It’s funny that I am writing this article immediately after publishing one about Romania’s dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. Coincidences aside, I am astonished to see the reports that are crowning Donald Trump as the new US president. This is an extremely … Read more
Following JC’s article on why is Romania a great retirement destination, another Romania Experience reader has something to share with us. This time it’s Stuart who has some funny, 100% Romanian stories for us. Enjoy and be prepared to live … Read more
In the past few weeks, for some really strange reason – or, most likely, just a coincidence – Romania has been targeted by some false articles that became viral in the country and you might’ve heard about them as well, … Read more
You probably remember about our last year’s vacation at Hotel Fortuna in Eforie Nord. It was a pleasant stay and, even though there was nothing spectacular about it, we were still extremely pleased and we’ve decided to do it again … Read more
In December 2015, I told you the story of a family that moved from the US to Brasov, Romania and I promised that I’ll come back with some answers to a few of my questions regarding their move. Here is … Read more
2016 is right around the corner and the Christmas spirit – together with the joy of welcoming a new year – is here and you can feel it everywhere. 2015 was a good year for this blog as I was … Read more
As you probably know, we were recently part of Kevin’s great adventure of moving to Romania from the US. They chose Brasov as their destination and they were kind enough to allow us to be part of their amazing experience: … Read more
You’ve probably heard already everything about the tragedy that struck Romania the Friday before Halloween. It was a truly horrible and unbelievable moment: a well known club in Bucharest, named Colectiv, burned down during a band’s album launch party. Everything … Read more
I am sure that Lonely Planet didn’t read my recently published article with the top reasons why you should never visit Romania, but they certainly surprised a lot of people when they placed the country – or, better said, the … Read more
You probably heard it already – and if you didn’t, it’s time to: bureaucracy will slowly drive you crazy in Romania and most of the times things work exactly opposite as common sense would advise them to work. It is … Read more