At the beginning of the year I planned to see more of Romania and sure enough I managed to mark on my list this year quite a few destinations: Oradea, Timisoara and Corvin Castle to start with. Oradea started to blip on my radar for about a year and a half ago. Now and then …
I can’t say it enough, but I love the Bucharest I keep discovering! Tiny insight… I was born and raised here, but until 3 years ago, for me, Bucharest was small, ugly and gray. What started changing my perspective? It was the first edition of Experience Bucharest. I was looking from the side lines how …
If I would be in a room full of people from all around the world and I would ask: “What do you know about Romania?”, I would probably get a few confused looks (as in “…about what?”), I’d get a few “Dracula & Transylvania” and probably some would say “a country full of gypsies*“. And …
I am fascinated by churches and religious structures in general. Not because I’m a religious person (I would probably lean more towards being an atheist), but because of their design, art and what they represented at the time they were built. There are currently about 150 well preserved fortified churches spread throughout Transylvania, out of …
I have been looking forward to a photo tour organized by Canon Romania. They are not as involved in the community as their competitor, Nikon. So for me it’s the one big thing they are missing. Sorry Nikon fans, but my heart beats Canon. It’s a matter of preference. So when the opportunity came to …
If you don’t know what “Experience Bucharest” is by now, let me tell you a little about it. This is the biggest project to promote Bucharest as a tourist destination. What is so special about – it’s a private event based on volunteering, no city hall involvement, no government officials. So if they won’t do their …
Ok. I have been postponing this for way too long. It’s time to get down to business and start writing and sharing my stories, photos and trips with you. Take it a step further than Instagram. I was contemplating on what should I start with. I have a few trips and a good stack of …
