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Milena G

Is Romania safe to travel? Romania is one of the safest countries in Europe for travelers. From the cobbled streets of Sibiu and Brașov to the mountain roads that wind through the Carpathians, most visits pass without incident. Violent crime is uncommon, and the issues travelers are most likely to encounter are the same ones […]

Each month you got a gratitude newsletter because building a company is not a one woman’s job. You can read them all here. From my business partners, to you, our team, guides and partners, to those who took a chance on us when we were new, to my family and everyone else who, in some […]

Celebrating 10 years of Beyond Dracula, is special because, during this period, not only did I create the company, but I also built a family.  You could say my 30s were about creating families: at home, at work, around Romania. I got married in 2014, had my daughter Magdalena in 2016, and my son Tudor in […]

This is an excerpt from our weekly newsletter: This month’s gratitude email is dedicated to people in my life who played a role so that I can study, work and be where I am today. I’ll start with my parents.  You see, my parents dreamt of discovering the world but they couldn’t because of communism. After the […]

In a world in which you can be anything, be a Wendy. Or a George. In this month’s gratitude email, I want to thank Wendy Perrin for being open to have us on her WOW List and for sending over travelers to test me as a TTE (Trusted Travel Expert). You see, not everyone showed us the same kind […]

If you have been reading my newsletters for a while, you know they are about Romania. Stories, insights, news. You also know that offering a destination for which there is no demand is quite a challenge, but to keep myself sane and motivated, I see it as an opportunity.  Something else that drives us all […]