Category Archives: Travel

The Floating Islands of Lake Titicaca

Posted on 2021-01-19 by Andreas Moser

Zur deutschen Fassung dieses Berichts. Puno, a small town in Peru. Situated at 3827 meters above sea level. It’s rather chilly uo there. I go to bed with a jacket and go jogging in the morning to defrost. The people … Continue reading →

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A Postcard from Arequipa

Posted on 2021-01-11 by Andreas Moser

Zur deutschen Fassung. When I disclose that I am from Germany, I am always asked about soccer, cars or Nazis. Sometimes, I would rather pretend that I am from Lithuania or some other little known country. But in Peru, I … Continue reading →

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A Postcard from …

Posted on 2021-01-05 by Andreas Moser

Some of you claim not to have enough time to read my longer articles. I am already trying to make it easier by dividing articles into up to 183 numbered chapters, so that you can get a pizza in between … Continue reading →

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Why I didn’t walk all of the South West Coast Path

Posted on 2021-01-02 by Andreas Moser

Zur deutschen Fassung dieses Berichts. 1 “If I take the night bus from Heathrow to Newquay, I’ll get there well rested,” I had thought, although I should have known that I can’t really sleep on night buses. But the last … Continue reading →

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Santa Claus in May

Posted on 2020-12-06 by Andreas Moser

Diesen Bericht gibt es auch auf Deutsch. Everywhere in the world, Santa Claus shows up on 6 December. Not so in Bari, a city in the south of Italy. Here, he comes in May and he stays for a whole week. 7:40 … Continue reading →

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Cognitive Dissonance for Lunch

Posted on 2020-11-28 by Andreas Moser

I am currently writing the article about cat-sitting in Cornwall and my attempt to hike the South West Coast Path. Here’s a little appetizer: Stay tuna-ed! Links: Meanwhile, more articles from the United Kingdom. And did you know that my … Continue reading →

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Taarof, the most confusing thing about Iran

Posted on 2020-11-26 by Andreas Moser

Zur deutschen Fassung dieses Berichts. The taxi ride through Tehran was short, but there was enough time to yield three surprises. First, the driver who had stopped for me was female. I had just arrived in Iran, with an image … Continue reading →

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Kyselka, the Forgotten Spa Town

Posted on 2020-11-24 by Andreas Moser

Zur deutschen Fassung des Berichts. “Not much will have changed,” I thought and had packed a somewhat older travel guide for the trip to the Czech Republic. If Karlsbad is too busy for you and you are tired of the … Continue reading →

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Remembrance with Kebab: Babi Yar

Posted on 2020-11-12 by Andreas Moser

I don’t know what exactly I expected when I went to the site of the largest mass shooting in the Holocaust, but this I didn’t expect. Continue reading →

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In the King’s Footsteps (Day 9) Neuschwanstein Castle

Posted on 2020-10-31 by Andreas Moser

Zur deutschen Fassung dieses Berichts. 148 Neuschwanstein lies high above the valley, on a rock that is not really suitable for construction. The local authorities should never have approved this. I am sure there were some bribes involved… It takes … Continue reading →

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