Raluca Spiac
November 15, 2014
We’ve been preparing for it since we got the invitation to come. We were both excited and honored to be the ones representing Romania for the very first time at PURE Life Experiences, a one of a kind fair focused on experiential travel. November came and we were ready. To clarify experiential travel I will paraphrase one of the PURE […]
September 12, 2014
After checking out a beautiful hotel in Ramnicu Valcea, I started driving towards Horezu, city famous for its ceramics and potters that use a very specific style when decorating their plates. I then decided to return to Timisoara driving on Transalpina. After the famous-by-now Transfagarasan, “the best road in the world” as Jeremy Clarkson of Top Gear called it, Transalpina […]
June 3, 2014
We tour the country every month in search of amazing places for you. We test hotels, restaurants, roads, sights, everything you can imagine. We also look for amazing people doing all sorts of incredible things that you might enjoy. Not long ago we spent the night in Harman, at the Country Hotel ; our host, Cantemir was sorry that his […]
March 14, 2014
The thinning snow cover on the surrounding hills melts away as the dawn’s first rays seem to kiss it away. The only sound you hear is the gentle murmur of ice water running down your lodging’s roof. Your gaze meanders between the green hills. It’s time to go. As you leave the family-run hotel, you throw a last gander at […]
March 11, 2014
With the second most important tourism event just behind us, I was pondering on what makes us travel. I often ask myself this question because for me traveling is vital so I wonder if we all have the “bug” or just some. My theory is that we all love to travel; some might not travel by moving physically from a […]
December 27, 2013
Romania has had beautiful sunny days for Christmas with temperatures that often we have for Easter. Except for a few parts of the country (especially the mountains), we did not have snow this year. One of these lucky locations to get white in time for Santa’s arrival is Viscri. As a dear friend told me while showing me these pictures, […]
