Tag Archives: hitchhiking

Austrian Border Control

Posted on 2021-07-21 by Andreas Moser

When you’re smuggling Italian cigars while hitchhiking across the Alps, the imposing Austrian customs checkpoint near Nauders will give you a brief scare. But it was Sunday morning and the soldiers were apparently attending church. Or they didn’t want to … Continue reading →

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Vogelsang, the Nazi Castle in the Eifel

Posted on 2021-07-19 by Andreas Moser

Zur deutschen Fassung dieses Artikels. After having hiked up and down all the green hills around Bad Münstereifel, I wanted to hitchhike for a change. No matter where. But in this goal-oriented society, where a plan counts for more than … Continue reading →

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Hitchhiking, an Odyssey with 50 Hail Marys (part 3 of 3)

Posted on 2021-05-27 by Andreas Moser

Zur deutschen Fassung. If you want to do things in any logical order, you better read part 1 and part 2 of the hitchhiking odyssey before reading this article. You remember, I hadn’t made it onto the motorway, the sun … Continue reading →

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Hitchhiking, an Odyssey with 50 Hail Marys (part 2 of 3)

Posted on 2021-05-21 by Andreas Moser

Zur deutschen Fassung. If you want to do things in any logical order, you better read part 1 of the hitchhiking odyssey before reading this article. You remember that we had reached Friedrichshafen without any major hiccup. But then I … Continue reading →

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Hitchhiking, an Odyssey with 50 Hail Marys (part 1 of 3)

Posted on 2021-05-15 by Andreas Moser

Zur deutschen Fassung. Last weekend, I finally hit the road again: hitchhiking through the Swiss cantons of Zurich, St Gallen and Thurgau, across Lake Constance and through the German states of Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria. A brisk 500 km is what … Continue reading →

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In the King’s Footsteps (Day 4) The Longest Day

Posted on 2020-09-26 by Andreas Moser

On the fourth day of the hike through Bavaria, I discover the secret 5G factory, climb the highest mountain and spend the night in a cemetery.
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In the King’s Footsteps (Day 2) Andechs Abbey

Posted on 2020-09-12 by Andreas Moser

I swear, I just wanted to walk through the Bavarian countryside. No idea why I almost ended up in prison.
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Hitchhiking against the Skeptics

Posted on 2020-08-23 by Andreas Moser

“Nobody will give you a ride during a pandemic”, people said. Well, I had to find out for myself. Continue reading →

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Not quite a Thousand Kilometers, but a Good Start

Posted on 2020-04-13 by Andreas Moser

For the moment, hitchhiking is pretty much suspended. But this story of a trip across central Europe, from Belgium to Bavaria, offers interesting encounters, practical tips and grounds for dreaming about the time hereafter. Den deutschsprachigen Lesern empfehle ich die … 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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