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By Raluca Spiac on June 1, 2016

What to expect when you travel to Transylvania

While traveling to Transylvania to research some properties we work with, Laura, our newest team member, pondered never returning to work in the city. Although she is Romanian and knows what our country has to offer, she was still surprised by what she found. Read below to learn more. “Remote villages, scenic country roads that take your […]

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By Raluca Spiac on April 1, 2016

Why is Romania a Safe Destination for Travel in Europe in 2016?

With all the current world events one worries more. Is it safe to travel? Where is it safe to travel? What measures to take when traveling to make sure we’re safe? I recently read in two separate articles something that makes a lot of sense to me. Firstly, like Wendy Perrin, I am convinced that […]

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By Raluca Spiac on November 15, 2015

Our Second Year at PURE

It’s the weekend after the end of PURE 2015 and I am still in Marrakech. For four days we got to immerse ourselves into the world of travel and discovery. For four days we got to meet people from all over the world talking passionately about their destination, lodge, country or activity. Whether it’s a […]

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By Raluca Spiac on September 11, 2015

What Happens When You Fall in Love With Romania?

For us all at Beyond Dracula the answer to the question above was clear all along; we want to show the country and its amazing corners to everyone who is open to discovering it. But what happens to those people after discovering some of it? Do they fall in love? The answer: is yes and […]

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By Raluca Spiac on June 22, 2015

Our First PURE Guests

Every since our presence at PURE in November 2014, we’ve been kindly harassing the agents we met to come and visit Romania. What better way to get to know a country and speak about it to clients than to experience it in person? With that in mind, we were happy to get Elisa’s and Ana’s […]

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By Raluca Spiac on November 15, 2014

Romania and Beyond Dracula at PURE Life Experiences 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 […]

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