Past the tower, in to the valley.

The Butterfly Effect

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July 5th 2007
My Path of DestructionThomas Hughes I planned to stay here, in Bucharest, for two days. When I leave, it will have been twenty. On the days of my arrival, I had an urge for a little rest before I shifted gears towards Sofia, then Istanbul and Beyond. The landscape into Romania was idyllic fields and pastures, with horse carts a ... read more

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The principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia - for centuries under the suzerainty of the Turkish Ottoman Empire - secured their autonomy in 1856; they united in 1859 and a few years later adopted the new name of Romania. The country gained recognitio... ... read more