When I (we) first came to Bucharest it was like being in a completely different Universe. It wasn’t and isn’t your typical European city. In some ways it is even more “exotic” for lack of a better word than the remote areas of the Caribbean or far reaching Asian cities. From the mix of drastically different government systems, ways of...

Well, it’s still snowing out there, and if you’ll take a look at the webcams on our site (click here) you can “judge” which driving routes look as though they’ll be less likely to have ice on them. Yesterday being the first day of snowfall in Bucharest, there was a time for “adjustment”. The roads were very slick…...

I remember about a year ago the “almost collision” that would have followed me the rest of my life.. in a horrible way. Yep, you guessed it… I almost hit a pedestrian. At the time, I swore to others and in my own mind, that he actually tried to hit me…. I must be crazy right? Well no.. apparently I was not crazy at all! This was the...

Getting around town can be extremely simple, or quite difficult and stressful… it all depends on what you know. At roughly 1,5 lei per kilometer for the average taxi ride, you’re on par with some of the cheaper taxi trips in Europe. For 20 lei ($8-ish USD) you can take a tour of the city. Just be prepared to sit in traffic for an ungodly amount of...