Dracula: Romania’s National Hero
Most people know that I have two passions: travel and literature. Those who know me really well know that I am somewhat of a gothic aficionado when it comes to books. I read Dracula many, many, years...
View ArticleVisiting Dracula’s Tomb – Snagov, Romania
If you read my last Romania post ‘Dracula: Romania’s National Hero’, you will already realise that finding Dracula was high on my agenda when I visited Romania, but it didn’t take long for me to...
View ArticleEurope’s Fairy-Tale Castles: Peles, Romania
When you think about Romania, what do you think of? Ugly communist buildings? Shaven-headed children in run-down orphanages? Oppressed people ruled by a tyrannical megalomaniac? Or do you think of...
View ArticleDiscovering Bucharest
I didn’t expect to like Bucharest. It’s not that I’ve heard bad things about it; but it rarely, if ever, features on ‘Europe’s Best City’ lists. I was merely going to visit a friend, and just happened...
View ArticleThe Past and Present of Timisoara, Romania’s First Free City
Timisoara was a detour on our trip. We were travelling from Budapest to Belgrade—a direct route, but I simply couldn’t be that close to Romania—my favourite European country—without stopping by for a...
View ArticleAround the World in 26 Letters: My Travel Alphabet
I’ve been travelling the world, on-and-off, for almost 16 years—ever since an adventurous 4 week train journey took me through Germany, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic into Romania...
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