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Amazing painted monasteries of Bucovina, Romania

The painted monasteries of Bucovina are one of the greatest architectural and artistic landmarks of Europe. Though these picturesque treasures of Romania are often overlooked by visitors to the country...

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Amazing painted monasteries of Bucovina, Romania; part 2

After visiting the biggest monastery of Sucevita & nice encounter with the drunk nun we visited two most important of all Bucovina monasteries – Putna and Voronet. Both monasteries were built by...

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ROMANIA my love, my sorrow.

I am Romanian, but I have left my country nearly 4 years ago. I have revisited on a regular basis, obviously since my family lives there. However I have never felt such emotional contradictions as this...

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The truth about Dracula

When we think of Transylvania the name of Dracula often arises in our minds. Transylvania – the mysterious dangerous far-away land. A great number of stereotypes and misconceptions are connected to...

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Transylvania

There may be many reasons to visit Transylvania. For me it was curiosity in 2004 and 2005. This time (May 2012) it was a family visit as Mara’s mom lives in Sighisoara. Founded by Transylvanian Saxons...

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How nuns in Romania surprised me

How my visit to Bucovina and Transylvania broke some stereotypes about religion and nuns. I consider myself an atheist in the sense that I don’t approve of religion as an institution, but of course, it...

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Best of 2012: Travel highlights of the year in photos

Year 2012 was very successful in terms of traveling and full of thrilling impressions and amazing discoveries. In 2012 I started my long term trip and spent exactly half of the year (July-December)...

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