Sadly, it’s increasingly rare to see Adi de Vito on Romanian TV these days but at one time he was the universally acclaimed Emperor of Romania. His real name on his passport is Adrian Simionescu, which is a fine and earthy name, but being the showbiz whiz he is (and what a showbiz whiz he is!) he decided early in his career to go by … Continue reading Adrian Minune – The (ex) Emperor of Romania
I used to tell people I lived in Cluj and they’d be like, “Huh?” Then I’d tell them it was in Romania and they’d scratch their head with their mouths hanging open. Then I’d say, “It’s in Transylvania” and they’d grin and slap me high-fives and go, “Sweet, vampires.” LOL Well first of all, to dispel all rumors to the contrary, I’ve been living in … Continue reading Vlad Tepes, Dracula and Vampires
I was reading this post extolling the virtues of TAROM and I really felt like I had to chime in – this is probably one of the BEST companies in Romania, and I don’t say that lightly, hell no. First of all, a quick digression. Do you LOVE that photo to the left? Turns out the lady in the picture has her own Facebook page … Continue reading TAROM – FLYING CHOCOLATELY GOODNESS
As you know from my earlier post on trains, Romanians are deadly afraid of drafts aka moving air. Thus, moving air (especially if it’s cold and/or wet) is the carrier for all known diseases. So how does one protect oneself and stay healthy? By covering the neck and throat at ALL TIMES. The word gat in Romanian means both throat and neck and this is … Continue reading Folk Wisdom: Staying Healthy
And people say we Gypsy around! LOL Who are the gypsies? Well you can read the wikipedia article but it isn’t all that informative. If you’re going to visit Romania, you need to know who the gypsies are. The legal, politically correct name is “romany” people (rromi in Romanian) which sounds almost exactly like “Romanian” (romani in Romanian) and confuses the hell out of everybody … Continue reading Hey, hey we’re the gypsies!
