The Danube Delta used to be my favorite summer destination. I used to spend there 2 to 3 weeks each year, sometimes traveling with the recons from Tulcea, sometimes with my friends and family. Whenever there was an opportunity to travel to what I used to call “Earthly paradise,” I took it. The Danube Delta [...]
Ten Wonders of Bucovina
June 26, 2008 By
In “the land of beech woods” some of the most extraordinary natural landscapes are beautified by faith and its material manifestations: the Monasteries of Bucovina. These are all situated in Suceava county, and if you plan a trip to the north of Romania it would be certainly a pity to miss visiting them. Since 1993 [...]
Amazing Romanian Cave – Pestera Ursilor
May 24, 2008 By
We are in Bihor, where the mountains hide world’s second largest ice cave. The county’s numerous hidden treasures attract each year tourists from all over the world. Some come to relax at the Baile Felix thermal spa, others visit the Apuseni Mountains with their amazing sceneries and over 400 caves. From all these caves, the [...]
Deep in the Heart of the Ice Cave
May 17, 2008 By
Have you ever imagined spending the summer in a place that’s got it all? Beautiful sea, amazing blue lagoons, challenging peaks, fairy woods, mystic hills, snow under the hot summer sun and so many hidden wonders you can’t even count? Well, Romania is such a place. Some things can’t be described in words and the [...]
At the Gates of Hell
May 14, 2008 By
The muddy clods of earth, colder than ice, gurgle and boil underground; then, through numerous opened mouths, scattered all over the valley, they bubble upwards, bursting out either at a very low or at a higher distance… Alexandru Odobescu Not far from Buzau (online map: cca 30 km), in Berca-Arbanasi, this vision from another world [...]
