Travel to Transylvania

My Romanian holiday fantasy continues eastward and takes me to Brasov (Braṣov in Romanian), one of Transylvania’s finest cities. It was originally an old Saxon settlement, the birth place of the Romanian national anthem, and home to the Golden Stag Festival which features world-class musical entertainment year after year. I can’t wait to explore! Crowned […]

Since honesty is always the best policy, I must start with a confession: I have not visited Romania yet. I flew over it a couple of times, but it was cloudy, so it’s safe to say I have never touched or even spotted Romanian soil. Not for much longer, though! This summer, I am finally […]

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 […]

One may legitimately wonder why does Prince Charles come so often to Romania, why did he buy and restore houses in Transylvania, and why does he repeatedly speak so highly of Romania and its people. Tour in Transylvania On my November trip around Transylvania, I stopped in two special locations: Miclosoara and Valea Zalanului. Just […]

Down under, in the Turda Salt Mine The Turda Salt Mine is one of the coolest places you’ll ever see, hands down. Iceland in the summer, the Giant’s Causeway or, to bring it closer to home, Salar de Uyuni kind of cool. When in Transylvania, make sure you include the newly pimped Turda Salt Mine […]