Romania Travel Blogs

  I have been making some great environmental contacts here in Romania.  This Peace Corps couchsurfing guy connected me to the Peace Institute and to the Rosia Montana Initiative and the connections from there continue to surface.   I ...

A travel blog entry from Rosia Montana by rawhideone
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... Big Ugly Eastern Bloc City" that I had on first impression. Of course the obligatory history plug: The former dictator of Romania, Nicolae Ceausescu was a bit of a megalomaniac. During his reign from 1965 until he was deposed in the 1989 revolution, he ...

A travel blog entry from Bucharest by globedecker
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... would be....so this party is like the UN of surfers....all bright energetic friendly adventurous people...we carve pumpkins from Romania and eat some traditional dessert that I love cause its made with cream and pudding and poppyseeds and bread and Aniko ...

A travel blog entry from Cluj Napoca by rawhideone
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"Some people are on the pitch.... they think it's all over.... It is now!" Kenneth Walstenholme, 1966 We were staying in this pretty nice hostel called Villa Helga, and as is often the case it was made better by the abundance of people that we met. It ...

A travel blog entry from Bucharest by foolsgold
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A travel blog entry from Bucharest by lraleigh
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... joined by a very tall man with (what else) an electric bass bag. He and I hit it off talking about basses, gigs, Romania, cruise ship entertainment, America, famous bassists, Jazz, College, etc. I let him listen to some of the music I've recorded on my ...

A travel blog entry from Sighisoara by tbassplayer
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... boulevard with big, beautiful run down mansions on one side and ugly more modern looking structures on the other. I really enjoyed Romania. The countryside was stunning and the houses lovely - even in the rural areas. Some places were a let down, but ...

A travel blog entry from Wallachia by lucinate
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Hello, I'm now in Romania. Lloyd

A travel blog entry from Bucharest by lraleigh
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A travel blog entry from Sighisoara by lraleigh
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A travel blog entry from Cluj-Napoca by lraleigh
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A travel blog entry from Sfantu Gheorge by lraleigh
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A travel blog entry from Suceava by lraleigh
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A travel blog entry from Guru Humorului by lraleigh
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A travel blog entry from Baia Mare by lraleigh
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A travel blog entry from Prislop Pass by lraleigh
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A travel blog entry from Oradea by lraleigh
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After a marathon travel day..we arrived at our homestay in the village of Vadu Izel in the Maramures region of Romania.  Had a great huge dinner (seems the norm here in Eastern Europe!) and went to sleep....

A travel blog entry from Vadu Izel by tracystravels
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Having already seen the exterior of the much talked about grotesque People's Palace built by Romania's former leader, Ceausescu on an earlier trip, I was keen to explore whatever might be left of the older more historic city.  Just a bit of background ...

A travel blog entry from Bucharest by tracystravels
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A travel blog entry from Brasov by sojanet
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Natasha and I decided to explore Sibiu, the 2007 European Capital of Culture.  There was a 9:45am train- easy enough.  We sadly said bye to GT and Romain.  I became particularly fond of Romain, so it was really too bad that he was leaving ...

A travel blog entry from Brasov by sojanet
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... and Stoker based Dracula. Although he had never been there.... and wrote the book in Whitby... and Dracula wasn't published in Romania until 1989.... but that's another story. Stoker, that was, not Vlad. Vlad was rubbish too, but for different, impaling ...

A travel blog entry from Transylvania by foolsgold
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... in the next few years, don't expect the low prices to last! Transport via train is quite developed, comfortable, and easy in Romania. Bus transport in Bulgaria is the way to go as the buses are often new and trains have not kept pace. Internet ...

A travel blog entry from Brasov by globedecker
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... and hello, Nathan's Villa!  After securing 2 beds, we take a short walk to the city center.  Sighisoara is Romania's only UNESCO World Heritage city.  It's a charming midieval town where Dracula was born.  We did an obligatory visit to ...

A travel blog entry from Sighisoara by sojanet
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castle tour Rasnov Fortress- Bran Castle- Peles Palace I promise I will get around to posting pictures and entries.  At this point, I am very content drinking an ice cold beer and facebooking, until I have to take an overnight train to Budapest ...

A travel blog entry from Sinaia by sojanet
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... so they wouldn't drag on the ground in wide cuffs, which by the way, isn't a fashion crime in NYC!! But I guess Brasov, Romania is the fashion capital of the world. I wanted to tell them that I should be the one pointing and laughing since they both had ...

A travel blog entry from Brasov by globedecker
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... currencies like JPY and Swedish whatever.  Strangely none of them, not even the banks, offered exchange for the currency of Romania's two neighbors, Bulgaria and Turkey.  Granted I only have about $40 total to exchange, but I still want that ...

A travel blog entry from Brasov by sojanet
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This task is so much harder than I had ever anticipated. Logically, I knew it would be difficult, but there was no way I could have known what it would do to my heart. The most difficult part of being here in seeing the daily life of these babies. To the ...

A travel blog entry from Untitled by andrea
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 Bucharest is a city of many contrasts. Once Tavi's home turf, it is certainly not of of Romania's prettier cities, indeed a case could be made that it is one of the ugliest. But it certainly is interesting. The city had its glory days in the 19th ...

A travel blog entry from Bucharest by tavini
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          Another delightful day in Romania...I really like this country...and the people smile at you...greet you warmly...even strangers on the road.    Although I'm getting a bit of a one-sided view so far... ...

A travel blog entry from Cluj Napoca by rawhideone
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... .  No matter what the reality or the evolution of the problem, its clear that the gypsy community is a serious concern in Romania.    Right now I'm sitting in the most expensive hotel in Brasov (because it has wifi), which is perhaps the ...

A travel blog entry from Brasov by rawhideone
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