Ah yes, I see that several new people have been coming to the blog. If that’s you, welcome aboard! There are over 400 articles on this website, some of them very awesome and enlightening and hilarious and the rest… well you’ll see ;) For those of you who have been around a while, you’ll note that there is a new graphic in the title bar. … Continue reading Whew…
Yes! Well the votes are in for the First Annual IMRTY Alison Mutler Parody Contest. Ah yes, thanks to all of you who participated! Drum roll please…. And the winner is Lavinia with her awesome article entitled “Vampires Save Gypsies on Romanian Television”. Yay! This was her winning entry, with some slight edits and formats: Vampires save gypsies on Romanian television By Alison Mutler, Associated … Continue reading We Have a Winner!
Well today on Facebook I saw this post from an American friend of mine who lives and works in Cluj: Cluj crime alert: some guy in a (stolen?) uniform is knocking on doors, showing (fake?) ID and claiming to be a chimney inspector. He then comes into the house and issues a (bogus) license in exchange for a fee which proves to be strangely negotiable. … Continue reading Papers, Please!
Well in case you hadn’t heard yet, Romania has now officially committed to hosting an American missile base in Deveselu, just southeast of Craiova. This is idiocy piled on top of idiocy, but the icing on the cake can be found here (Ro), in which Bogdan Aurescu (a senior official in the Foreign Ministry) clearly states what he thinks is the deal. My translation: “The … Continue reading …For a Fistful of Nothing
The queen of Europe’s rivers, the Danube is rich in history drawing visitors from all over the world to take Danube cruises. From its source in the Black Forest to where it empties into the Black Sea, Europe’s second longest river flows a total of 2,888 kilometers (1,795 miles) and is the most international river on the planet, traversing ten countries and connecting many different … Continue reading Tourism Along the Danube River
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