Tag: mountains

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

Hiking the Făgăraș Mountains ridge is, let’s say, one of the main goals of any true hiker and mountains passionate from Romania (although nowadays you meet mostly foreigners on the peaks). The Făgăraș Mountains are the highest in Romania, with heights reaching 2500m and the ridge is the longest in the country – about 90…

[Romania] Hiking in the Siloșului and Plaiului Gorges

Sep 25, 2017

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As we’re so in love with mountains and hiking, our 1st of May trip couldn’t have ended without exploring some mountains in the area, so we dedicated our last day of the trip to hiking in the Siloșului and Plaiului Gorges.

[Romania] The Colțești (Trascău) Fortress

Sep 18, 2017

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Part of our 1st of May trip in the Rimetea area, we also took a walk to the ruins of the Colțești or Trascău fortress. Situated just outside the Colțești village (3 km from Rimetea), you can reach the fortress after a 30 – 45 minutes walk.

[Romania] The Colibiţa Lake

Feb 21, 2017

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The Colibiţa Lake is a quite recent discovery on the touristic attractions map of Romania, but it has quickly become a real hype for everyone. It is suggested to go there during summer time, because it’s also called ‘ the sea at the mountains’, but we decided to take advantage of a extended 4 days weekend…

The Chocolates of Life Travels of 2016

Dec 28, 2016

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in travelling

Here we are, at the end of another great year for us… It’s the holidays, the baby is already sleeping and the glass of wine that I’m drinking, relaxed on the couch, listening to the IFM Top X, made me decide to make a review of all the places that we managed to see this…

[Romania] Buila-Vânturarița National Park

Oct 31, 2016

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in oltenia, Romania, travelling

Buila-Vânturariţa is, still, one of the hidden gems of Romania. I’m sure that this will not be for long, so I’m happy that we finally managed to get to this place and had such a nice weather and perfect companion to explore the area for one weekend.

[Romania] 4 days on the Făgăraş Mountains Ridge

Oct 25, 2016

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

Finally back on the ridge of these beautiful Romanian Mountains. This trip was so much planned, that just a few days before I wasn’t even so sure we would actually make it happen. But in the end it did happen and it was probably one of the most beautiful and amazing hiking trips we had…

[Romania] Bârcaciu Chalet Our Winter Destination

Mar 21, 2016

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

After exactly 2 years from our first ever winter hiking, here we are again on the trail to the Bârcaciu Chalet. This time there was much more snow and no snow storm alert as 2 years ago.

Traveling in 2015

Dec 28, 2015

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in travelling

2015 is almost ending and it’s time again to take a look back and see what we’ve been up to the whole year. As we started a more important journey in our lives at the beginning of the year, travelling had a bit to suffer, but still we managed to have some very nice escapes…

Transylvania – Number 1 region to visit in 2016 (Lonely Planet)

Dec 7, 2015

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According to Lonely Planet, Transylvania is the number one region to visit in 2016, so start packing everyone.

[Romania] Short hiking trip around Cisnădioara

Feb 24, 2015

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