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...

Continued From Romanian Mountain Adventure Part 1… Dawn staggered blearily onto the scene at about 5:30. We staggered upright shortly after the arrival of daylight and finally set out to see if we could fix the recalcitrant ATV throttle. This took two hours, compounded by the battery that had decided that holding a charge was no longer required. The jump...

When one of our team members was invited to join a three day trip into the mountains from Rimnicu Valcea on an ATV, is seemed like an opportunity too good to miss. The trails are challenging at times but the breadth of scenery is stunning, and the weather forecast was good for the first two days with the possibility of rain on the final day. The plan was to...

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...

With the recent Bucharest weather we have been casting our minds back to a balmy few days in November late last year. We were able to join a group that planned to cycle from Buzau, Romania to the muddy volcanoes at Berca, Romania. It seemed like a great way to get a last few miles under the wheels before winter took hold of the weather, and what a glorious day...