Category Archives: Photography

One Hundred Years Ago, King Ferdinand got Promoted – October 1922: Greater Romania

Posted on 2022-11-04 by Andreas Moser

While Romania is famous for shooting its dictators, it treated its kings quite fairly.
One hundred years ago, the king was asked if he wanted to retain the job although his kingdom had greatly expanded. He said yes. Continue reading →

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Hitchhiking to the Happy Cemetery

Posted on 2022-11-02 by Andreas Moser

I only wanted to hitchhike to a cemetery in the Romanian countryside. A rather happy one, at that.
No idea why we end up talking about abortion laws and World War II… Continue reading →

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Bratislava – First Impression

Posted on 2022-10-29 by Andreas Moser

On my journey to Kremnica, I had to stop in Bratislava for one night. I was not in the mood for writing those days, hence just a few photos: Although I only had time for one afternoon walk and one … Continue reading →

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I am not a spy, I am just curious

Posted on 2022-09-17 by Andreas Moser

Zur deutschen Fassung. Recently in Albania, three people were arrested as they tried to enter a former arms factory. The intruders from Russia and Ukraine said that they were bloggers and liked to photograph old buildings. People who have seen … Continue reading →

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Journey to the Center of Europe – Kruhlyi, Ukraine

Posted on 2022-08-22 by Andreas Moser

Zur deutschen Fassung. For the project “Journey to the Center of Europe”, I am going to visit all the places that have ever laid claim to being the geographical center of Europe or the European Union. And write about them. … Continue reading →

Posted in Austria, Europe, History, Photography, Romania, Travel, Ukraine | Tagged , , | 21 Comments

Nobody needs an Airport

Posted on 2022-08-04 by Andreas Moser

Zur deutschen Fassung. Have you been wondering how the revolutionary 9-euro ticket has transformed travel in Germany? Well, as expected, trains and buses are visibly fuller, sometimes crowded, although rarely overcrowded. (And if so, it’s always because of people who … Continue reading →

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Drug Dealers with an Honor Code

Posted on 2022-08-03 by Andreas Moser

Zur deutschen Fassung. July 2022. Hasenheide in Berlin-Neukölln. A large, green park with a petting zoo, an open-air cinema, a dog-walking area, an arboretum, a monument to the women who allegedly rebuilt Germany after World War II (which is a … Continue reading →

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Escaping the War

Posted on 2022-08-03 by Andreas Moser

You can’t hear it in the photo, but the girl was crying. Photographed in Solotwyno, Ukraine, in July 2022.

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Back from the Carpathians

Posted on 2022-07-22 by Andreas Moser

Zur deutschen Fassung. Shockingly little has happened on this blog in the last few months. :-( First, this was due to university, where I am working on a paper about the history of labor in the Middle Ages and in … Continue reading →

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Slow Down!

Posted on 2022-07-01 by Andreas Moser

Photographed on my last New Year’s Eve hike.

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