This isn’t my first blog about Romania, so it shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone when I say again that I absolutely love Romania. Love it. Not just for its touristy sites like Bran Castle and the Transfagarasan, but for...
If you actually opened this blog, I’m amazed. Either you speak Romanian or curiosity just got the better of you. For those who are wondering, the Biserica Nasterea Maicii Domnului is an Orthodox church in Săpânța on the very same...
He who laughs last, laughs loudest. Clearly the dead can’t laugh. Or can they? To the Dacians of ancient Romania, death was merely the next step in a long journey, one that didn’t necessarily end with the extinction of one’s...
Among the rolling mountains of Maramureș County in the northwestern corner of Romania, nearly a hundred wooden churches dot the countryside. Constructed primarily of solid oak, the oldest has been standing since 1364. Though they’re either Orthodox or Greek-Orthodox churches,...
Legends abound about a small patch of woods in the heart of Transylvania called the Hoia Baciu. Documentaries have filmed its mysterious crooked trees, and photos have captured suspected UFOs hovering over it. In the center of the forest, nothing...
If you didn’t know where to find the entrance to the Salina Turda Salt Mine, you’d likely drive right past it. Capped above ground by a modern glass and steel dome next to a huge parking area, surrounded by small...
The village of Sighișoara (See gee shwahr ah) in Transylvania, Romania is possibly most well-known as the birthplace of Vlad Dracula, but this charming town is so much more! Originally a Roman fort, the town was colonized by settlers of...
