Summer Travel: Do and Don’t

While I certainly prefer to travel during the low season because I can save some money, summer travel is something which most, if not all, Europeans do. And we are no strangers to that. 1. DO plan short escapes close to home A weekend camping or going to thermal baths won’t burn holes in your…

A day in Gyula, Hungary

Before I actually made it to Gyula, I only knew that it was a small city close to the Romanian border. In fact, it’s just 1 1/2 h by car from Arad. However, we visited on the way back from Oroshaza. And in Gyula we met our Instagram friend who offered to show around. We…

2013: Places we visited during the first half of the year

You know by now that each year we write a post comprising the places we’ve visited (see 2011 and 2012), and you also know that each month I’ve written about what makes me happy (and mostly it’s about traveling). This year, I feel the need to put together a half-year-mark post about the things we…

Budapest in Spring: Simple DIY Walking Tours

Please wear good walking shoes, bring bottled water (it’s pricy in touristy spots) and wear sunscreen. Make sure to stop as many times as you need to. Each time we travel to Budapest we plan to walk as much as we can and avoid using the public transportation – albeit it’s amazing and gets you…

Dividing the “work” : pre-travel and during travel

We’ve been traveling together as a couple for little more than two years now and we already have a “strategy”. Of course, like in any democracy , in our couple we divide the “work”. So let’s take a look at what each of us does. Pre-Trip: couple of months before Both: come up with a…

How to Travel on a Shoestring Budget

I work with travelers, each day facing new challenges and questions. But once in a while (quite often) someone has a very strict budget and kindly asks us to “beat that” or “stick to that”. In many cases, it’s almost impossible to beat the budget but sometimes it might just work. However, that got me…

Exploring Deva Citadel in Romania

Perched atop a single hill overlooking the city of Deva, Romania, stands what’s left of Deva Citadel. Once an imposing sight, nowadays ruins which can be visited, still providing amazing views of the area.

Scenic Ride: Hateg to Hunedoara, Romania

I think this is the road but I am not very sure. IGo did find it via GPS though. The road is not exactly well marked, if at all. There aren’t many signs to signal the curves or anything else. And on top of that it was pretty busy, too. I noticed at least two…

Straja , Romania

Remember when I was moaning about traveling to Straja without a car ? As I wrote there, we decided to go by car with a friend. And since that was our choice, we planned to go via Ulpia Traiana Sarmizegetusa and come back via Hunedoara (Corvinilor Castle) and Deva (Deva Citadel). The first thing that…

Ulpia Traiana Sarmizegetusa – The Roman Capital of Dacia

Ulpia Traiana Sarmizegetusa was founded during the reign of Trajan in the 2nd century AD. It was the largest city and the capital of the Roman Dacia. The city spanned on 30 ha and was the political, administrative and religious capita of Roman Dacia. The city was built 8 km from Tapae (The Iron Gates…

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