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Birthday Hike 2020

Posted on 2020-06-27 by Andreas Moser

Even if you have never been to Bavaria, or even Europe, I bet you know the castle I will be hiking to. 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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Pico without Pico, but with Corona

Posted on 2020-04-05 by Andreas Moser

Diesen Artikel gibt es natürlich auch auf Deutsch. Einfach hier klicken. Everyone coming to the island of Pico wants to climb Mount Pico. Of course. It’s the highest mountain on the island. The highest peak of the Azores, even. Oh, … Continue reading →

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Escaping the Corona Virus – to an Island in the Middle of the Atlantic

Posted on 2020-02-26 by Andreas Moser

Seriously, folks, that Corona virus is getting out of hand. Every day now, it’s crawling or rather racing closer. And people are crazy enough to still go to work or celebrate carnival – all of it without washing their bloody … Continue reading →

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Support this Blog

Posted on 2020-02-23 by Andreas Moser

Zur deutschen Fassung dieses Aufrufs. As you have noticed, I enjoy writing. But these lines are not easy to type. I have to ask for your support. Operating this blog does cost a bit of money. Not too much. Even … Continue reading →

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My Next Trips

Posted on 2020-02-18 by Andreas Moser

Zur deutschen Fassung meiner Reiseplanung. I share my travel plans in advance So, this is where you will find me in the next months: There are a surprising, almost overwhelming number of places with that claim: I don’t have a … Continue reading →

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Canmore, the better Banff

Posted on 2019-06-23 by Andreas Moser

In every country, there is a place that everyone, literally everyone, recommends you to visit. Actually, recommend is too weak of a word for the obtrusiveness: “You have to go there!” Instinctively, this raises some resistance with me, because I … Continue reading →

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FAQ on House-Sitting

Posted on 2019-03-17 by Andreas Moser

Zur deutschen Fassung dieser Einführung ins Haushüten. Sometimes, one random encounter changes the course of our lives. When I lived in Montenegro, as I walked down to Tivat from a hike on Mount Vrmac, I bumped into a lady with … Continue reading →

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Next trip: Canada

Posted on 2018-12-07 by Andreas Moser

On my last house-sitting job, the cat – or rather the cats – survived and the house didn’t burn down, so I got offered another house- and cat-sitting job, this time in Calgary. And thus, I will travel to Canada for … Continue reading →

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