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...

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...

After being cooped up in Bucharest for a period of time long enough to be worthy of using the term “cooped up” it was like a breath of fresh air (literally) to finally pull away from the outskirts of the city. This is the first leg of what is to become our road trip around Romania. Read The Introduction To This Series Here. We fueled up our car and...

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...