Located in Transylvania, Brasov, Romania is a small city (and one of the most visited in the country). Here, people can explore the nearby mountains and local Dracula lore, rent [...]
Before I got to Romania, I had momentarily been lonely enough during my solo travels and nervous about staying on budget that I considered searching f ...
Brasov, Romania is where I got back in touch with my travel bliss. Thanks to staying at a superfly hostel, a roadtrip complete with steering wheel d ...
Happy 2012! Well, Happy 2012 a few days early. While everyone is either dragging themselves into work for the short week, or spending time on a lil ...
I stood outside at 22h 40 (I know, very European of me), backpack strapped tight to me, messenger bag slung across my front and purse on my arm. Whew. It [...]
I stood outside at 22h 40 (I know, very European of me), backpack strapped tight to me, messenger bag slung across my front and purse on my arm. Whew. It [...]
"GLEE" was one of my favorite shows in America before I left to travel. Since I had began my journey in March, I had not watched a bit of American television. But, in that kitchen, watching Sue Sylvester bash Will Schuster's curls, it took ...
Ginny sat, blonde hair pulled back, on a bed in the adjacent room, examining her belongings. "Hello," I said, exercising my voice for the first time pretty much the entire day. And, that was it. Ginny, a former Peace Corps volunteer, and ...
The day following our little Romanian Road Trip, it was time to head out. Tommy and Benjamin had left the previous night, Chris was leaving at the crack of dawn for Istanbul (and an Anzac Day event), and I was boarding a train northeast to ...
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. God. I hope we don't die. I hope I don't kill anyone. I hope I don't hurt this car because ...
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, Tomym and I headed out with Scott and Heidi (my friends from Budapest), along with a group of ...
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 would sprout from the winding trees. The bright green grass that would pop up overnight. The l ...
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 ...