September 26th 2009  Europe » Romania » Transilvania
We found this cute little beach town on the border of Bulgaria and Romania called Vama Veche. After being inundated with offers of sub standard accommodation that were much more expensive than Bulgari ... 21 photos [full story]

October 7th 2009  Europe » Romania » Transilvania
The trip from Sibiu to Brasov was impressive. We left to a cool morning with sun emerging across the mountains jutting into the sky like a knife. It became misty as we approached the mountains in the ... [full story]

September 28th 2009  Europe » Romania » Transilvania » Brasov » Brasov
Last night we left Budapest and took a night train to Brasov, Romania. I didn't expect things to be so different here, but they really are. The night train was alright, kind of cramped but the bunk be ... 2 photos [full story]

September 16th 2009  Europe » Romania » Transilvania » Brasov
Until a few weeks ago we had been riding through countries so massive that border crossings, when they so seldom happened, seemed interestingly quirky at worst. When we met with our dear friends in t ... 8 photos [full story]

July 24th 2009  Europe » Romania » Transilvania » Brasov » Brasov
Way back in the 80's, Steph (as a little girl in love with gymnastics) watched a movie called Nadia about the famous Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci. So when we first moved to Europe and made our hit ... 22 photos [full story]

August 30th 2009  Europe » Romania » Transilvania » Brasov » Brasov
Varna to Bucharest was an absolute mission!! I went to the train station in the day to get a seat reservation for the 10pm train. I was told by two people this wasn't necessary so went on my merry ... [full story]

August 15th 2009  Europe » Romania » Transilvania » Mures » Sighisoara
Hi All, We have had a great time since I last updated. We left Lake Balaton we went to Budapest (Would have stayed longer but the English bloke we met had cabin fever and wouldnt piss off). Budap ... [full story]

June 15th 2009  Europe » Romania » Transilvania » Brasov » Brasov
Another mini-bus ride to Brasov. Equally crowded. I think one woman had a number of dinner sets in one stripy bag that was placed in the aisle, quite a few people sitting on luggage in the aisles. ... 23 photos [full story]

June 13th 2009  Europe » Romania » Transilvania » Sibiu » Sibiu
A return trip in our van with the wooden bench seat to Sighisoura where we caught a local mini bus to Sibiu. The bus was packed but we arrived in good time our driver handling the crazy overtaking ... 20 photos [full story]

August 5th 2009  Europe » Romania » Transilvania » Brasov » Brasov
So, to finish up Budapest first: After a Sunday night of beers and Palinka at the hostel, we stumbled out into the bright daylight of Budapest for a final exploration before taking the train away ... [full story]