The Palace of Parliament, Bucharest

Romania: both pleasantly surprising and frustrating

July 21st 2023
It’s Bucharest that was pleasantly surprising, while the desire to do a lot of hiking in the mountains was frustrating. I’d always fancied Romania, mostly because it seems so rich in mountains and history. I don’t know why it took so long for me to make it there. We’d even encouraged friends from North America who were staying with us last summer to visit instead of the Alps and they e ... read more

Europe » Romania » Bucovina

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

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When I started this blog in 2007, it was more of a highlights package of trips generally focusing on one place or aspect. My rule had been one blog per country unless I lived there, but I eventually realised that fewer blogs were appearing. Having got around quite a bit, I'm now revisiting many countries. It's getting trickier to get to completely new countries so I might break that rule on occasion. The PhD fortunately didn't curtail travelling with research in sub-Saharan Africa and India as well as the chance to attend conferences with a sneaky bit of travelling tacked on before or after th... full info

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