Here at Romania Experience, I’m always happy when our readers decide to share their personal experience about living in Romania, traveling here, or any opinion/experience they might have. Today, I’m bringing you a special article from our reader Levi, a … Read more
The two neighboring countries, Romania and Bulgaria, are usually fighting for the last spot in EU’s charts: from minimum and average salary to corruption and quality of life, it’s becoming a habit to see these two countries at the bottom … Read more
People from around the world are looking at Romania and thinking, “Maybe this could work,” when it comes to potentially retiring here. And of course you’re tempted to think this way: low cost of living, natural, unspoiled beauty, friendly locals, … Read more
Despite a recent price explosion that took property prices in Romania up to 2008 levels (and even above), you can still find dirt-cheap village houses for as low as a few thousand Euros. I know, because we bought one years … Read more
Can you live on $1,500 or €1,500 a month in Romania with a family? Short answer: Yes, but only if you can turn budgeting into an Olympic sport. Long answer: It’s complicated, and I don’t think most expats could do … Read more
Initially, I wrote this ranty article back in 2016, never thinking that, eight years later, things would be even worse. Since I’ve been ranting a bit lately anyway, I decided to do it again here and show you why Romania … Read more
(I am updating this article with accurate numbers – but I am also keeping the ones in my original draft from 2014 to see how much costs of renovating an apartment in Romania have changed over the years). In today’s … Read more
Key takeaways from the article: I grew up eating real food: real fruits and vegetables that were grown on real land farms and orchards here in Romania. Ah, the advantages of being old! I still remember those fruits and vegetables … Read more
Many Romanians will tell you this: all Romanians steal. This is not the best opinion that a nation can have about itself, but it is, up to a point, the unfortunate reality. No, not all Romanians steal, Romanians are not … Read more
I always had a love/hate relationship with Bucharest. Romania’s capital and the largest city in the country, Bucharest is definitely a city of contrasts, one that can easily be called ugly and beautiful at the same time, as well as … Read more