A strange story hit the news last month and then seemed to vanish. There were reports that stated 73 kilograms of radioactive uranium ore had been stolen from a mine operated by CNU, Romania’s National Uranium company, in western Romania. Eight 3.5-metre-long cylinders containing uranium ore were found to be missing from a storage facility operated by CNU...

If you are single and looking for opportunities to meet new people in Bucharest, Romania and surrounding areas then we have some good news for you. There is a new organization in town called Let’s Meet. The idea is to make it easy for members to meet at small events in Bucharest where everybody has the chance talk, relax and have some fun. Meeting people in...

As a follow-up to Halloween we figured we’d add in a piece about the Happy Cemetery near Maramures on the Ukranian Romanian border. We’re likely all very familiar with the Merry/Happy Cemetery as it is called, however what Romanian tourist and informative website would be complete without mention of it. There is one place on Earth where laughter is...

It’s nearly Halloween again, when witches, vampires, ghosts and the undead walk the earth for their one night of the year. Let’s hope that one of the most famous characters, Dracula, is not out this weekend… But who was Dracula, and how did he get to be so famous? Well, Vlad Tepes, also known as Vlad the Impaler, is one of history’s most murderous...

Hello to you all. I do hope that you are getting used to this horrible cold weather as the summer seems to becoming a very distant memory already. BURBERRY BOGDANS! Before I go any further, if your name is Bogdan but you are perfectly normal then just ignore the next paragraph as it’s NOT about you. If, however, you are the Bogdan described below then you must...