Winter Hiking in Piatra Craiului National Park
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 […]
Category Archives: the great outdoors
Skiing in Romania
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 […]
October
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 […]
End of Summer Grill
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 […]
Mici Mici Mici Mici
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 […]
Spring Comes for Leo
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 […]
Romanian Sledding
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”
Balea Lac and the Ice Hotel
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 […]
A Drive in the Snow
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 […]
SNOW DAY
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 […]
Keeping up with the Carpathians 