Romania
Skiing in Romania – Poiana Brasov
Have you ever considered skiing in Romania rather than in the Swiss or French Alps? The Carpathians mountains are high enough to get covered in snow during winter. Sinaia, Busteni, Azuga, Predeal and Poiana Brasov are the main ski resorts on Prahova Valley. There are...
The Medical Spa in Europe You Won’t Forget Too Soon – Bali Spa Cornu
If you need to find a medical spa in Europe and you happen to have Romania on your bucket list, you'll like the idea I'm going to share here. But first let's see what a medical spa is and why would anyone prefer it to a regular spa and wellness center. What Is a...
How to Visit Peles Castle in Sinaia, Romania
If I were to tell you that Peles Castle in Sinaia, Romania, is one of the first buildings to feature central heating and air conditioning in the world, wouldn't you want to visit it? Built between 1873 and 1914, Peles Castle is one of the best preserved and the most...
One Day Trip from Bucharest: the Bison Reserve in Vama Buzaului, Mud and Waterfalls
If you ever decide to visit Romania, chances are you're going to land to Bucharest, as this is where most flights arrive. While the city is cool, with a vibrant nightlife and with enough places to relax, have a drink or enjoy a delicious meal, some travelers will want...
What a Mud Volcano Can Do for Your Travel Photos
How would you like to take photos of you on another planet? We may have to wait a little until space travel becomes mainstream, but I've managed to take some surreal photos in a place I'm going to reveal in a moment. There is this unusual area in Romania, at Berca,...
From Emotion to Meaning and Return. A Cultural Trip Through Oltenia
The growling of what sounded like a bear made me stop and listen carefully for a few seconds. I looked around me. The forest was young, there wasn't any chance a tree would have been able to withstand my weight. My next thought was that bears can climb trees and I...
No Rhododendrons on the Ciucas Mountain
I was much too tired to remember why I went up there in the first place. The wind through my hair and through my wet clothes was fabulous, a true catalyst for forgetting. For a moment, I had no past. I was only eyes and skin, kissed by wind and sun together. I even...
Wines of Romania: Bringing People Together
Wines of Romania are just like wines of every other place. If you were to experience the best wine country vacations around the world, you'd see that you can find great wines just about everywhere, provided that the climate allows for the vineyards to grow. Romanian...
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Danube Delta – Water, Willows & the Secret Ingredient That Makes Good Fish Soup
What do you do when life takes you by surprise? Do you open yourself and embrace the challenge? Do you shy away and rather stick to the familiar? How do you draw the line between adventure and insane risk? If you wonder how all these relate to the Danube Delta in...