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Author Archives: Andreas Moser
War and Peace
In his autobiography My Early Life, which concluded the time before World War I and was published before World War II, Winston Churchill takes this lesson from the Boer Wars: Let us learn our lessons. Never, never, never believe any war will be … Continue reading
Posted in Books, History, Military, Politics, UK
Tagged Churchill, peace, South Africa, war, Winston Churchill
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“Do not Overtake!”
„Why does nobody ever listen to me?” the do-not-overtake sign on the road from Puno to Arequipa wonders yet again.
Moving to the Pacific Ocean
Sometimes I make mistakes. It was a mistake to believe that Arequipa would be like Cochabamba just because it has the same perfect climate, spectacular mountain views and is of similar size. Maybe it’s not fair to compare anything with … Continue reading
Hey Elise, can you take out the trash?
Every few days, my regular good-morning concert of yapping dogs, hammering neighbors, beeping cars and weeping babies is enriched by Beethoven’s Für Elise. First I thought that one of the neighbors has a monotone taste in music and is playing the song … Continue reading
Money in Politics
In his autobiography My Early Life: A Roving Commission, Winston Churchill recounts his first attempt to run for a seat in the House of Commons, the democratic half of the British Parliament. Early in November [1898] I paid a visit … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Economics, History, Politics, UK
Tagged Churchill, money, Winston Churchill
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A walk around Isfahan
I was in Iran for the first time in December 2008 and January 2009, one of my traditional Christmas/New-Year getaways, hoping to escape these awkward festivities. However, many people still wished me “merry Christmas” or “a happy new year”, with some Iranians … Continue reading
“You can park in the garden.”
Photographed in Chisinau, Moldova.
Emma & Timmy
I heard that cat photos make blogs more popular. Luckily, my mother sent these photos of her two cats Emma (brown) and Timmy (grey).
“Church was really boring today”
Photographed outside of the cathedral in Puno, Peru.
Where God takes Cash
Hier könnt Ihr diesen Artikel auf Deutsch lesen. Whenever material things, money, worldliness, become the center of our lives, they take hold of us, they possess us; we lose our very identity as human beings. Pope Francis, 29 September 2013 … Continue reading
Posted in Bolivia, Economics, Peru, Philosophy, Photography, Religion, Video Blog
Tagged business, christianity, church, Copacabana, Titicaca
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The Happy Hermit 