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[Romania] Bike weekend with kids around Sibiu

Aug 26, 2024

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As the Sibiu county area offers lots of options to stay outdoors and active and as all our family members are, starting this year, bike aficionados, here is one of our first bike weekends of 2024.

[Romania] Camping and hiking weekend at the Bârcaciu chalet and the Avrig Lake

Sep 18, 2023

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Biencutza

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One weekend mid-August, we packed our tent and camping gear in search of some milder temperatures, away from the unbearable summer heat wave in the city. The Făgăraș Mountains are always a convenient option for us, so here are, daughter included, spending a full weekend at high altitudes.

[Romania] Street/Fast Food in Sibiu

Aug 17, 2023

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Street Food in Sibiu is, in my humble opinion, a sort of a myth. We don’t really have this street food mentality and unfortunately, the city tends to get full of wannabe street food places with pretzels, frozen pizza and sandwiches filled with too much mayonnaise and garlic. Still, here is a (too) short list…

[Romania] Sibiu and its restaurants

Jul 28, 2023

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Biencutza

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[Updated Nov ’24] We’ve been living in Sibiu for quite some years now and we have constantly been in search of true taste. Sometimes it’s hard to find it, especially when you visit the city for just a few days, so here are some of our favourite places to eat out.

[Romania] The Tureni Gorges

Apr 6, 2023

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Biencutza

in Romania, transylvania, travelling

The gorges near Tureni village, in Cluj county, are a hidden gem visible from the Transylvania Highway, on the way from Turda to Gilău, but just a few really visit them.

[Romania] One week in Roșia Montană

Sep 19, 2022

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Biencutza

in Romania, transylvania, travelling with kids

Roșia Montană is, starting 2021, as it well deserves, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Some more than excellent piece of news that we considered was very much worth celebrating so we took a whole week of vacation (actually 10 days) this summer to spend it in and around the village (not to mention, of course,…

[Romania] Camping and caves in the Apuseni Mountains

Jul 18, 2022

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Biencutza

in Romania, transylvania, travelling with kids

For this year’s 1st of June (International Children’s Day) we were looking for a new opportunity to spend some quality family time outdoors with our daughter and a camping trip seemed about right. We combined it with exploring some caves in the Apuseni Mountains and with having some friends with us and it turned out…

[Romania] Saxon Trek 2021

Feb 24, 2022

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Biencutza

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

Our small Saxon Trek project got to its third year of existence in 2021. With some changes this time, it was way shorter (a weekend instead of a week) and we managed to convince friends to join us. Beginning of October, with pleasant temperatures, with trees playing with their autumn colors and with the usual…

[Romania] Saxon Trek 2020

Aug 9, 2021

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Biencutza

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

Saxon Trek is about discovering the Saxon villages step by step, walking from village to village in search of their personality, discovering their history, culture, traditions and gastronomy. In 2019 we started this journey with a one week of walking in a loop, from one village to another, a 150 kilometers walk, with forests, hills,…

[Romania] A kids Slow Food Project in Sibiu

May 5, 2021

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Biencutza

in In the county, My Sibiu, Romania, Slow Food in Romania, transylvania

Slow Food is a global, grassroots organization, founded in 1989 to prevent the disappearance of local food cultures and traditions, counteract the rise of fast life and combat people’s dwindling interest in the food they eat, where it comes from and how our food choices affect the world around us. The Slow Food Trail (Poteca…

[Romania] Biking in the Transylvanian Highlands

Apr 27, 2021

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Biencutza

in In the county, My Sibiu, Romania, Slow Food in Romania, transylvania, travelling

Biking has been one of my favorite outdoor activities since forever (thanks, mom&dad, for buying me my first bike when I was about 7 and getting the chance to spend all of my childhood summers riding a bike in the countryside). In recent years, mostly due to an improper personal time management and to not…

[Romania] Winter Family Trip to the Suru Chalet

Feb 23, 2021

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Biencutza

in In the county, My Sibiu, Romania, transylvania

Weekends at the Suru Chalet are for sure becoming a tradition for us. We keep saying that for us it’s the perfect mountain escape, especially when we travel with our daughter. 2021 had quite a good kick off for us – we are in the mood for being active and enjoying nature and since snow…

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