Author Archives: Andreas Moser

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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.

I met Joe Biden on Easter Island.

Posted on 2016-10-06 by Andreas Moser

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 →

Posted in Chile, Easter Island, Politics, Travel, USA | Tagged | 8 Comments

Where George W. Bush is still popular

Posted on 2016-09-29 by Andreas Moser

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 →

Posted in Albania, Islam, Photography, Politics, Travel, USA | Tagged | 5 Comments

Destiny

Posted on 2016-09-28 by Andreas Moser

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 →

Posted in Religion | Tagged | 5 Comments

Kon-Tiki

Posted on 2016-09-26 by Andreas Moser

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 →

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The dog is watching out

Posted on 2016-09-25 by Andreas Moser

(Photographed in Salvador, Brazil.)

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What do we eat in Peru?

Posted on 2016-09-25 by Andreas Moser

Guinea pigs and cats. Seriously. The first time I walked past a restaurant in Peru that advertised guinea pig, I disregarded it as one of those funny translation mistakes that sometimes sneak into menus like additives. But no, dear children, … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Peru, Travel | Tagged | 11 Comments

Timișoara: European Capital of Culture 2021

Posted on 2016-09-24 by Andreas Moser

And now you have the 278th reason to visit Romania: Timișoara will be one of the European Capitals of Culture in 2021. Although I lived in Romania for a year, I just noticed that I have no photos of Timișoara. I have only been to the city … Continue reading →

Posted in Europe, History, Romania, Travel | Tagged | 5 Comments

A good reason not to care about global warming

Posted on 2016-09-23 by Andreas Moser

From Libertarian Party presidential candidate Gary Johnson: If you take a “long-term view” of billions (!) of years on environmental problems, why bother about anything else then? Surely, when the sun is going to explode, it won’t ask us how … Continue reading →

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My favorite quotes from “Journey by Moonlight”

Posted on 2016-09-23 by Andreas Moser

One year ago, I introduced a wonderful novel to you: Journey by Moonlight by Antal Szerb. Because I know that most of you disregard my advice and haven’t read the book, here are some of my favorite quotes: Following a … Continue reading →

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Easily Confused (60) Dehumanization

Posted on 2016-09-20 by Andreas Moser

Dehumanization of Jews in Nazi propaganda: (Source: Der Giftpilz by Ernst Hiemer, published in Germany in 1938.) Dehumanization of Syrian refugees by Donald Trump: All that reading of Nazi literature really left its mark.

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