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On the Road in Romania

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October 15th 2004
In October 2004, I took a solo trip to Romania. When I told my friend Per (who is himself half-Romanian and whose family still owns land there) that I was going to Romania he asked me if I knew just what the hell I was doing going to Romania. The answer was yes.......but as I was to find out later, also no. Romania was surprising in some ways and disappointing in others. Surprising that it was so ... 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