Tag: tourist

Преступление и Наказание

Cops Arrest Tourists for Taking Selfies in Front of Klaus House

So far it’s only in Romanian, but two tourists were arrested in Sibiu yesterday for taking selfies on a public sidewalk near President Johannis Klaus’s house. My translation: A man and a woman were arrested and taken to the Sibiu Municipal Police station last night at 7:00pm by a team of gendarmes. The personal information on the two individuals was entered into our database to … Continue reading Cops Arrest Tourists for Taking Selfies in Front of Klaus House

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Преступление и Наказание

The Bucharest Jaywalking Scam

Word Count: 803 Over the past month or so, the Unsleeping Eye has reported an uptick in foreigners being caught in a new Romanian scam. As far as I can tell, this is only happening in Bucharest, the chaotic near-lawless capital of Romania, where taxi drivers have single-handedly done their best to ruin foreigners’ first impressions of the country for years. Just today, I picked … Continue reading The Bucharest Jaywalking Scam

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Преступление и Наказание, Geography

Odessa Tales

Word Count: 2171 Not too long ago, I had the chance to visit the beautiful city of Odessa. When I casually mentioned how weird it was that the train station in Odessa – as well as train stations in Bender and Tiraspol (part of Transnistria, the country that doesn’t exist) has a lot of armed Interior Ministry cops posted there, I started getting comments about … Continue reading Odessa Tales

Unknown's avatarSam Cel Roman16 Comments
Transportation, Video Zilei

Taxi Drivers in Bucharest

The filming continues like wildfire and it’s been absolutely amazing meeting so many people, both visitors and residents alike, with their informative and interesting opinions on Romania and life here in this unique country. Sadly, one of the people we interviewed brought up a problem I’ve heard many times before, which is that taxi drivers in Bucharest (the capital) often tend to be crooks, scam … Continue reading Taxi Drivers in Bucharest

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Poza Zilei, Transportation

Lots of Photos And Another True Tale of Surviving CFR Railways!

A lot of interesting tidbits here today and QUITE a few photos. Let’s dig in, shall we? First off, a previously featured Do-Gooder blogger (the one who hates branza) who this time went to Hunedoara. Not quite sure if she’s ever been to EUROPE before (not just Romania): I cannot express how truly amazing it was to be able to not only see an intact … Continue reading Lots of Photos And Another True Tale of Surviving CFR Railways!

Unknown's avatarSam Cel Roman7 Comments