After all the research lately into taxes, politics and business, I thought it was time for an unequivocally positive story from around these parts. Last weekend here in Unicorn City was the first Transylvania Book Fair (link to Romanian news article about it here). There are a couple of other book fairs which come to this city but this was the first one dedicated exclusively … Continue reading The Transylvania Book Fair
I’ve been an author for so long that sometimes I forget just how it was at the beginning and all the things I’ve learned along the way. I know I’ve written about this before but I thought it would be a good time for an update. My latest project was to transform The Complete Insider’s Guide to Romania from a text-only book (whether in paperback … Continue reading Even More Adventures in Publishing
Yesterday was a bit of a banner day here in Unicorn City as a delegation from Rotherham, England (an official “sister city” of Cluj) as well as the prosaic British Ambassador to Romania, Martin Harris (who both has his own blog as well as an active presence on Twitter) were on hand to dedicate a British style call box (US: telephone booth) and thank many … Continue reading On Her Majesty’s Public Service
Whew mercy, well I’ve just returned from the longest road trip of my entire life here in Romania, and that’s saying something ;) We left Unicorn City (Cluj-Napoca) on Monday evening, passed through Bucharest, shot up to Galati, spent part of the day there and then crossed through Braila and Constanta to get to the famous Vama Veche on the evening of April 30. The … Continue reading Mircea Geoana for President
Whew, it’s Monday morning as I write this but my life continues to be a fabulous whirlwind. I effectively paid 45 lei for the photo you see above but I feel it’s eminently worth it – I love it! This week should be a little less frenetic and so more good stuff to come – enjoy :) Continue reading Rocking like a Hurricane
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