Special deal for Europe!
On our Facebook page, we recently announced that we’ve partnered up with GoWithOh! to cover Vienna as a destination to celebrate the holidays, the food, the holiday markets, and so on. Well, they just announced a special deal for our readers, too! If you book a stay with them between now and the end of the year (the reservation can be through 31 January 2014, but you have to book by 31 December 2013), make sure to use the code...
Rasnov, A great day trip from Brasov
As I’ve indicated previously, Brasov is a great base from which one can explore Romania, especially Transylvania. There are plenty of day trips that are easy to do from here. We recently visited nearby Rasnov and had so much fun I wanted to make sure to write about it. Fellow travel bloggers Travis and Calli of Have Blog Will Travel joined us on our trip. It’s always more fun to do things with people whose company you enjoy. Getting...
Visiting Europe via Romania
If you’ve been following our time in Romania, you know many of the reasons why we love it here and think it would be a good base. I wanted to highlight a bit more about using Romania as a travel base, however. Romania is in a great location in Europe. While its position being surrounded by other countries wasn’t always a good thing in its past, it offers some advantages in the present day. One of which is being served by many low-cost...
Visiting Brasov
This charming medieval city is found in central Romania, which makes it a perfect base for exploring more of Romania and some of the nearby countries. Being in the city of Brasov is like existing in two different worlds. The historic center occupies the medieval section of the town, which was founded in the early 13th century, although they have found some archaeological evidence that the area was inhabited as early as 9500 BCE. A...
Sighisoara, birthplace of Vlad Dracula
This town has one of the few inhabited medieval walled cities in Europe. And it is also reportedly the birth place of the infamous Vlad Dracula.
Why Romania?
Some people have been surprised about our choice of Romania for a long-term base. Surprisingly, most of them have been locals. They are pleasantly surprised we’re here exploring and even more shocked when they hear we’re planning on being here for a while. I’ve been tempted to try to start taking photos of people’s face when I tell them we’re considering being here for possibly a year or two. It’s kind of entertaining. Even our cabbie...
