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[Romania] Weekend in a tree cottage

Sep 23, 2020

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In an attempt to spend more time outdoors with our daughter and driven by a personal childhood dream, this summer we spent 3 nights in a remote, yet easy to reach by car, sort of wooden tree cottage, with noting else around, but trees, pastures and all the attractions that nature provides: fresh air, beautiful…

[Romania] Relaxing days at the Danube

Sep 1, 2020

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in Banat, East Europe, Romania

One of Romania’s touristic attractions is for sure the Danube River. It is also the Southern Romanian border for 1075 kilometers, getting to the South-Eastern part of the country and creating an unique landscape in Europe – the Danube Delta. Unfortunately, this river is not touristically exploited at its maximum potential and there are only…

[Romania] Hike to Cabana Urlea

Aug 25, 2020

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in East Europe, Romania, transylvania, travelling

Cabana Urlea was, until it got so deteriorated, one of the most important access points to the Făgăraș Mountains Ridge, when hiking from East to West. Now it’s just a ruin, but hiking there is still a pleasure, so we planned a day trip beginning of June. It was just after the COVID state of…

[Romania] Rediscovering my home village

Aug 18, 2020

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in oltenia, Pets & Plants, Romania, Slow Food in Romania, travelling

The world situation this year, that inevitably also affected Romania beginning of March, made us reconsider our options when we heard rumors about a possible lock-down, with being allowed to only go out to get supplies. With a 5 year-old in the house, the kindergarten closed, us both working remote, full time, we had to…

[Romania] The Snowdrops Forest

Aug 3, 2020

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in Romania, transylvania, travelling

Spring in our part of the world officially starts when the first snowdrop flowers come out of the last layer of the winter snow and show off their beauty and perfection. When I was a child, the appearance of snowdrops in March was definitely a moment of joy, as I knew that the warmer days…

The Chocolates of Life Shop

Jul 29, 2020

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in Shop

T-shirts, hoodies, tote bags and kids T-shirts and hoodies available at PRINTOTECA. All products are created using sustainable and fair trade fabrics, organic and recycled cotton, ink and raw materials that have a minimum impact on the environment. Designed by Adrian Ban. Delivery Worldwide.

[Romania] Saxon Trek 2019 – Day 7

Jul 28, 2020

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in East Europe, In the county, My Sibiu, Romania, saxon trek, transylvania, travelling

Here we are in the last day of our trip, traveling from Alma Vii to Mihăileni for just a couple of hours and waiting for our ride back home, to city life.

[Romania] Saxon Trek 2019 – Day 6

Jun 10, 2020

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in East Europe, In the county, My Sibiu, Romania, saxon trek, transylvania, travelling

We are slowly getting to the end of our trip, here we are in our 6th day of trekking, going from Richiş to Alma Vii, through the forests and over the pastures, for about 15 kilometers and 5 hours in total.

[Romania] Saxon Trek 2019 – Day 5

May 12, 2020

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in Central Europe, East Europe, In the county, My Sibiu, Romania, saxon trek, transylvania, travelling

We left Mălâncrav early in the morning aiming to get to Richiș by the afternoon. We walked almost 30 kilometres in total for the day and an elevation of 793 meters, so a lot of hills going up and down.

[Romania] Saxon Trek 2019 – Day 4

May 6, 2020

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in In the county, My Sibiu, Romania, saxon trek, transylvania

The 4th day of our Saxon Trek was the longest one and marked passing from the Hârtibaciu Valley to the Târnavelor Plateau which is also known as the „Weinland”. Villages like Biertan, Richiș and Saroș were famous for the terraced vineyards they had and for the local wine they produced called “Neuburger”. We walked 26…

[Romania] Saxon Trek 2019 – Day 3

Apr 14, 2020

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in In the county, My Sibiu, Romania, saxon trek, transylvania

24 kilometers of walking in our third day of Saxon Trek from Chirpăr to Dealul Frumos, via Veseud. A bit cloudy and chill for the day, but not that bad when you’re on the move.

[Romania] Saxon Trek 2019 – Day 2

Apr 7, 2020

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in In the county, My Sibiu, Romania, saxon trek, transylvania, travelling

Our second day of Saxon Trek meant about 24 kilometers of walking in total, leaving Hosman in the morning and passing through Fofeldea and Ilimbav, with Chirpăr being our final destination for the day.

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