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Author Archives: Andreas Moser
Video: Looking for an Apartment in South America
As you have probably been able to read through the lines, I haven’t been too successful in finding an apartment in South America which is quiet enough to read, write and think, let alone to sleep. Finally, I consulted a … Continue reading
Planet Earth II
The BBC is working on Planet Earth II and judging by the trailer, it will be a breathtaking documentary. To cover the time we still have to wait, you can of course watch the original Planet Earth episodes, all of which are … Continue reading
A candidate who doesn’t know when the election is
Maybe an indication that the actual election is the last thing Donald Trump cares about. And with new damning revelations being published every day, no wonder he is asking people to vote early.
I met Joe Biden on Easter Island.
As you know, I am currently hiking on Easter Island. Today, as I wanted to make siesta in the shadows of the stone statues, I spotted a familiar face. First, I thought it was some random man who happened to … Continue reading
Where George W. Bush is still popular
I have never seen a “George W. Bush Boulevard” or “George W. Bush Square” anywhere in the world. For some reason, he is not very popular anymore. I am not even sure if there is any “George W. Bush Street” in … Continue reading
Destiny
Having heard about destiny, fate, premonition and other similarly unreal esoteric concepts the whole evening, I decided to give it a try. I set out for a walk after leaving the bar, with no particular goal in mind, ready to … Continue reading
Kon-Tiki
Preparing my trip to Easter Island, memories of Kon-Tiki leaped into my mind, one of the first travel/adventure books I read. Thor Heyerdahl and his crew did not sail to Easter Island in 1947, but further north, yet the underlying question if the islands … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Chile, Easter Island, History, Norway, Peru, Travel
Tagged Kon Tiki, Pacific, science, sea, Thor Heyerdahl
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The dog is watching out
(Photographed in Salvador, Brazil.)