As you finally clear the grinding congestion that passes for traffic in Bucharest and venture onto the highway to Pitesti, your spirits are already rising and it almost feels like you can fly. Hitting the start of the highway is the real start to the journey to drive across the Transfagarasan pass. So why bother?? Put very simply, the Transfagarasan road (DN 7C) is just the road that passes through Fagaras Mountains (the highest mountains in Romania – Moldoveanu peak – 2544 meters) and...
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In general, people tend to measure their success by the “brands” they can surround themselves with. We live in a very luxury-label-conscious time period, where walking around carrying a Loius Vuitton purse with big LV’s all over it is considered to be something incredible, and driving a Mercedes Benz is certainly more satisfying than driving around in Mercedes’ more reliable and economical counterpart the Ssang Yong. Yes we all know that materialism is at an all time high. Even during a crisis, when...
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If you have a sporting sense of adventure and you fancy some good healthy, outdoor fun with water then head up to lake Snagov, just north of Bucharest.  Here you will find the Ski-Nautic WakeBoard School run by Daniel Ismailciuc (a.k.a. Junior). The drive to the lake once you are past Baneasa takes approximately 30 minutes (depending upon the traffic) but once you are there the city and traffic are quickly forgotten. You make a quick phone call and Junior picks you up...
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The “Pub” wave is definitely spreading across Bucharest. Is it a case of “monkey see, monkey do” or is there a true demand for a cold Pint and some grub? Only time will tell, and those who can swing the hefty rental rates in old town Lipscani will be the first to weigh in. Spend an evening and take a walk though Lipscani and see what you see. Seems like every night you go down there something “new” that you didn’t notice before...
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So what concept should go over well in Bucharest? As we travel from coffee shop to coffee shop in search of a “daily” place to sit, hangout, chat, get some internet work accomplished, and most of all enjoy a cup of near PERFECT coffee, we are met with miserable failure. Bucharest, and Eastern Europe in particular is awash with soulless, emotionless, modern renditions of...
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A Must Read For Bucharest Business Owners… There is a lot of confusion life coaching. Nearly everyone understands an attorney, athlete, or teacher. However, hardly anyone knows or understands the duties of a life coach. A life coach is your partner to work with, looking closely at your life and helping you to unlock your potential or deal with issues you have in your life to...
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A very keen eye will reward you with some of the more comical curiosities of Bucharest Life, one of which is the real-life relatively on going saga of the Bucharest Sopranos. See that flat black, tinted-windowed moderately priced family sedan weaving in and out of traffic like the laws of physics don’t apply? See the group of crumpled leather jacket, pointy -shoed, ball-hugger jean...
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