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Elena_Alexia - Elena | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 0 Comment(s) | 25 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=279408] | 2008-05-24 00:05:11
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In 1856, the two principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia secured their autonomy and ended the suzerainty of the Ottoman Empire. In 1859 they united, and a national identity was born, adopting the name Romania in the following years. Formal recognition of its independence occurred in 1878. Following World War II, Romania was occupied by the Soviets, and a "people's republic" was formed in 1947. From 1965, under the regime of Nicolae Ceauşescu, the Romanian people suffered impoverishment and oppression, until his overthrow and execution during the Revolution of 1989. Recent political events have seen Romania become a full member state of the European Union in June 2007. To Be Updated
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Hi guys, long time no see! Well what about last weekend? Did I ever said NO to a mountain trip invitation? So let’s summarize: last Friday I resigned my current job! After a quick gathering with some friends we all agreed I need to get out of the city and relax my mind after such stressful decision. Its end of May and the mountain area is best get away! Saturday at 7 o’clock in the morning we all were in front of train line No 9 waiting the ride to Busteni. I havent slept all night but I hardly waited to [View Full Entry]
By Brotman
May 20th 2008
May 20th 2008
In Dracula's Hood, or: I'm Just a Sweet Transvestite from Transsexual Transylvania
Europe » Romania » Transylvania » Brasov
To be fair, before I started this trip I had no idea about Brasov or anything regarding what there could be to do here or in the area. That is the joy of hostels - somebody says something and you go. Interestingly enough, that means that you end up meeting the same people over and over again in the hostels, but that's a good time, too. Also, in the interests of full disclosure, I am not now, nor have I ever been a sweet transvestite from Transsexual Transylvania. So, Brasov, great little town. It looks like it should look. It is [View Full Entry]
Brotman - Aaron Brotman | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 0 Comment(s) | 38 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=280445] | 2008-06-03 14:55:42
Greetings one and all, so the big update is that we are staying in Romania post-peace corps. We have decided to take a leap and start some new things on this side of the pond. Alecia will start a small business in wild gathered products, Chris will manage the community foundation he started and we will both do some editing and consulting on the side. More on all that in the next blog but in the meantime, Wish us luck! Once again we’ve let our blog go into hibernation… I’d blame it on a busy schedule, but who doesn’t have one [View Full Entry]
Chris Alecia - Chris Worman/Alecia Ball | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 0 Comment(s) | 18 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=277488] | 2008-05-18 13:47:14
Last days in beautiful Romania.... ....Estos fueron los ultimos dias en Bucharest....Me quede los ultimos dias en casa de mi amiga francesa Magali y Lucy que son lo maximo....me recibieron con los brazos abiertos como cuando nos conocimos en el mar negro.....por ahi nos fuimos a pasar el tiempo a "Carturesti" una biblioteca/tea room www.carturesti.ro .....entre paginas y paginas de libros de viajes y mapas se me van las horas queriendo llegar mas y mas lejos..... ....Tambien me pase mucho tiempo, caminatas al parque y alrededores con Belen la hermana de Maria Eugenia que llego de [View Full Entry]
Taurus06 - Andres M | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 1 Comment(s) | 7 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=278000] | 2008-05-23 20:43:33
Bucharest is an interesting city. I, like most people, had no love for the town, but some really found the place great. That is not to say that there is nothing interesting there - that is anything but the case - it is just that it s difficult to get a grasp on what makes the city. There is no "there" there architectually speaking, by which I mean that one can get no sense of what the city's past was by studing the buildings (at least no earlier than the mid-20th century when Ceaucescu tore most of the city down). Friday, [View Full Entry]
Brotman - Aaron Brotman | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 0 Comment(s) | 0 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=278771] | 2008-05-25 17:48:02
Hello Everyone, We made it to Rome! Not overnight, of course, considering that it took us 22 hours just to get to Venice. We left Romania on Friday, May 9, Bethany’s birthday. We had birthday cake with Peter, Hailey and the team, and then had a cake at Vasili and Ana’s place, a wonderfully hospital couple. They live in a typical Romanian apartment building; very interesting! Not exactly what we are accustomed to. We left Peter and the team at the Sibiu Airport. It was then that we had to drastically alter our travel plans; we had planned to drop south [View Full Entry]
Elske - Els Van Hierden | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 0 Comment(s) | 8 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=275908] | 2008-05-13 21:31:25
By Taurus06
May 10th 2008
May 10th 2008
Daytrip to Sinaia, Romania - Peles Castle & Mountain Hiking
Europe » Romania » Transylvania
Daytrip to Sinaia, Romania - Peles Castle & Mountain Hiking .....Y aqui vamos de nuevo pa'la calle...una vez que se empieza no se puede parar, es como heroina este deseo incontrolable de comerme el mundo, de ver y absorber todas las cosas tan impresionantes que solo se viven y se sienten viajando.....Este va a ser mi ultimo blog en Rumania ya que este Domingo continuo mi "journey"....(aparte necesito encontrar la razon por la cual las fotos estan saliendo un poco estiradas en el sitio).... ....Hoy me siento particularmente feliz de haber recibido tan lindo correo de la Ire y apart [View Full Entry]
Taurus06 - Andres M | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 1 Comment(s) | 15 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=275106] | 2008-05-14 00:07:24
Our third night in Romania was the first night we had to set up camp for the night. At Sofia and Bucharest we stayed in hotels...albeit slightly dodgy hotels!! I was amazed at how much crap is stored on that bus and how quickly the campsite is put together. You have to remember that there's 50 people on the bus. Thats: 25 tents; Nearly 100 mattresses (you get through them quickly); The Cook tent; All the food and drink for the next few days; all the cooking gear (stoves, water containers etc); All the food; plus all the shit owned by [View Full Entry]
davemilliken - david milliken | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 0 Comment(s) | 6 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=278338] | 2008-05-20 16:21:19
Hello Everyone, This is our last day here; we've not had internet connection since Monday to blog, thus you haven't heard from us. We've had a great couple last days. On Tuesday I went with the nurse to various homes to visit elderly people in the little outlying town of Lunca. It was amazing to get inside their homes and listen to their stories. (through a translator). The houses were very, very poor. One room in the house serves as kitchen, livingroom, bedroom. The room was probably about twelve by twelve. The house was made up out of two rooms, but [View Full Entry]
Elske - Els Van Hierden | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 0 Comment(s) | 16 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=274397] | 2008-05-09 09:32:25
Before leaving Romania, we had two more stops to make to see a bit more of what the country was like when free of tourists. Cluj-Napoca is on the edge of Transylvania, pretty scenery on the way there of course, and a nice town when we got there. Despite the taxi driver who 'misunderstood' where we wanted to go (and made some extra money) it was a nice stop. A good hostel for the night, lovely buildings of course, and green parks. It cost to go into the botanical gardens, go figure, so we enjoyed the other parks for free, eating [View Full Entry]
Emmad - Emma de Hoog | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 0 Comment(s) | 8 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=279700] | 2008-06-17 08:04:11