Category: Romania

Sadly, the time has finally come for me to move on from this surprisingly picturesque and peaceful country. Instead of heading further north into the mountains, which is what I thought I was doing up until a day or so ago, I’ve decided to move in a westerly direction. I’ve modified my plan so that I’ve […]

For a place so heavily reliant on tourism, perhaps unsurprisingly there are leaflets everywhere for tours in and around the Brasov commune. The most popular (for namesake at least), is a visit to Bram to see the castle. Separately, Rasnov supposedly offers a stunning fortress and then there is bear sanctuary fairly near too! All three […]

Apart from how placid, gentle and civilised Brasov appears to be in contrast to Bucharest, the first noticeable difference was the temperature. It’s plummeted here in the mountains and they are not   expecting sunshine for a few more days time. Still, as long as the rain holds out that’s OK for me. Randomly, the city […]

So I’ve made it to Transylvania then folks! Have you ever taken a 3 hour train journey and actually enjoyed it? I hadn’t until today. The challenge right now though becomes how to write about a train journey and make it both accurate and entertaining. Can’t promise anything but here is how I passed 3 […]

Did anyone see my Mother’s most recent comment from my picture-heavy post: ‘A weekend in Bucharest’? “…I must admit I will be at peace when I know you have left Romania. Well Mother dearest      (and to everyone else), I can now report back that yours and other people’s over-cautiousness need not have been. When I […]

So… every single person who knew I was heading to Romania, of which there weren’t very many, wished me ‘good luck’. Clearly they knew something I didn’t and being on my own, naturally   I felt a little daunted, although I didn’t let on. Was their cause for concern massively overcautious or wholly accurate? To impart […]