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.

Slow Down!

Posted on 2022-07-01 by Andreas Moser

Photographed on my last New Year’s Eve hike.

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Film Review: “Top Gun Maverick”

Posted on 2022-06-15 by Andreas Moser

I can keep this short: A boring macho-kitschy movie, where half-dead actors are put on stage in a vain attempt to reanimate plots that have been dead for a long time. The only good thing is that the flying seems … Continue reading →

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Walking from Kötzting to Viechtach

Posted on 2022-06-11 by Andreas Moser

Zur deutschen Fassung. That should be an easy walk, I thought, as there is a river connecting the two towns in the Bavarian Forest. Well, there is a river. But there ain’t always a path. So I had to climb … Continue reading →

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Battlefield Tourism – Then and Now

Posted on 2022-06-09 by Andreas Moser

Zur deutschen Fassung. The following is the English translation of a presentation I gave during a field trip with my university to Ypres. Because it’s a German university, there is a focus on German (language) sources and on the German … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium, History, Military, Travel, World War I | Tagged | 8 Comments

My Drug Dealer from Cuba

Posted on 2022-05-22 by Andreas Moser

Zur deutschen Fassung. For a short break from the library, I went to the park in Amberg, my hometown in Germany. It doesn’t matter how highly motivated you are studying, sometimes you need a break. And thus, I am sitting … Continue reading →

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Visit Germany for only 9 Euros this Summer!

Posted on 2022-05-10 by Andreas Moser

I used to ignore Germany as a travel destination and venture off into the big wide world instead. But after having seen a lot of the latter, I realized that the former is actually quite alluring. Beautiful nature, fairy-tale towns, … Continue reading →

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A Walk around Odessa

Posted on 2022-05-04 by Andreas Moser

Zur deutschen Fassung. Usually I write about cities to motivate you to visit them yourself. In the case of Odessa, the Ukrainian port city on the Black Sea, which, as you will see, is so much more than a port … Continue reading →

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Split Personality

Posted on 2022-05-04 by Andreas Moser

Or a really bad hangover. (Photographed at Löwenstein Castle.)

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One Hundred Years Ago, Germany and Russia laid the Foundation for World War II – April 1922: Rapallo

Posted on 2022-05-01 by Andreas Moser

Zur deutschen Fassung. Did you ever notice that the term “discovery” is only used when a white guy first steps onto some territory, where non-white folks have been living for a long time? And that fake explorer fame is even … Continue reading →

Posted in Germany, History, Italy, Military, Poland, Russia, Ukraine, World War I, World War II | Tagged , , | 12 Comments

One Hundred Years Ago, Genocide did not go Unpunished – April 1922: Operation Nemesis

Posted on 2022-04-27 by Andreas Moser

Zur deutschen Fassung. A few days ago, on April 24th, it was the Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day. You probably didn’t notice, unless you have a large Armenian diaspora in your neighborhood. And because Armenians flock to wine and cognac, that … Continue reading →

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