Blogs from Brasov, Transilvania, Romania, Europe - page 13

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 also a great base of operations for going and seeing all of Transylvania, particularly the local castles and Sighisoara, Vlad Tepis's birthplace. Sunday, May 18th: Up relatively early this morning to jump on the train ... read more

Another place that was on my list of must visits - Brasov for Bran Castle, home of Dracula. But there's heaps more to Brasov than just Bran Castle. We stayed at a cool hostel about 10 minutes walk from the main square, arrived on Sunday night and managed to find it without any issues which is always an achievement! The weather had turned cloudy for the first time in a while, which suited the Dracula atmosphere quite nicely. Not so spooky were the five loud, stereotypical Italian guys who were also staying in our dorm. Gestures and accents and quite full on to be sharing space with! Unfortunately Monday was the only day Bran Castle was closed, go figure, so we too a bus out to Rasnov Fortress instead, which turned out to be very cool. ... read more

Last day in Brasov before heading to Turkey! It started off like any other in the hospital, and I worked with Beth, Mary, Sarah and Steffi. My favorite baby was on the 4th floor again, so I spent as much time with him as I could since he would probably be gone by the time I got home. After my shift, I said goodbye to everyone and that I would see them in a week, before heading to the office to email Gökhan about some last minute details. Gökhan wanted to know about the bus details for when we would be getting into Izmir, and since I hadn’t made them yet, I investigated some options and quickly made reservations. I talked to Phil on gmail chat for a little while, emailed Temple and Shenandoah about interviews ... read more

Transylvania - Brasov (Marzo 31, Abril 1 y 2) Aca empieza mi primer viaje al interior de Rumania y que mejor lugar para comenzar que Transilvanya, la cuna de Dracula o Vlad Tepes (Pura historia y una buena forma de ganar dinero con el turismo enganado). El domingo por la manana tome un tren de la Gare de Nord en Bucharest a Brasov donde tenia planeado quedarme con Julian un couchsurfer que resulto bastante simpatico. El tren dura aproximadamente 2.5 horas y cuesta 76 Ron $32 ida y vuelta, si un poco caro la verdad pero bueno por dicha no inverti en hostel y la comida no es tan cara. Ya renuncie a la idea de visitar museos por que cada vez son 5 o 10 Ron y a este ritmo y con la cantidad de ... read more

Hey there readers!! Its been a while since I sent an update I know, but I've been a bit busy... now where was I? Ah, last time I posted an update we had just arrived in Bucharest and had a big night out. We've moved on a couple of times since then, first to Mamaia, then on towards Transylvania (though its not really dark and stormy). Mamaia is a small beach resort on the Black Sea Coast. Its made unique by the fact that roughly 100 m from the beach running parallel to the coast is a large Lake. Between the two bodies of water becomes a huge party over the summer months. Unfortunately by the time we arrived there the "tourist season" had just finished, and literally 90% of shops, hotels and restauraunts had shut ... read more