Even though the price of a train ride has just gone up, I think one of the strangest things to me has been just how little Romanians explore and travel within their own country. After all, dialects and accents from Severin to Botosani are mutually intelligible, no passport or documents are necessary, and no location is more than a day’s travel away. But exploring one’s … Continue reading Every Nook and Cranny
Last Friday I got a first-hand experience of the state of tourism here in Romania, and it wasn’t very pleasant. I also had a chance to see it from the perspective of some (truly) foreign tourists and all I can say is that my hat is off to them as I respect their hardiness and determination to make their experience pleasant. The Woman and I … Continue reading The Busteni Death March
As the world turns, I spread like germs –MethodMan Indeed. As the days turn here in Romania to strange ways of going from clear sun to devastating hail and downpouring rain on a sometimes hourly basis, so my life here continues to get more surreal. I’m sure many of you are curious how the filming is going and I will tell you it is going … Continue reading Sa Beau si Vorovesc Cu Tine
Sometimes it seems like I get asked the same questions over and over again. And then every once in a while someone will ask me something I didn’t expect, and usually it makes me smile, because it’s about some of the crazy adventures in my life. A short while ago someone asked me why I have the words to the Communist Romanian anthem on my … Continue reading The Mystery of the Romanian Communist Anthem in the Sidebar
Wow! I must confess I did something quite different this past weekend, and I not only had an absolutely fabulous time but it was also some of the most fun I’ve had in a long time. Again, no names, but a few weeks ago I met a few guys here in Cluj-Napoca who were the first openly gay men that I’ve met in years. You … Continue reading Absolutely Fabulous!
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