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...

Timisoara had to be on our list of places to see in Romania. They have beer. We were told by many that the city of Timisoara was a “better” version of Bucharest, and certainly a hot spot in Romania. Concidentally, all these cities in Romania the we wanted to visit were mostly in the western portion of the Country, so very convenient. Because we did...

Sunday night was music night at James Joyce’s down by Cimsigu Park, Bucharest, Romania. The stars of the evening were Rain Dogs, two very talented guys with a deep affection for the music of Tom Waits. The sultry atmosphere matched the vocals, which in true Tom Waits style sounded like the result of way too many years of whisky and tobacco. Rain Dogs are a...

KTM 990SMR Motorcycle reviewed by Leslie Warren; an Expat Living in Bucharest. 22 June 2011, after 8,000kms over 12 months. Allow me to introduce myself – I am Steve McQueen, recently escaped from the cooler. Well, I’m not really, I’m a 45 year old surveyor, but the KTM990SMR makes me feel like a modern day version! Enough of that, what about the...

It all began with an argument about how long it really takes to drive to Sibiu, Romania. Expats (most definitely Americans) aside from Romanians, have mastered the art driving everywhere. By “everywhere”, we mean EVERYWHERE. We the Americans, likely pioneered the concept of “Drive-through” restaurants; we certainly made a big deal about...