Tag Archives: Adventure

Wednesday morning I headed to the airport for my long flight home. As the travel direction was westward, the 10 hour time difference was recaptured during the 16 hour trip, so I arrived in the afternoon on the same day … Continue reading →

Monday, my last full day in Brașov, was another easy paced day. Maddy was still a bit under the weather. In the afternoon we ran a couple of errands. Then we went up past “gypsy area” to a nice restaurant … Continue reading →

On Saturday we drove up the mountain adjacent to Brașov to get some nice views over the city. Then we traveled further up to Poiana Brașov, which is a place where the mountains flatten out for a bit and the … Continue reading →

After touring the 3rd modern castle of the trip, we made our way to Brașov where I would be staying for most of the remainder of my time in Romania. Brașov county is stretched out along a fairly flat valley … Continue reading →

Leaving the seaside in sunshine our good weather ran out as we made our way towards Transylvania. We had originally planned to visit the Slănic Prahova Salina on the way, an underground salt mine, but it closed earlier than we … Continue reading →

After lunch in Bucharest, we headed out for the next area for my Romanian adventures, the city of Constanța on the coast of the Black Sea. It is the oldest continuously inhabited city in Romania, being founded around 600 BC. … Continue reading →

The first couple of days of this adventure were spent in the capitol city of Bucharest. I arrived on Thursday evening before the Orthodox Easter weekend. Maddy has brought some traditional Romanian treats for the Easter season so I got … Continue reading →

With only a few weeks to recuperate, finish my taxes, and reset after my marathon traveling in March, I took off for my first ever trip to Europe. I flew via Istanbul, Turkey to Bucharest (București), România. The first leg … Continue reading →