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]

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]

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]

July 18th 2009  Europe » Romania » Transilvania » Brasov » Brasov
I have to admit that the only reason I was interested in visiting Transylvania was because of the Dracula movies. But Ill have you know that it wasn't because of Dracula, but rather the castles and th ... [full story]

July 27th 2009  Europe » Romania » Transilvania » Brasov » Bran
7/26/09 Austin: It has been awhile since we last blogged, and we have a lot to update on. We have been traveling through Romania for the last two weeks. We went to the Transylvania Alps, near Sinai ... 16 photos [full story]

July 25th 2009  Europe » Romania » Transilvania » Brasov » Brasov
Brasov is said to be the most visited area in all of Romania, but you would never know. The town is tiny and is easily explored on foot. The train ride from Bucharest to Brasov is pleasurable; you win ... 16 photos [full story]

June 29th 2009  Europe » Romania » Transilvania » Brasov » Brasov
Greetings! From Istanbul we caught a night train north to Bulgaria. We nursed a bottle of Raki (Turkish Ouzo) with our cabin mates before nodding off, only to be woken by border guards at 3 a.m. ... 37 photos [full story]