Category Archives: Romania

Random Thoughts (4)

Posted on 2016-11-25 by Andreas Moser

Donald Trump doesn’t understand the role of the media, asking them to please be nice because it will make things so much easier for him. It reminded me of the film Spotlight in which the Catholic Church asks the Boston … Continue reading →

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The homeless non-beggar

Posted on 2016-11-17 by Andreas Moser

Shortly after midnight at the train station of Cluj in Romania. The night train to Targu Mures has been canceled without any information about the underlying reason, let alone a replacement train or even a bus. With my broken Romanian, … Continue reading →

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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 →

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How far can you get by train?

Posted on 2016-09-09 by Andreas Moser

Zur deutschen Fassung dieses Artikels. One of my readers wrote that he had been wondering how far he could get if he took his local commuter train and continued traveling with no other means of transport than the railway. As a train enthusiast, … Continue reading →

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Love is in the Air

Posted on 2016-09-05 by Andreas Moser

At the airshow in Targu Mures, Romania:

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The 7th Day Adventurers

Posted on 2016-08-06 by Andreas Moser

It was summer, I was single, I had some time on my hands and I wanted to explore more of Romania. The advertisement for the group of adventurers I saw at a bus stop in Târgu Mureș came at the perfect time. … Continue reading →

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My Donations to Public Libraries

Posted on 2016-06-10 by Andreas Moser

My steadfast refusal to read e-books even in 2016 has two practical disadvantages: Each year, a few trees are felled just for the books I read. Whenever I stay at one place for a few months, I am gathering a … Continue reading →

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While researching the story of a great Romanian adventurer, I found a great Romanian adventurer. But a different one.

Posted on 2016-05-13 by Andreas Moser

When I moved to Romania, I knew that it had produced one of the greatest adventurer of all times. This is the story of how I was both wrong and right at the same time. (Scroll down to the 5th … Continue reading →

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Burn after Reading

Posted on 2015-10-27 by Andreas Moser

After the semi-successful completion of my mission in Romania, it’s time to move again. That means that I have to go through the same protocol as with every other move before. Step 1 Burn all documents about the completed mission. For that … Continue reading →

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One month until Brazil

Posted on 2015-10-25 by Andreas Moser

It’s October, but we already have November weather. As much as I will miss Romania (the rest of the country is more beautiful than the view from my window), on days like this, I know it was a clever decision … Continue reading →

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