Author Archives: Andreas Moser
The Road to Adventure
Photographed near San José de Chiquitos in Bolivia.
Bolivia: Constitutional Law on Drugs
The hotel at which I stayed in San José de Chiquitos (I didn’t find any Couchsurfing host there) banned not only the indoor use of dogs, cats and cigarettes, but also of coca leaves. This prohibition surprised me because coca leaves … Continue reading
On the Orient Express in Bolivia
Long-term readers are already aware of it: the railroad is my favorite means of transport. So you can imagine my excitement when I read that Bolivia has an Orient Express: the Expreso Oriental from Santa Cruz to Quijarro on the border with Brazil. The excitement grew … Continue reading
Catching Dinner is a Lonely Job
(Seen at Capo Milazzo in Sicily on 28 December 2013.)
The Vice President explains the Telenovela
In most countries, the job of Vice President is limited to sitting around and waiting for the President to die. In Bolivia, the Vice President’s job includes explaining the cast of the country’s leading telenovela. Which is a tough job, because there … Continue reading
Free Internet
But only for lawyers: (Spotted in Trani, Apulia, Italy.)
An extra day: 29 February 2016
Tomorrow, you will receive a precious gift: an extra day. Because 2016 is a leap year, you will have 24 hours more in your year. Even those of you who pretend that they don’t have enough time, have no more … Continue reading
Photo Studio in Bolivia
Around the office in Cochabamba, where I have to go every month to extend my Bolivian visa, there are all kinds of merchants and service providers: food, drinks, copies, foreign currencies, pens, flight tickets, you can get anything here. And for those who … Continue reading
Easily Confused (56) Republican debates
How Republican debates used to be: How Republican debates look now: Even I, as someone who is very interested in politics, have stopped watching these debates. There is nothing new to be learned from them, there is nothing of substance. … Continue reading
Food in Cochabamba
Some of you have been asking what we eat in Bolivia. A lot and rather unhealthy, I always answered. Now there is a video to illustrate what I meant with that. Cochabamba is known as the culinary capital of Bolivia, but … Continue reading
The Happy Hermit 