Category Archives: Travel

Don’t accept anything from strangers!

Posted on 2017-01-23 by Andreas Moser

Is it coincidence that the evil man in this mural in La Paz, Bolivia is hiding behind a Donald Trump mask? In any case, I find these warnings misguided because most strangers are good people.

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Bury my heart – wherever

Posted on 2017-01-17 by Andreas Moser

People ask me why I don’t go to a hospital when I am sick, when I get bitten by a bear/anaconda/piranha, when I have strange viruses, when I am bleeding from all orifices or when I have kidney stones (OK, … Continue reading →

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The difference between Peru and Bolivia, illustrated in random messages

Posted on 2017-01-13 by Andreas Moser

Whenever I move to a new country, I receive e-mails from people whom I don’t know, welcoming me to their country, offering help and giving advice. That’s nice. As I am about to move back from Peru to Bolivia, I realized … Continue reading →

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Video: Take a break!

Posted on 2017-01-07 by Andreas Moser

After hiking up and down Cerro San Luis (4,267 m) in Cajas National Park in Ecuador, I had to cross this river. Because they had run out of printed maps, the ranger had told me that if I kept walking … Continue reading →

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Every hotel should have this

Posted on 2017-01-07 by Andreas Moser

When I checked into Mundo Albuerge Hostel (not recommended because too noisy) in Lima (ditto), Peru (ditto), they asked me if I wanted a room with cat or without cat. Hoping that “gatito” didn’t have any naughty meaning that I wasn’t aware … Continue reading →

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A Walk around Iași

Posted on 2017-01-04 by Andreas Moser

I only spent one day in Iași in the far east of Romania, which is the far east of Europe for most of my readers anyway, when I was on the way back from Moldova, even further east. But fear not, … Continue reading →

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Video of La Paz in 1943

Posted on 2017-01-02 by Andreas Moser

Anyone who has been to La Paz in Bolivia will notice that some things haven’t changed all that much since 1943, for example how food is sold at the market, the fashion and smiles all around. Links: More from Bolivia. … Continue reading →

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Bay of Sheep

Posted on 2017-01-01 by Andreas Moser

Isla del Sol in Lake Titicaca has not only the famous Bay of Pigs, but also a secret Bay of Sheep. With a view like this, I bet the wool produced by these sheep is extra cozy.

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Bolivia misses the Sea

Posted on 2016-12-15 by Andreas Moser

Zur deutschen Fassung dieses Artikels. In every country in South America, there is one specific topic with which you can interrupt the logorrhea of even the most verbose person. In Brazil, mentioning the numbers 7-1 is enough to make people … Continue reading →

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How Social Media made the World better

Posted on 2016-12-14 by Andreas Moser

Two cities walk into a bar. Says Srebrenica: “I was so unlucky that my massacre already took place in 1995. A few years later, and the internet would have saved us. My people could have alerted the world about the … Continue reading →

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