Category Archives: Travel

A tree who barks doesn’t bite

Posted on 2016-03-27 by Andreas Moser

I am not sure if this is normal for this kind of tree or if it’s sick. The bark came off in several layers, revealing red wood underneath. (Photographed on the hike from Laguna Wara Wara to Cochabamba in Bolivia.)

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Full Moon in Cochabamba

Posted on 2016-03-27 by Andreas Moser

All photos were taken on Plaza 14 de Septiembre in Cochabamba, Bolivia. Obviously, anyone with a tripod could do a better job. If you want to know when the next full moon is, just ask one of the Incas. They … Continue reading →

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Color Copies

Posted on 2016-03-21 by Andreas Moser

The way this sign has been hand-painted, somewhat askew and oblique, may give an indication as to how the advertised color copies will be produced. (Photographed in Calle Sucre in Cochabamba, Bolivia.)

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Cuba, before the Americans are coming

Posted on 2016-03-18 by Andreas Moser

As soon as I had announced that I would move to Latin America, the unsolicited advice began knocking on my door. From all four corners of the world, the recommendations arrived, yet they were so identical as if they were based on one and the same … Continue reading →

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Who refuses to read my Blog? The 15 missing countries.

Posted on 2016-03-17 by Andreas Moser

On the lower right hand side of this blog you see a flag counter which records the number of visitors from each country. As of today, this blog has had visitors from 227 different countries. The US, Germany and the UK are … Continue reading →

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A Bird on top of the Bird

Posted on 2016-03-17 by Andreas Moser

The big one is the Andean condor from the Bolivian coat of arms. The small bird is thinking: “You may be big and strong and famous, but I am free to fly wherever I want.” (Photographed at Plaza 14 de Septiembre … Continue reading →

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Where can you still find Postcards?

Posted on 2016-03-15 by Andreas Moser

To add an element of crowdfunding to this blog, I promised a postcard from South America to every contributor. Only when the first donations came in, I realized how hard it has become in 2016 to find postcards. Only 10 … Continue reading →

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Mountaineering in Bolivia

Posted on 2016-03-13 by Andreas Moser

If you have been thinking about climbing a mountain higher than 6,000 meters, but you still need some push towards getting your ass off the couch, this might motivate you. These eleven ladies, aged between 20 and 50, climbed Huayna Potosí (6,088 … Continue reading →

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The Road to Adventure

Posted on 2016-03-13 by Andreas Moser

Photographed near San José de Chiquitos in Bolivia.

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Bolivia: Constitutional Law on Drugs

Posted on 2016-03-12 by Andreas Moser

The hotel at which I stayed in San José de Chiquitos (I didn’t find any Couchsurfing host there) banned not only the indoor use of dogs, cats and cigarettes, but also of coca leaves. This prohibition surprised me because coca leaves … Continue reading →

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