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Winter Hiking in Piatra Craiului National Park

February 23, 2018by Keeping up with the Carpathians 2 Comments

I’ve written a few posts about Piatra Craiului in my blog. It’s a dream of mine to one day hike to the very top. Unfortunately, the timing has never been […]

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romania, the great outdoors, zarnesti

Skiing in Romania

December 11, 2017by Keeping up with the Carpathians 1 Comment

Did you know that Romania has some amazing ski resorts? The Carpathian Mountains aka The Transylvanian Alps feature some great skiing and at affordable prices. I am not a big […]

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romania, the great outdoors, travel

October

November 1, 2017by Keeping up with the Carpathians 6 Comments

I didn’t make any posts for the entire month of October. Life gets busy and then when it isn’t, I get trapped in a state of ennui and Netflix and […]

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brasov, Piața Sfatului, Piatra Craiului, romania, the great outdoors, weather

End of Summer Grill

September 27, 2017by Keeping up with the Carpathians Leave a comment

It’s been a hot summer in Romania. The first week of August, we had heat wave that brought sun-filled crushing 100 degree temperatures. Maybe that seems a bit dramatic, but […]

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romania, romanian culture, the great outdoors, zarnesti

Mici Mici Mici Mici

May 2, 2017by Keeping up with the Carpathians Leave a comment

Happy 1 Mici…I mean, 1 Mai, everybody! The first of May is a special holiday in Romania. It’s labor day, which means almost everything is closed and almost everybody gets […]

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brasov, food, romania, romanian culture, the great outdoors

Spring Comes for Leo

April 9, 2017by Keeping up with the Carpathians Leave a comment

We have finally had some consistent spring weather. It seemed like for one week Mother Nature couldn’t make up her mind – I wore sandals and short sleeves on Thursday […]

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pop culture, romania, the great outdoors

Romanian Sledding

January 25, 2017by Keeping up with the Carpathians Leave a comment

When all of your roads are frozen (some as solid ice), why not improvise some fun? Romania’s motto should be: “Romania: It’s Safe Enough”

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romania, the great outdoors, weather

Balea Lac and the Ice Hotel

January 23, 2017by Keeping up with the Carpathians 1 Comment

I wish I could say that I’ve been super busy and too distracted to post lately, but the truth is that I’ve had a lot of free time. I’m feeling […]

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romania, the great outdoors, travel

A Drive in the Snow

December 17, 2016by Keeping up with the Carpathians Leave a comment

We’ve had a lot of snow lately in Brasov, and it is very beautiful. I’m so glad that if it’s going to be cold, at least we get something beautiful […]

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romania, the great outdoors, weather

SNOW DAY

November 20, 2016by Keeping up with the Carpathians 1 Comment

The best thing in the world happened last Sunday. It snowed. If you know me, you know I am a literal child when it comes to snow. I grew up […]

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romania, the great outdoors

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