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Exotic Locations: The Danube Delta [Photos]

November 8, 2009 by Mihaela Lica

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.

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Journey to Paradise: The Danube Delta

July 14, 2008 by Mihaela Lica

Tweet 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 […]

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Romanian Gourmet Cheese: Brânza de burduf from Transylvania

Brânza de burduf, the most valuable among Romanian cheeses, has an even more valuable variety: aged in pine bark, the cheese gets a special, unique flavor and taste.

St. Andrew’s Night (Noaptea Sfântului Andrei) - A Romanian Halloween

St. Andrew’s Night - the night of the vampires, as they call it - sees a number of ancient, pagan traditions coming to life.

Romanian Zacuscă Recipe

Tweet It’s Fall, and in many Romanian homes this is equivalent with preparing for the winter. Since fresh produce are hard to find in the winter, are usually more expensive and generally tasteless, Romanians conserve the tastes of the Autumn and its finest flavors. The following is the recipe of a traditional Romanian bread spread, […]

Summer Travel Destinations: Romanian Black Sea Resort Costineşti

Tweet 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 became popular, this little rural Black Sea resort […]

International Women’s Day in Romania, and Mother’s Day - 8th March

Tweet Every year, on March 8, Romanian cerebrate the International Women’s Day (IWD), and Mother’s Day. The celebration started as a Socialist political event in Russia, in 1965 when Lenin declared it official holiday, and spread across the entire Soviet block soon after. But keep in mind, that unofficially, a women’s day was already celebrated […]