Traveling With a Group of Friends and Acquaintances

Budapest 2012-2013 was probably the worst experience I had so far traveling with a group of friends. And even worse, it brakes my heart that Alex felt even worse. The travel writer in me , though, has found a way to turn it into something constructive: write some ideas / tips for traveling with a…

Places We Visited in 2012

It’s that time again, when we make a list of the places we have visited in the year which is about to end. Alex said we traveled more this year, I said we have traveled less than in 2011. Here it goes: Rome , Vieste and Foggia – Italy We left Arad and flew from…

How touristy is Budapest?

Tourism does any economy a lot of good and we all know what the economic crisis did to the European Union. But for the past two days I have been not pleasently surprised by the many tourists in Budapest. Last year when we visited in December it was cheaper and less crowded. Heroes Square was…

Hello, Budapest!

We woke up at 3 a.m. Alarm was set for 3:30 but somehow I was better at waking up without it. By 4:30 we were out the door looking for a cab. At that hour there’s no public transportation available and walking in -7c wasn’t a choice. I felt the driver was a bit cranky…

Packed and ready to go

I just finished packing for our next 5 days (Dec 29 to Jan 2) in Budapest, Hungary. Thankfully I also remembered to ask the staff at the place we are staying whether they provide towels (and they do!) so I don’t carry any dead-weight around. I also decided against taking the fleece and opted for…

A winter day trip to Szeged, Hungary

As I told you earlier this week, on Friday we decided to go to Szeged, Hungary. We left Arad a bit late but thanks to the cold weather it didn’t matter much. The customs weren’t busy at all. But the fog was not a friendly welcome so it took quite a bit until we got…

Day Trip: Szeged, Hungary, Craft Fair

We’ve been trying to plan a day trip to Szeged this year for too many months and when I didn’t even expect it to happen, I just got word that…it’s gonna happen! This Friday (Dec 21) to be exact. I’ve visited Szeged first time (with Alex) in 2007. Later, I came back to the city…

10 Favorite Foods From the Places I Visited

I am not a foodie. I don’t travel just to sample a type of food. And being the semi-vegetarian / picky eater that I am…let’s say that sometimes it’s hard to find something to suit my mood. I always joked that the best diet for me is traveling: I eat breakfast, walk like crazy, grab…

4 Things I like about Arad

I’ve been living in Arad, Romania all my life (that’s 30 years). I learned to love my city , but I also hate it with all my heart. It’s a constant love-hate relationship between us, I must admit. I love the spring with its bright green and I love the fall with its superb foliage.…

Review: Soho Hotel Athens

Address: 25th, Menandrou str. Athens We stayed at Soho Hotel in March 2012. When I was looking for a place to stay in Athens, I found several hotels within my budget range and , a friend of mine, was nice enough to check this one out for me. It surely helped with making the decision…

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