I’ve been driving on this road for hours now. It’s half past three and I’m only at Râmnicul Sărat. Almost another 300 kilometers to Iași… at least 5 hours of risks and terrible death possibility. This road has killed something around 100 people in the past year and every time I’m driving on it I …
During the many winters I’ve spent in this, once secluded village in the mountains, I’ve learnt to respect “the power of wood“. And I’m not talking about “morning wood” or stuff like this. When I’ve heard that it’s gonna be “some massive snowfall” during the long weekend we just had, up in the mountains, we …
I finally finished my third roll of Kodak. As I shoot my films with the Zenit TTL, I can’t say that I am or will mainly using it. Still, from time to time, being in the back of the passenger seat, always with me, I can sense when a shot could use some grain. And …
A few people know that Herăstrău park, in the North of Bucharest (maybe the biggest in the city, I’ll not google it), was a work that came to the realisation during the Royalty years of Romania. The Monarchy that we had in Romania prior to the years the communists came, had an inclination to the …
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And now that I think about it, there’s not a lot to do in the Delta of the Danube other than that. Fishing is only the other past time here, a hobby that you do only after you’ve drunk enough litres of anything containing alcohol. These places were not so long ago considered “wilderness”. That …
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It really felt nice being only three in the boat. There was enough space to feel comfortable so the ride from the city of Tulcea went smooth all the way to Crișan. The heart of the Danube Delta. That’s what they call this village. Together with Mila 23, these is the “fishermen haven”. Or so …
I’ve been among the few that decided to gather on Tuesday afternoon in the centre of the city, in order to protest against what is happening with the smells in our city. It’s been smelling like rotten eggs for years now. Our city is surrounded by 3 working refineries and another one that has stopped …
When you’re driving up, through the mountains, in order to reach Arieșeni (map below), you get to pass through a place called Nucet. The name of the place in Romanian sounds like it’s related to the word we have for “walnuts”: nuci. I thought the connection is only phonetical and even if it would be anyway …
The last few days were a treat! I had almost forgotten how it is to work intensively, both behind the desk and off it. I always had issues to turn-off the work mode and turn-on the leisure one. It usually takes me at least half a day to disconnect and get into my tourist clothes, set-up and mindset. …
I love my country’s mountains. I think I said it here before, but I can never emphasize it enough. Maybe it’s just the connection I have with them as a resident here, I don’t know, maybe I’m subjective. For me, these mountains are fascinating. And that fascination comes also from the fact that they are …
