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Roaming around Romania

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November 11th 2007
Hello all, And then there was Romania! So, deciding that Transylvania was filled with sights and local buses having tried out patience again and again, we settled on renting a car in Romania. The only problem with the plan - John's wallet was stolen along with his driver's license and I have never learned to drive standard - Europe being the land of stick shift vehicles put us in a bit of a t ... read more

Europe » Romania

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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