I wish all the stories from my life were glamorous and reflected nothing but the glory and the flying chocolately goodness of my sparkling soul. Alas, that’s not always the case, as you shall see below. True story – many, many moons ago, on my very first day ever in the fabulous metropolis of Cluj-Napoca, I woke up on a morning much like today – … Continue reading Never Having To Say Sare
I’m one of those few people who rarely eat sweet foods – desserts. Heck, I moved to Romania partly because I enjoy all the sour, pickled foods. Certainly there is a strong pickled/sour component to Romanian cooking but there is also a wide variety of desserts. The treats that Romanians enjoy aren’t all exactly analogous to the desserts most English-speaking people are familiar with, so … Continue reading Let Them Eat Chec!
From here: American and European warplanes and ships have been bombing Libyan bases and positions of Muammar Gaddafi’s military. There have been 110 cruise missiles fired, according to Britain and the US, and one large airbase alone is reported to have been hit with 40 bombs from an American stealth bomber. Meanwhile aircraft continue to arrive at Mediterranean bases from allied countries including Canada, Denmark … Continue reading Come You Masters of War
While it’s relatively easy to point out problems, I find it far more rewarding to focus on practical solutions. The following post is part of a longer series examining energy production, consumption and waste in Romania. My earlier piece on Transportation can be found here. A few years ago, Sweden announced a plan to become an oil-free society, i.e. become completely reliant on sources of … Continue reading Power Talk: Renewable Sources of Energy
Following up on yesterday’s post, I came across an article (unfortunately not online) with some wonderful news. The city of Cluj-Napoca is once again going to offer free bike rentals (also known in English as “bike sharing”). This program is the brainchild of Asociatia Green Revolution (Ro) and I’m quite happy to see they’re doing something similar in Brasov, Iasi and Bucharest as well. Wow, … Continue reading Bike Sharing in Romania
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