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...

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...

We have discovered an interesting and relatively unknown point of interest for people visiting or passing Rimnicu Valcea. This is the old salt mines of Ocnele Mari, located just outside the city. This former salt mine was opened to the public as a health centre, museum and recreation area. The total surface is between 10.000 and 20.000 square metres depending...