Category Archives: Travel

German Supreme Court ends Discrimination in Citizenship Cases

Posted on 2020-06-17 by Andreas Moser

This is big and it concerns hundreds of you who have contacted me about restitution of German citizenship in recent years. I can’t contact each and everyone individually (my fees are too modest for that, and donations to keep this … Continue reading →

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History Lessons in Bolivia

Posted on 2020-06-14 by Andreas Moser

In a remote jungle school in Bolivia, I am surprised by what the children learn about Germany. Continue reading →

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Stranded on another island

Posted on 2020-06-10 by Andreas Moser

Just when I thought I was going home, I got stranded on yet another island. Continue reading →

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De-Escalation Dog

Posted on 2020-06-01 by Andreas Moser

Zur deutschen Fassung dieser Beobachtung. On my travels around the world, I like to attend protests. Especially when I find the demands of the people worthy of my support. But even when not, protests or even revolutions are an excellent … Continue reading →

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Finding myself in Maugham

Posted on 2020-06-01 by Andreas Moser

One and a half winters ago, on a cold day in Calgary, I found a treasure trove of books by the side of the road. I walked home, through ice and snow and wind, with three little gems by William … Continue reading →

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Marienbad Eulogy

Posted on 2020-05-30 by Andreas Moser

Zur deutschen Fassung dieses Artikels. It seems that the Corona virus will impede long-distance travel for quite a while. In that time of need, maybe we’ll finally discover what has always been so close. Writing for an international audience, it’s … Continue reading →

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Message in a Bottle (from the Azores)

Posted on 2020-05-28 by Andreas Moser

Zur deutschen Fassung dieses Artikels. If you are stuck on an island in the Atlantic Ocean long enough, stories of Edgar Allan Poe, Jules Verne and Astrid Lindgren come to mind. Especially when the mail boat apparently don’t sail, because … Continue reading →

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The End of the World

Posted on 2020-05-21 by Andreas Moser

Zur deutschen Fassung dieses Artikels. Fim do Mundo, the end of the world, nothing more than a self-mocking name for a bar in a small village on a small island. One might think. If one didn’t know that in Norte … Continue reading →

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Romantic Idea and Prosaic Reality

Posted on 2020-05-19 by Andreas Moser

Zur deutschen Fassung. When I got the assignment in the Azores, I immediately started searching for a passage on a ship to reach the far-away island by more adventurous and romantic means than by plane. I searched in vain. But … Continue reading →

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Fan Mail: “Offensive Articles”

Posted on 2020-05-16 by Andreas Moser

There are blogs where all the comments read “you are so right”, “totally agree!” and “you are beautiful”. Those are boring blogs. I am not unhappy about compliments, especially about my writing, but if there were no dissenting voices, I … Continue reading →

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