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Trip to Transylvania Part 1

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July 9th 2017
My Lonely Planet guide had warned us of the dangers of being ripped off by taxi-drivers and indeed one such rip-off merchant charged us 50 lei (£10), for a short ride from one area of Bucharest to another. It should have cost 15 lei max but we didn't know it at the time. It was only when Lynn and I took a taxi from the old town to the railway station, with a similar journey time, and were charged ... read more

Europe » Romania » Transilvania

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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