If you drive just over 100 km north of Bucharest through the Prahova valley into the mountains, you will arrive in the Pearl of the Carpathanians, Sinaia. This journey used to be more of an adventure but with road improvements in recent years getting out of Bucharest is much easier and the Ploiesti bypass is a pleasure to drive (although lane discipline on the...

One of the most anticipated destinations on our road trip was the Castle at Hunedoara, Romania. As we leafed through travel books and Googled “Hunedoara Castle”, we were amazed by the stunning images we saw. This truly appeared to be a castle that fulfilled every fantasy as to what a “Transylvanian castle” should be; somewhat creepy...