close, but that country is not a party to the Berne Convention). Respect to the hot-shot lawyers who did that! In Bolivia, you … Continue reading
Posted in Bolivia, Cinema, Economics, Law, Photography, Travel
Tagged Cinema, copyright, intellectual property, La Paz, movies
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Old couples can be romantic too.
Photographed in Copacabana on the shore of Lake Titicaca in Bolivia.
The Happy Hermit 