As part of my ongoing mission to film in Romania, I spent about an hour today at the Cluj International Airport, the first time I’d been there since the debacle in April, wherein Cluj lost a number of flights to archrival Targu-Mures Airport. The airport wasn’t my main destination today but since I had about an hour to spend there, I decided to investigate. I … Continue reading CLJ = Unicorn International Airport
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!
Yesterday (Friday) I attended TEDx Cluj, the local variant of the global TED phenomenon. If you’ve never heard of TED or are unfamiliar with it, the first place to visit is the TED Talks Youtube channel, where you can see hundreds of videos of people speaking about new or interesting ideas. The TED(x) series are offshoots of the original TED conferences and are held in … Continue reading TEDx Cluj-Napoca
I’m afraid the Lord of Cluj is not having a good day in the local media. Neither is his fellow smoker of the unicorn dust, Alin Tise. Poor guys! In the immortal words of Domnul Guta: Atunci cand iti merge rau nimeni nu mai este in jurul tau. Or “When times are tough, everybody abandons you”. Very, very true, especially when it comes to politics … Continue reading Making Political Hay in Cluj
Oh my goodness, two stories here today, one slightly dated. The first story comes from Mediafax, so you can choose your language (English or Romanian): Finnish mobile giant Nokia could lay off about 120 employees from its Research and Development Center in Cluj, central Romania, and the center will be shut down by the end of the third quarter, part of the group’s strategy to … Continue reading Johnny’s In The Basement, Mixing Up The Medicine
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