Romania Simply Surprising
Tweet Seven Corners (www.sevencorners.com) is a travel insurance agency, offering a variety of travel medical policies for international travelers, both US going abroad and foreign citizens staying in the US. For US citizens traveling to Romania, this is probably one of the best insurers: reliable, with full 24 hours support, and a large network of […]
Tweet In the rush of the modern lifestyles how many of us stop to recall the glory of the past? Do we all live by the motto “what’s gone is gone and what’s done is done” or do we somehow manage to learn from the past, to understand its values and to understand that there […]
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 - the night of the vampires, as they call it - sees a number of ancient, pagan traditions coming to life.
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Tweet Many people think of Romania as a Eastern-European country - as it was, once, part of the Soviet block. But Romania’s Transylvania is in Central Europe, and as such, you can expect many similarities with other Central European countries. In cities like Sibiu, Arad, Timisoara, Sighisoara the German influence is strong - and it […]
Tweet Transylvania, that land of legends, often associated with monsters, vampires and ghouls, is, in fact, a land of unmistakable beauty, history, and culture. It’s a cradle of treasures, many kept in almost pristine condition by locals who are proud of their ancestry, and preserve traditions with passion and care. Religion is one of these […]
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