Comments on: Why Romania?

By: Rethinking Bucharest | All About Travel

Rethinking Bucharest | All About Travel — Fri, 10 Jul 2015 20:32:51 +0000

[…] discovering that Romania has become more challenging to obtain residency, we had settled on Bucharest as our base. It was a decision based more on convenience than anything else, really. And while I […]

By: Talon Windwalker

Talon Windwalker — Thu, 18 Dec 2014 18:59:06 +0000

In reply to Kirsty. I hope you do go back! Such a great country.

By: Kirsty

Kirsty — Mon, 15 Dec 2014 21:01:14 +0000

Love hearing all your positive accounts of Romania – we were there last month for the first time and it’s now high on our list of places to go back and spend more time

By: Talon Windwalker

Talon Windwalker — Tue, 04 Feb 2014 09:56:57 +0000

In reply to Anni. I am very curious why it isn't talked about more, too. It's such a great country!

By: Anni

Anni — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 22:26:12 +0000

I was really surprised when I heard that the Romanian language is one of the easiest to learn. Really surprised. I’ve had my heart set on traveling to Romania ever since I watched a documentary about it’s old-world farming practices and its beautiful mountains and forests. It really is one of the least-talked about places for travelers.

By: Talon Windwalker

Talon Windwalker — Tue, 19 Nov 2013 09:04:46 +0000

In reply to Corinne. One only has to read the news in Europe to see that the Roma are still suffering from a lot of persecution all over the continent. The EU has even had to warn some countries it violates their human rights policies. Not that the Roma have been saints by any means, but it's a complex issue. So far, the more time we spend here the more I like it. Not as thrilled about the attitudes toward LGBT, but am extremely fond of the country.

By: Corinne

Corinne — Tue, 19 Nov 2013 08:56:59 +0000

Very detailed post. I was glad that Dojo chimed in, because I was very curious about the Roma. I have heard both sides of the debate while living in Europe and visiting former Soviet Block countries. It would be interesting if any of your views change as you stay longer. It usually does for me. Great post!

By: Talon Windwalker

Talon Windwalker — Mon, 18 Nov 2013 09:00:39 +0000

In reply to Elizabeth. I hope you do come and visit. Such a wonderful place.

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Fri, 15 Nov 2013 09:49:34 +0000

I really appreciate you sharing your reasons for staying long term in Romania; it’s one of those romantic countries I have always wanted to visit! I love the Romanian people too.

By: Talon Windwalker

Talon Windwalker — Fri, 08 Nov 2013 12:12:57 +0000

In reply to Dyanne@TravelnLass.

Brasov is 22% cheaper than KL, and most of Romania is similarly priced.

I’m currently investigating Croatia as a possible base, too, but have just started looking. Also considering Czech Republic, but they’re in the Schengen Zone which complicates things. Need to find out how hard it is to get a long-stay visa, though.

Ecuador is quite nice and a great place to live, but the longer visas can be expensive. Although, I don’t know if you fall within the tercera edad age range which would give you some advantages.