George Clooney typically hits home runs with his movies… most of the time. In theaters now is the move The American, starring, none other than George himself. As Americans, we went to see this movie at AFI Palace Cotroceni Megafun Bucharest Romania Super-duper bigtime mall (or whatever they have changed their ridiculous name to now). Afi still has the...

So it’s now a toss up… as Vitan Mall has grown a customer base that is “unsuitable” for a proper movie-going experience (unless you enjoy teenage social hour), then you’re left with AFI and Liberty center for really excellent Cines. We like the theatres quite a bit, soundsystem and all in AFI, however the lines are still entirely...

We went to AFI last night to walk around and grab a cup of coffee while discussing Christmas ideas, and chose an “interesting” cafe this time. It is called High Heels and is located on the top floor on the parking garage side of the mall. I think this is an interesting coffee shop because I can “See” where they were going with the...

When driving around Bucharest “late” at night in search of a quick snack, or a fill up of your car’s tank at your nearest petrol station… beware. I found out tonight the hard way that not only the OMVs but the Agip and Mol stations all closed the doors and barricaded the entrances. It was very very irritating, and I ended up making...

Finally a supermarket (hypermarket here) that is open all hours; Real Hypermarket at AFI. If you’re at all like me, you catch yourself hunting around for shops and stores ten minutes before the city seems to “shut down” which during the work week is basically 22:00. If you’re looking for a snack, or some groceries or household items, your...