Airline Review: WizzAir

When I started planning our March escape, inevitably I chose WizzAir for the flight to Italy because they fly from Timisoara (which is 50 km from where we live). So, with a Rome flight bagged for March, we were happy. I liked their booking process and I loved that they told you EXACTLY how much…

Airline Review: EasyJet

EasyJet has won several awards for best European low-cost carrier. I have read quite a lot about them but until this year I haven’t flown on any of their flights. The online booking system was very easy and straight forward. And I absolutely loved that they allowed me to print my boarding card a month…

Airline Review: Blue Air (Bankrupt)

Update March 2023: Blue Air has declared bankruptcy, after having suspended all its flights back in September 2022. We flew Blue Air in March 2011 on the Bucharest – London – Bucharest route. Although I won the tickets (with an article I wrote about low-cost carriers), this fact doesn’t interfere with my opinion about the…

Travelling in your home town

Sometimes it feels like staying in one place is depressing. To make this feeling less strong, I usually do things, like searching for unknown places in my own hometown, or place where I live, or take pictures of events trying to find something new in my town. One thing that you can do is to…

Budapest, again. Why?

I’ve been to Budapest before . And yes, with Alex. A while ago a former colleague of mine asked me why I would want to go back to a place I already visited. Here are the reason why I want to get to Budapest: It is one of the most romantic cities in Europe. The…

Tips & Tricks: Train Travel in Romania

Since we live in Romania, planning a vacation here should be easier than planning something abroad, right? Errr, actually, it may be not! I’ve been traveling by train in Romania since I was a child. I still remember the trip to Sibiu and then to Voineasa, with my parents. And I still remember going to…

London – one of the romantic European cities?

Some time ago I wrote an article about the most romantic places in Europe. And London ended up on my list. Why? At that point, my explanation was that London would be an excellent choice for couples who want to feel somewhat anonymous in the large city, yet enjoy each other’s company. Fast forward several…