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…

Apartment rental vs hotel or hostel

We are going to Budapest (AGAIN!) in April this year. And this time we are with a group of friends who actually share the same ideas we have and have the same attitude towards travel. And they also came up with the idea to rent an apartment for our stay. Previously, I’ve ran some search…

Something to Read: The Casual Vacancy – J K Rowling

I have heard about The Casual Vacancy by J K Rowling from a friend of mine from the States and decided I should get my hands on it. I did eventually…and the first reaction was …shock! The tragicomedy was published in 2012 by the very same lady who created Harry Potter. I have read one…

Traveling within Romania: when you do not own a car

After two years, I won something valuable again: two nights’ stay at a ski lodge in Straja, Romania. Straja is a mountain resort in Romania, located close to Lupeni (and Petrosani). It belongs to Hunedoara County and is only 244 (or 277 – depending on the route) km from where we live. Soooo…why not actually…

The Tea in My Life: Photo Blog Post

Three months ago I wrote about the coffee in my life. Now it’s time to tackle the tea addiction. Especially during winter I make friends with various tea mixes – which I also love to buy from the places I visit. Here is a short list of teas I have had the past fall and…

Something to Read: Sex and the City – Candace Bushnell

ATTENTION SPOILERS! Sex and the City (the book) is a collection of essays written by Candace Bushnell, based on her own column Sex and the City in the New York Observer. Everything in the book is based on her life and on her friends’ lives. The book was first published in 1996 and I was…

Review: Budapest Parliament Tour

We finally made it to take the free(1) tour of the Hungarian Parliament . Before planning this, I already knew one thing : we needed to go early in the day to get tickets then come for the tour. So, on Sunday we were in the city walking by the Danube and decided to go…

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