Category Archives: Travel

The Cross and the Star

Posted on 2018-01-10 by Andreas Moser

In Yugoslavia, the Socialist star and the Christian cross got along quite well, it seems. (Photographed in the cemetery of Velji Zalazi near Kotor, Montenegro.)

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Vrmac – where you get drunk from hiking

Posted on 2018-01-06 by Andreas Moser

Zur deutschen Fassung dieses Artikels. The only disadvantage about Kotor is its location in a fjord, surrounded by steep mountains, which to cross takes the sun a few cumbersome hours every morning while it already warms people and spirits elsewhere … Continue reading →

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Titograd

Posted on 2018-01-02 by Andreas Moser

Could it be that my map of Montenegro is a bit outdated?

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The German passport is the best – and the worst – passport in the world

Posted on 2017-12-31 by Andreas Moser

For world travelers, the German passport is the most useful passport: 177 countries can be visited without a visa or with only a visa on arrival. That saves money, time, effort and uncertainty. While holders of other passports are running … Continue reading →

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Don’t blame the messenger!

Posted on 2017-12-27 by Andreas Moser

This kind of job always ended up with me. Maybe I didn’t put up enough of a fight. Maybe my silent and thoughtful manner got mistaken for sadness, thought to be a suitable attribute for this particular line of work. … Continue reading →

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Serbo-Croatian

Posted on 2017-12-17 by Andreas Moser

Dear ex-Yugoslavs, without any intention of being disrespectful to your dramatic break-up, I am not going to have time to learn Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian and Montenegrin separately. No, I am going to stick with good old Serbo-Croatian. At a used-book … Continue reading →

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Moving to Montenegro

Posted on 2017-12-05 by Andreas Moser

By now, I have really been staying in Ammerthal, the small village in Bavaria where I grew up, longer than I should have. Rent-free living and a cozy room full of books should actually provide agreeable conditions for a student … Continue reading →

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The Island of the General

Posted on 2017-11-20 by Andreas Moser

In November 1860, Giuseppe Garibaldi could have asked for anything. He had begun a campaign with less than a thousand men, but had marched from victory to victory. He had ignited enthusiasm for an idea that had seemed unrealistic until … Continue reading →

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How about tipping?

Posted on 2017-11-16 by Andreas Moser

Wikipedia has this map of tipping customs in restaurants: This might be useful for those of you who like to do things as they are done customarily. Me, I am rather skeptical regarding tipping. And it really pisses me off … Continue reading →

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Random Thoughts (17)

Posted on 2017-10-30 by Andreas Moser

Now I know why it’s called CATalonia: it doesn’t know if it wants to walk through the door or not. Shouldn’t nobody sign no contract that they ain’t read before. (I am now giving legal advice in country lyrics, at … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Estonia, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Law, Lithuania, Politics, Spain, Time, Travel, USA | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 12 Comments