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Towards the end of March I had to do a hiking tour for a group of travelers from Singapore. We went in the Carpathian Mountains in a beautiful area known as the Ciucas Mountains. Although the hike was easy, despite the fact we didn't reach the summit,...
When Rosemary Sheel (rosemarysheel.com) contacted me in 2012 for a photo tour of Romania I was not aware of the experience I was about to have during the tour with her. Rosemary is the only tourist I had in more than 10 year of guiding who traveled twice...
Bucharest is by far the largest city in Romania, therefore very different from anything else in Romania. There is nor doubt there is no other city in Romania with a more vibrant life, more cultural activities, more bars, more and restaurants. On the other...
If you would ask the Romanians about a book written by Miklos Banffy you would get no information from them. One of the greatest writers who lived and wrote on the territory of present Romania is completely unknown. And that’s because of the dispute...
‘Along the Enchanted Way’ of William Blacker describes also his own experience as a foreigner in Transylvania, his thoughts and doubts and last but not the least, his love affairs with gypsy women and all the problems caused by these relations.
Many of us work for a better life. When I say better life it could mean different things, from a better education for our children, a nice car, beautiful vacations, to a bigger house, nicer photo camera or a great bike. Well, when you manage to transform...