I believe I am one of the few people who, as a student, liked Bacovia. I know where it’s all coming from and it has nothing to do with depression. My grandfather had a book in A5 format, with some purple graphics. Brilliant. Poems with short stanzas, such different words and drawings. I understood it …
Continue reading "A writer’s City: Bacau"Kanegra. I just went of the phone with my mom. She told me the whereabouts of my father for the last couple of days. He’s producing brandy. Plum brandy, that is. And this reminded me of a story that happened last month, in Croatia. It was late in the evening, after a swim in the …
Continue reading "Kanegra Spices"It was the richest experience of a afternoon. I had 4 hours to visit Alba Iulia and chose to visit the Alba Carolina Citadel. I start walking, on the cobbled streets of the citadel, being more and more pleased with myself that I chose a day in the middle of the week for a walk. …
Continue reading "One single afternoon in Alba Iulia"The residence of the Teutonic Knights, the medieval fortress of Feldioara was known in 1200 as Marienburg, the fortress of Saint Mary, at the beginning of the 13th century. Initially, the Teutonic Knights were guardians of St. Mary’s Hospital, belonging to the German Crusaders. Later, thanks to the experience gained in defense, he showed his …
Continue reading "Marienburg, the reborn fortress of Feldioara"Well, now, I’m not really going to tell you the entire road trip story. Just the part in how we got to Sirmione by bicycle. We left Peschiera del Garda early in the morning on winding roads, along the lake. Right up to the Castle gates. Yes indeed! Sirmione is a citadel and yes, it …
Continue reading "On the road to Sirmione"We’ve left Rome behind and carried on to Lisbon, impatient and a bit tired from all the hustle and bustle through airports. But I could already fell the ocean scent. Even in flight mode:) It was obvious that i would love this city. There are so many things that i wanted to see that i …
Continue reading "Can we discover Lisbon in 2 days?"I woke up in the morning as if I were in Mauritius. And it is not related to the weather. Or with the time zone difference. It’s from the noise of construction works next door. The neighbors are changing their roof 🙂 Seriously, at 7 a.m., you get up so fast to the sound of …
Continue reading "No privacy in Mauritius"April is a really big deal in Bucovina. The entire month is a celebration. Starting with the Florii, on the 1st of April all the way to the Enlighten Week, till 15.04, the steam train takes you all the way to the Bucovina’s most treasured Easter traditions. We found out at the Travel Fair, last …
Continue reading "Easter in Bucovina and the 2018-2019 program for Mocănița Moldovița steam train"If only I’d known the legend beforehand maybe we wouldn’t have adventured so high up or yes?! Anyhow, once you’ve reached Colțești and you take a glance at the citadel, you just need to be there, you know?! Only yeah, instead of the easy path walk, we just left the car at the base of …
Continue reading "The legends and mysteries around the Citadel of Colțești and the Rimetea Sunrise"Somewhere in Europe there is a small and coquette capital city where you can wonder on the streets, enjoy the architecture, walk in parks, stop for a coffee (with excess alcohol) or you can be alone with your thoughts, without crowded tourists, or objectives and check lists. Can you guess what city it is? Dublin, …
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