It's not as popular as Vama Veche, but it used to be, and it's still packed with young people planning a Black Sea resort holiday on a budget. Costineşti was once "the paradise of youth and of students" - but since 2 Mai and Vama Veche......more

Exotic, beautiful, untamed and still carrying an ancient bliss. This is the Danube Delta: a warm, welcoming place in the wilderness, not far from the Romanian shore of the Black Sea. An enchanted paradise. Romania is an exotic location not for some luxuriant beauty. It doesn’t......more

Few towns in Romania have succeeded in preserving their medieval charm and flavor; among the Transylvanian ones, Sibiu stands alone. It played an important part in the economic, political, religious and cultural history of the Romanian provinces. Founded upon a Neolithic settlement, near the ruins of......more

It's been a while since I last published an entry on this blog, and I fell like I let down those few readers who never failed to make a comment that made me feel that my efforts were worth-while. Today I only want to show you......more

Lugoj, is a city in Timiş County, Banat, western Romania, situated on both banks of the Timiş River. The river divides the city in two quarters: the Romanian on the right and the German on the left. The city was the home town of famous Dracula......more