The Beyond Journal

This month’s gratitude email is a special one. We’re midway in our celebratory year, the one marking 10 years since we started Beyond Dracula with the idea to show Romania to travelers who wanted to discover it. This idea was simple enough that without any experience in the travel industry and none building and running a business, […]

  Fabulous films – a great way to discover Romania It’s absolutely fantastic when people get to discover Romania because of fabulous films or series which are shot here. 2022 was definitely the year of Wednesday, shot in some fabulous locations. The Nevermore Academy is in fact the Cantacuzino Castle in Bușteni.  But it’s even […]

This month’s gratitude email is about PURE, the trade show we’ve been attending since 2014. Do you recall how Pawan, our Nepalese godfather, said he goes to WTM in London to help his country but gets business from PURE?  Clueless about he meant, I took notes and checked everything out.  I remember finding PURE’s website and feeling confirmation. […]

Good Friday feels like the right time to send this month’s gratitude email. And this is a very personal one because we would not be here, 10 years after Beyond Dracula was just an idea, without you. Every single interaction we had, whether it led to a call, an email exchange or a trip, made us who we are […]

Saxon Cultural Heritage One of the things you most often hear about Romania is that its cultural heritage is a rich and diverse mosaic of creative expressions. There’s even a Culture and History Itinerary on our website to prove it! Discover our favourite five Saxon Villages below. We’ve decided to take some time to discuss […]

The title is not a mistake. Let me explain. ​Beyond Dracula has a godfather, and he is Nepalese. As part of the series of gratitude emails that mark our 10 years anniversary, I want to share this special story with you. Me and my business partners had a simple idea: put Romania on the map of bespoke travel […]