All posts tagged Brasov

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August 17, 2010, 4 Comments

“Ooooh … Istanbul … so lush,” Gemma had exclaimed before I departed from Spain to Turkey. In my mind, there was something so exotic about Turkey, some mystical, magical place [...]

Steering wheel death grips and driving in Romania

May 12, 2010, 24 Comments

Remember, 10 and 2, D. 10 and 2. And, go slowly. Very, very slowly. Car packed with the three Aussies, I pulled out into Brasov's traffic. Oh. My. G ...

Three Aussies and an American

May 10, 2010, 3 Comments

I was laying in bed Saturday morning when I met Chris, a shaggy brown-haired, adorably cute Aussie. I was exhausted -- the night before Benjamin, Tom ...

A BRIEF intermission: Chasing spring … two months in

May 7, 2010, 8 Comments

A year ago, when I lived in Atlanta, I remember marveling at the city's sheer gorgeousness with the changing of the season. The pink flowers that woul ...

  • “Black Out” in Brasov
    May 6, 2010, 22 Comments

    It was a rainy Saturday afternoon in Brasov. Benjamin, Tommy and I went into square with the intention to buy wood for an afternoon barbecue (wood was a bus ride away), but ended up just eating our way through the city. We sat together, en ...

  • "Black Out" in Brasov
    May 6, 2010, 10 Comments

    It was a rainy Saturday afternoon in Brasov. Benjamin, Tommy and I went into square with the intention to buy wood for an afternoon barbecue (wood was a bus ride away), but ended up just eating our way through the city. We sat together, en ...

  • Hello, Travel Bliss
    May 4, 2010, 23 Comments

    I knew as soon as I boarded the train for Brasov, Romania from Budapest, I was going to get out of my funk. I arrived way too early in the morning for anyone to be awake at Kismet Dao. The overnight train dropped me in Brasov at 7:30 a.m. ...