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$%*ing scary heights!
Sep 10, 2007
(13 photos)
"Arrived in Brasov mid-day...let's see...overcast, then sun, then clouds, then sun...same ole same ole. No rain though! Found a smoky Internet cafe after having a coca c ..."
A travel blog entry from Brasov by
tracystravels
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OUT ALL NIGHT
Jun 7, 2007
(13 photos)
"Edmund picked me up while I was on my way out of Slovakia. He was a very wide and broad and tall man: in another word, large. Even though he drove a comfortably-sized 4WD veh ..."
A travel blog entry from Brasov by
modernoddyseus
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deep in the heartland...
Nov 13, 2007
(21 photos)
" We're driving a loop throughout Transylvania...spending a week exploring the countryside...some important cities, castles, churches, big mountains, coffee houses...looking f ..."
A travel blog entry from Brasov by
rawhideone
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Dracula...bwaa--hahaha....
Mar 31, 2007
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"Brasov is the largest town in Transylvania with just under 300,000 people. Itīs also the main centre used for people looking to check out Dracula and Bran Castle. I got in very ear ..."
A travel blog entry from Brasov by
jay29
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The Land Of No Tractors..
Jul 4, 2006
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"It was late on an eerily quiet and moonless night when we entered Brasov. Could it be true, could we be in Transylvania after all these years of my harbouring a secret need ? Would ..."
A travel blog entry from Brasov by
natandkat
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Transylvania: Plenty of vamps but no vampires.
Aug 15, 2006
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"He Said: Yesterday afternoon we rode a train north out of Bucharest into the province of Transylvania. The city rapidly turned into flat farmland, which then quickly gave way to ex ..."
A travel blog entry from Brasov by
globedecker
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Brasov
Nov 25, 2000
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"Brasov was our main base for day trips to the nearby castle of Bran, Rasnov and Sinaia. Brasnov had a very beautiful cobbled main square and surrounding buildings all decorated in ..."
A travel blog entry from Brasov by
jag
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A LITTLE ABOUT MY TRIP TO ROMANIA
May 12, 2006
(9 photos)
"When I woke up in a field on my first morning in Romania, I said, "Oh, horse crap!" Or something like that. Travel in Romania presented a whole bunch of problems: 1. It's normal to ..."
A travel blog entry from Brasov by
modernoddyseus
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Brasov romania - another transylvanian town ...
Jul 4, 2002
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"Brasov, Romania - another Transylvanian town hiddne in the hills, famed for vampires and social protest. It is claimed that in 1987 the first public oppostiion to Ceaucescu's regim ..."
A travel blog entry from Brasov by
catmoj
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When in Romania
Aug 21, 2008
(16 photos)
"I am addicted to moving the pins on the map. I don't have the time to write entries. -edit- Ok, here is the entry: We are staying at a hostel called Kismet Dao. Kismet ..."
A travel blog entry from Brasov by
sojanet

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Brasov
Sep 26, 2005
"Mel: We're lagging further and further behind with the updates, so after this one we will fill you in on the rest of our time in Eastern Europe with photos. I felt 'bombarded' by R ..."
A travel blog entry from Brasov by
brad_and_mel

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Scenic Mountain Drive to Brasov
Sep 8, 2006
(20 photos)
"Thursday, September 7, 2006 Scenic Mountain Drive to Brasov Midnight Brasov Time Dear Readers: Today is our major long-haul day, so we drag out of bed early and hit the road at 8:0 ..."
A travel blog entry from Brasov by
wareameye

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Patience is a virtue...
Apr 14, 2007
(5 photos)
"Oh train travel...patience is a necessary amenity, especially when the train is 2 hours late to start with...delightful... So by the time we finally got on the train needless to sa ..."
A travel blog entry from Brasov by
papayaprincess

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Transylvania
Jun 28, 2006
(3 photos)
"I love Brasov. It has Transylvanian charm. The architecture here is interesting even on the most dilapidated buildings. It feels like you're walking through ancient eastern culture ..."
A travel blog entry from Brasov by
bsuarez

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Brasov the beaten path
Apr 9, 2008
(24 photos)
"(S) Arriving in Brasov near midnight (ok, maybe not midnight, but it felt like it after driving up and down and around and then up and down the Carpathians), we checked into Campin ..."
A travel blog entry from Brasov by
gr8escape

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From Brasov with Bwahahahaha!
Aug 15, 2006
(27 photos)
"Now that I am deeper into Romania, I realize that this journey is as much a search for my own identity as a Hungarian as it is a quest to break down the lifelong stereotypes I have ..."
A travel blog entry from Brasov by
calivoodoo

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Brasov
Sep 26, 2006
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"On the train from Sighisoara to Brasov, Jon and I realized that something was wrong. We had both used a whole roll of toilet paper in one morning, and our sinuses were squeaking. T ..."
A travel blog entry from Brasov by
jaredwall

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Vlad Tepes a.k.a. Dracula
Aug 25, 2005
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"From Budapest to Brasov in Romania, it took a 12 hour train ride. Trains here are very slow. Brasov is a good place to base oneself to visit the castles and surrounding countryside ..."
A travel blog entry from Brasov by
jjwong

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Love is in the Air
Oct 29, 2005
(5 photos)
"We arrived in the early evening in Brasov and made it to our hostel and then Kenny and Tyler showed up a few hours later. There ended up being three Canadians at the hostel that Ty ..."
A travel blog entry from Brasov by
trent

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Brasov, Romania
Apr 25, 2006
(10 photos)
"We have entered another world now. If you ever come to this part of the world, put Romania high on your list. We didn't go to Bucharest, heard that it was unimpressive and depressi ..."
A travel blog entry from Brasov by
croixfamily

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getting started in romania
Sep 3, 2007
"Happy birthday to me, happy birthday to me. Yes its my birthday today. Its not really shaping up to be one of the best yet. I have to say im a little freaked out about it all at th ..."
A travel blog entry from Brasov by
dicooper10

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I want to suck your blood....
Aug 8, 2006
"Today was really cool. It was a short drive to Brasov, and after we checked into the campsite we went out to Bran Castle (aka Draculas castle). Dracula was actually a man named Vra ..."
A travel blog entry from Brasov by
chrisab14

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Land of Dracula
Sep 16, 2008
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"The train from Bucharest to Sinaia was only 1.5 hours but I was still very sleep deprived from my poker session on the late night train, so I slept on the train and luckily did not ..."
A travel blog entry from Brasov by
j.mccrary

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Romania has cute puppies!!
May 29, 2007
(4 photos)
"After a sixth terrible breakfast (stale bread and hot dogs), we were looking forward to heading back to camp. Of course, it started raining again, but after two stinky h ..."
A travel blog entry from Brasov by
srb013

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Enter Transylvania
Jun 21, 2007
"Leaving Moldova was surprisingly difficult, both emotionally and physically. After spending almost a week with Dave and Tatiania, they became an emotional outlet, something we ..."
A travel blog entry from Brasov by
danno0

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Vampires and monks in Transylvania
Nov 12, 2006
(63 photos)
"At the main train station in Brasov (where the mini-bus dropped us) there's a representative of our hostel sitting around in a booth. He helped us get a taxi (yeah we splurged 12 R ..."
A travel blog entry from Brasov by
kalendradee

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Arrival in Brasov!
Jun 18, 2006
(8 photos)
"I arrived in Brasov after close to 20 hours of travel. First was my flight from Detroit to Heathrow. In Heathrow I had a three hour layover before boarding my flight to Bucharest. ..."
A travel blog entry from Brasov by
laurenell

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Still in the heart of Dracula Land
Aug 21, 2004
"Dracula liked his chicken nicely grilled, tender, a bit on the salty side and his tomato soup flavourful, with vermicelli. The restaurant wasn't all reserved for supper; in fact, w ..."
A travel blog entry from Brasov by
gadelle

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Welcome to Transylvania
Sep 15, 2006
(13 photos)
"Well, i managed to get out of Hungary to see the rest of Europe, thus far it's been slightly too interesting for my liking. While taking the night train into Romania, there were ac ..."
A travel blog entry from Brasov by
island_girl

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the High Tatras and beyond
Sep 11, 2008
(18 photos)
"It is 1,200 miles and over a week since we left Prague, and this is the first chance we have had to update the blog. From Prague we drove south then east, overnighting in a ..."
A travel blog entry from Brasov by
oldagetraveller

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A big catch up - Mostar and Dubrovnik
Jan 6, 2008
"Well, its been a while since I last updated and we've travelled through many more countries. Have just arrived in Brasov, Romania. So what have we been up to? The bus ride from Sar ..."
A travel blog entry from Brasov by
darcygirlnz

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Castillos y ruinas
Sep 17, 2007
"Brasov tiene un gran centro historico y comodidades. Subimos al monte Tampa, donde las vistas son impresionantes, detras de las enormes letras al mas puro estilo Hollywood mostrand ..."
A travel blog entry from Brasov by
warm

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Strudel Heaven
Sep 15, 2005
(2 photos)
"From Bucharest we went to Brasov, the economic and cultural centre of Transylvania. Transylvania is uniquely beautiful with its thickly forested mountains and hills from which the ..."
A travel blog entry from Brasov by
paulandmel

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10 euros a day
Jun 2, 2006
(4 photos)
"The heart of Romania was next where Dracula rules with a wooden stake and the townspeople all live in constant terror. Actually Romania could not be further from this myth. I staye ..."
A travel blog entry from Brasov by
neall_e

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Bucharest, Brasov and Sighisoara, oh my!
Sep 23, 2006
(23 photos)
"OK - so even though the map pin for this entry says Brasov, the entry itself covers everywhere we've been in Romania (as per the title - Bucharest, Brasov and Sighisoara). We actua ..."
A travel blog entry from Brasov by
bradman

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Castles, but no vampires.
Dec 1, 2005
(10 photos)
"For the past few days I have based myself in Brasov, Transylvania. They seem very proud of Vlad Tepes (Dracula) here. Brasov itself is pleasant enough, with a typically scenic old ..."
A travel blog entry from Brasov by
mrconfused

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Brasov and drive to Bucharest
Sep 7, 2007
(14 photos)
"Okay, here is another place I wished we had more time. Unfortuately, we had to get to the airport at Bucharest by 2:30. Brasov is beautiful! We drove in through an old city gate, p ..."
A travel blog entry from Brasov by
dueduedue

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Searching for Dracula
Nov 23, 2007
(55 photos)
"The main reason people travel to Brasov, in the heart of Transylvania, is to visit Dracula's castle. Or more accurately, to visit a castle that Vlad the Impaler, aka Vla ..."
A travel blog entry from Brasov by
laura1

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Brasov. Vampires. George and Gigi.
Jul 17, 2001
(4 photos)
"We met Jerry on the train to Romania. His wife had died a few years ago and he had been almost constantly travelling since then. Jerry had many stories of travels all over the worl ..."
A travel blog entry from Brasov by
ccsargent

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Dracula's Lair
Jun 3, 2006
"Ja .. enn halda ferdirnar afram.. Nuna erum vid stodd i bae i Transylvaniu sem heitir Brasov. Vid komum hingad i gaer og aetluym ad vera her i 3 naetur alls. A Sunnudaginn er kasta ..."
A travel blog entry from Brasov by
gunnaringi

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Brasov
Jul 26, 2006
(9 photos)
"Just take a look at the pics and you'll see why I've been looking forward to making it to Transylvania and the Carpathian Mountains for a while now. The region, including Brasov, R ..."
A travel blog entry from Brasov by
sabarod

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Brasov, Rasnov, and Bran
Jul 22, 2008
(58 photos)
"We FINALLY fulfilled a dream we have waited 7 months for.... to ride on public transportation with live chickens!!! Well, we had a shopping bag in the seats next to us that made st ..."
A travel blog entry from Brasov by
laytonandjana

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Pictures
Sep 18, 2007
(16 photos)
"Hope these work! Its all out of order and unorganized but wanted to get a few up. Sorry! ..."
A travel blog entry from Brasov by
kellyann

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moving
Sep 23, 2005
"i am now in brasov....just waiting to get out of here...few more days till i am off to bucharest and then to sibiu....some party going on...tonight there is a big international fes ..."
A travel blog entry from Brasov by
enigmatika

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Take your bras off... we're in Brasov!
May 1, 2006
(23 photos)
"Day 33 Today was Labour Day. Funny how even in a communist country they have the same public holiday that we do. Well I guess, communism was all about the worker... so having a hol ..."
A travel blog entry from Brasov by
tokyo_cate

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Brasov
Aug 30, 2008
" Brasov is a fairly charming town, hailed as an up-and-coming "it" destination on the backpacker trail. We thought it was quite nice, but not as cute and charming as its count ..."
A travel blog entry from Brasov by
tavini

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I vant to suck vour blood!
Mar 4, 2007
(6 photos)
"Editor's note: Craig has sworn to never start another blog entry with the words, "Today, I..." If he does, he is required to buy a Jojo CD in cash in front of thirty hot girl ..."
A travel blog entry from Brasov by
msu

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Home of Dracula
Dec 26, 2007
(11 photos)
"HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE !!!!!! :) One extremely important phenomenon, seemingly unique to Romania, that I did forget to include in my last entry was the strange oc ..."
A travel blog entry from Brasov by
claude_and_iain

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Transylvania
Mar 19, 2006
"i guess sometime you have to just get out of the city. brasov is the opposite of bucharest. its a charming city in a valley in the middle of transylvania. we planned on staying 1 n ..."
A travel blog entry from Brasov by
teamcanada

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Brasov Sept 16-18
Sep 19, 2006
(12 photos)
"Brasov is the second biggest city in Romania but is only about 400k people. Feels more like a small city or big town really which was a nice change of pace. Lots of nice buildings ..."
A travel blog entry from Brasov by
cthrasher

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Time to take a train
Oct 28, 2006
(12 photos)
"Visiting Romania and not visiting Transylvania would be like visiting Durham and not going to Neros. Sorry, the cathedral. I had allowed four days sightseeing time in Bucharest, bu ..."
A travel blog entry from Brasov by
dynamo

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on the way home
Jan 3, 2006
(5 photos)
"well...on my way home i have suffered the most overwhelming and mindblowing experience for the heart and soul and bosy and alllll....and all in all i will tell u about that later:) ..."
A travel blog entry from Brasov by
enigmatika

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transylvania
Sep 27, 2006
"so i'll make this quick. it's three days later than this entry already, but i feel like i should talk about what i've been doing/ jared and i hired a guide to take us around easter ..."
A travel blog entry from Brasov by
gogounicorn

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the invisible quest for illusions
Jan 13, 2006
"so ...late in the night i got in the train...starting the trip that was able to dragg me out from solitude...to bring peace and hallucination in the same time....to create and mayb ..."
A travel blog entry from Brasov by
enigmatika

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transylvania
Jan 11, 2008
"i arrived in brasov, the capital of transylvania at about 5am to be greeted by hundreds (slight exageration) of theivin gypos at the train station ready and willin to do wat they d ..."
A travel blog entry from Brasov by
jordanblair100

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I vant to suck your blood!
Sep 10, 2008
"Yes, I am now deep in Transylvania, where the legend of Dracula was born. And where the real guy is really from. I spent about 12 hours on the train to get to Brasov, one of the la ..."
A travel blog entry from Brasov by
eileenj

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heart of transylvania
Sep 30, 2007
(10 photos)
"Brasov was really quite stunning... got in terribly early off the nite train and went to the hostel, they were kind enough to give me the bed early so i could sleep until morning.. ..."
A travel blog entry from Brasov by
nothing

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Brasov
Dec 12, 1978
"We used Brasov as a base to explore the surrounding countryside. Due to our contacts, we were able to stay at a fantastic hotel at the Romanian rate of 4 dollars a night. ..."
A travel blog entry from Brasov by
bangkokrandy

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Brasov travel guide
Oct 12, 2007
(14 photos)
"I would like to share with you some interesting places to visit in Brasov, Romania. ..."
A travel blog entry from Brasov by
viaromania

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Romania, Romania, Romania, Romaaaaaaaaania
Sep 2, 2007
(14 photos)
"Having so much to do before I left London, I was up all night before I left. In addition to having my last yoga session in the course I was doing the evening before I left, which l ..."
A travel blog entry from Brasov by
vanessab

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Transylvania
Oct 29, 2008
"So, It's 3:30 am. My flight leaves at 7:45. First, i need to take the shuttle bus at 4:30 to Ciampino airport. I have never been and I am nervous because this tri ..."
A travel blog entry from Brasov by
davefremland

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the end
Nov 6, 2005
(15 photos)
"i loved it people...i love praga ...i love the people that i met...i love cs and hc ....and i am back home planning my next escape....see ya ..."
A travel blog entry from Brasov by
enigmatika

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Brasov
Mar 29, 2005
(1 photo)
"I had a fabulous day in Brasov with Andi. In spite of her coughing as though she would die, she insisted on showing me around the city. It was a beautiful place, with charming filt ..."
A travel blog entry from Brasov by
aili

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Random Romania
Nov 19, 2007
"One moment I was on a train from Bucharest to brasov after switching trains in Bucharest, the next I was on a bus to Bran, Transylvania with a group of youthful Romanians that insi ..."
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