The Romanian Experience
February 23, 2021
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”.
February 4, 2021
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.
September 10, 2020
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, it’s the time of the […]
April 22, 2020
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.
March 10, 2020
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 de Curtea Veche in Romanian). […]
January 9, 2020
If in some cultures tea is central for social relations and rituals evolved around tea ceremonies and gatherings, Romanians have a coffee ceremony.
