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…

13 Travel Resolutions for 2013

I know that resolutions are usually meant to be broken – how many of us resolved to lose weight the next year or work out more or learn a new language but never did it ? – but somehow, putting some ideas in writing makes everything clearer. And at the end of 2013 I’d be…

Top 9 Places to Spend New Year’s Eve

If money were no object, where in the world would you like to ring in the New Year? The question has been stuck in my head pretty much since I started planning our New Year’s Eve escape. In general we’d stay home, but this time we are traveling. To Budapest, Hungary. It’s close, it’s cheap,…

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.…

How To: Packing Light for Ladies

Which part do you despise about travel? If you are like me, then it’s the packing and list writing before, during and after packing. First off, I write a list of the things I need. Here’s what it contains (for a week or even two, meant for a city break): medicine: birth control pills, vitamins…

Moneasa, Romania – a not-so-hidden gem

For our a year and a half anniversary (since we’ve been dating) I decided to plan a long weekend in Moneasa, a mountain resort located 110 km from where we live. We both been there before but not together. So, close by, affordable, good idea. Right? It wasn’t until Thursday last week that I got…

The Bucket List

I am pretty sure everyone has a bucket list. And if they haven’t written it down, they have it in their heads. Even if you have a New Year’s Resolutions list, that’s also a bucket list. A while ago (make it two years, n.a.2010), I’ve written such a list on an older blog of mine…