Category Archives: Travel

Patriotic Reforestation

Posted on 2017-04-20 by Andreas Moser

“If the forest grows, the motherland will prosper” or something similar is written on this sign in Transnistria.

Posted in Language, Photography, Transnistria, Travel | Tagged forest | 4 Comments

Breaking into this house does not even require the skills of John Robie aka “The Cat” in the Hitchcock film To Catch a Thief. (Spotted in Trani, Apulia, Italy. The exact address will be shared for a stake in the loot.)

Posted in Apulia, Cinema, Italy, Photography, Travel | Tagged Trani | Leave a comment

Happy Easter!

Posted on 2017-04-16 by Andreas Moser

Zur deutschen Fassung der frohen Osterbotschaft. My recent article about South America contained a passage that was critical of religion. Some of my religious readers may have thought: “Well, that’s the atheist exaggerating again.” But in no way and never … Continue reading →

Posted in Bolivia, Photography, Religion, Travel, Video Blog | Tagged christianity, Easter, La Paz | 19 Comments

The Miners’ Cemetery

Posted on 2017-04-14 by Andreas Moser

In my article about Chacaltaya, I mentioned the cemetery I found at the foot of Huayna Potosí and made the offhand remark that the whole village of Milluni had died. It turns out that this was right, but that the true story … Continue reading →

Posted in Bolivia, History, Military, Photography, Politics, Travel | Tagged cemetery, Chacaltaya, Milluni, mountains | 5 Comments

Random Thoughts (11)

Posted on 2017-04-13 by Andreas Moser

Mohammad Mostafaei, the lawyer with whom I was arrested in Iran, has written a book. He says I am in it too, but I can’t read Norwegian, so I have to wait for a translation. Does anyone still remember José Echegaray … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, France, History, Human Rights, Iran, Language, Law, Mexico, Military, Politics, Sports, Travel, World War II | Tagged cigars, flying, Health, Human Rights, Mark Twain, Nazis, running, smoking, Statistics, translation | Leave a comment

“Goods from U.S.A.”

Posted on 2017-04-13 by Andreas Moser

In Tiraspol in Transnistria, the last remnant of the Soviet Union, this is worth almost as much as “Made in Germany”.

Posted in Photography, Transnistria, Travel, USA | Tagged Tiraspol | 2 Comments

Why I will return to Europe

Posted on 2017-04-12 by Andreas Moser

Originally, I had planned to spend several years in Latin America to take the time to explore every country from Argentina to Mexico. As an advocate for constant change, I have however scrapped this plan and I will return to … Continue reading →

Posted in Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Easter Island, Ecuador, Europe, Life, Mexico, Peru, Photography, Religion, Travel, Venezuela | Tagged christianity, Health | 69 Comments

The Darien Gap has been closed

Posted on 2017-04-09 by Andreas Moser

Since the beginning of time, it has been well-nigh impossible for pedestrians, motorists, cyclists and hitchhikers to make an uninterrupted journey from North to South America or vice versa. The problem was the Darien Gap, the border region between Colombia and … Continue reading →

Posted in Colombia, Panama, Travel | Tagged Darien Gap | 7 Comments

Emergency Contact

Posted on 2017-04-05 by Andreas Moser

“Do you have an emergency contact?” the lady from Avianca Airlines at the airport in Arequipa asked. I had to think. And then, sadly realizing how alone I was in this world and that nobody cared, I said “no”, evoking … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Peru, Photography, Travel | Tagged airport, Arequipa, flying | 9 Comments

Random Thoughts (10)

Posted on 2017-04-04 by Andreas Moser

What a week in South America. Venezuela is moving closer to dictatorship and in Paraguay, protesters set the Parliament building on fire. Too bad I don’t have time to be everywhere myself. Both would be extremely interesting right now. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Austria, Books, France, History, Human Rights, Military, Politics, Sports, Travel, USA, Venezuela | Tagged Human Rights, Paraguay, racism | 3 Comments