Category Archives: Germany

How Photographers Get Killed

Posted on 2021-10-20 by Andreas Moser

Yes, yes, I know you are not supposed to stand in the middle of the highway. But what can you do when you are driving along the B168 between Peitz and Lieberose in the German state of Brandenburg on a … Continue reading →

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To Stockholm, on a Train of Uncharted Consciousness

Posted on 2021-08-30 by Andreas Moser

Wenn Ihr Deutsch könnt, lest diesen Bericht lieber auf Deutsch. Das ist das Original. Ungekürzt. Und um Längen besser. I have slept very poorly. Almost no sleep at all. Although I am constantly traveling and have been to five continents … Continue reading →

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Protective Equipment

Posted on 2021-07-29 by Andreas Moser

In the morning, a friend had said that it would rain in the afternoon. Her not being a meteorologist, I had dismissed it with the necessary politeness of simply ignoring it, just as I refuse to take medical advice from … Continue reading →

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One Hundred Years Ago, Belgium became the most Complicated Country in Europe – July 1921: Language Border between Wallonia and Flanders

Posted on 2021-07-21 by Andreas Moser

Zur deutschen Fassung. The inability to form a new government quickly after an election is usually associated with failed states such as Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya or the USA. However, the record for the longest time needed to form a government … Continue reading →

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Vogelsang, the Nazi Castle in the Eifel

Posted on 2021-07-19 by Andreas Moser

Zur deutschen Fassung dieses Artikels. After having hiked up and down all the green hills around Bad Münstereifel, I wanted to hitchhike for a change. No matter where. But in this goal-oriented society, where a plan counts for more than … Continue reading →

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Hitchhiking, an Odyssey with 50 Hail Marys (part 3 of 3)

Posted on 2021-05-27 by Andreas Moser

Zur deutschen Fassung. If you want to do things in any logical order, you better read part 1 and part 2 of the hitchhiking odyssey before reading this article. You remember, I hadn’t made it onto the motorway, the sun … Continue reading →

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Hitchhiking, an Odyssey with 50 Hail Marys (part 2 of 3)

Posted on 2021-05-21 by Andreas Moser

Zur deutschen Fassung. If you want to do things in any logical order, you better read part 1 of the hitchhiking odyssey before reading this article. You remember that we had reached Friedrichshafen without any major hiccup. But then I … Continue reading →

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Hitchhiking, an Odyssey with 50 Hail Marys (part 1 of 3)

Posted on 2021-05-15 by Andreas Moser

Zur deutschen Fassung. Last weekend, I finally hit the road again: hitchhiking through the Swiss cantons of Zurich, St Gallen and Thurgau, across Lake Constance and through the German states of Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria. A brisk 500 km is what … Continue reading →

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One Hundred Years Ago, a Royal Funeral was the Last Gasp of Times Past – April 1921: Augusta Victoria

Posted on 2021-04-17 by Andreas Moser

Zur deutschen Fassung. When I launched the series “One Hundred Years Ago …”, I had the intention to highlight events from the past that still resonate today. Sometimes this succeeds, sometimes not. But never has it been so easy to … Continue reading →

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One Hundred Years Ago, an Armenian Student took the Law into his own Hands – March 1921: Operation Nemesis

Posted on 2021-04-07 by Andreas Moser

Zur deutschen Fassung. For the series “One Hundred Years Ago …”, I had promised one episode per month. But the last episode about the Russian Civil War and Mongolia met with plenty of positive responses and led to new supporters … Continue reading →

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