The Beyond Journal

One swallow might not make a spring, but two Romanian celebrations do!
In Romania, the arrival of spring is announced by a tandem of very special moments: “Dragobete Day” and the “Mărțișor”.

Winter is magic everywhere, but in Romania, we turn it up a notch. Besides the fairy tale landscapes, fascinating magical traditions are here to amaze you.

Romania is at its best in Autumn, when the natural world changes colour, from green  to many shades of russet, red, golden, yellow, black, amber, pink and brown.  Autumn is also my favourite season. The weather is just perfect, it’s time for layers of clothing, great food and wine, romantic walks through parks or forests, […]

Why do we travel? Because it shows us we’re not alone, it shows us that a person from the other side of the globe, speaking a different language and believing in a different god can be exactly like us, can feel the same joy when looking at something beautiful and can feel the same pain when hurt. Travel opens our minds, connects us in ways we never thought possible.

It was during my first trip abroad that I knew I had the travel bug.

A place of lost souls and fornication, inhabited by thieves, easy women, beggars, and impoverished boyars. This was the very historical center of Bucharest at the turn of the 20th century described in one of the best novels inspired by the Romanian capital nightlife ever written – Mateiu Caragiale’s Princes of the Old Court (Craii […]