The word Celtic drums up images of Ireland and other parts of the British Isles. Some of us may even know of the Celtic connectionRead More
Tag: Romania
What do you think of when you think of Romania? This is one of those countries that few people know about which in turn leads to some negative impressions of the place.
As a sizeable country with a large population, you would think that more would be known about it. You’d think that more people would travel there, talk about it, sell the place but this does not happen that often.
Instead, people think of beggars that flood streets in Western Europe or of the violent revolution in 1989. Important points, both, but neither can be representative of a people.
omania can be the kind of all-round great destination for all your needs. It has various mountain regions, swaths of countryside and coastal regions after all. Tourists tend to flock to better known places, but I predict that Romania will give them a run for the money over the next 2 decades.
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I’ve written plenty of articles about the effects of the 30 Years’ war on Prague and Czechia in general. I knew bits and pieces of the story so I decided to put all my research into a larger article to put things into context.
It’s not every day that you get to sit at a bar drinking with the ghosts of spies long-dead and conspiracies long-confounded. And yet, thatRead More
Bucharest is unusual as a European capital in that it does not have a castle or palace in the centre of it. Think of PragueRead More
Over the New Year, while I was peacefully driving through the hills and valleys of Andalusia, it occurred to me that I had not reallyRead More