For an interesting event consider the Rosa Olympia Estrella Flamenco Workshop in Bucharest. “Artistic Director, Rosa Olympia Estrella, born and raised in the Spanish region of Andalucia, has been dancing all her life.  But like many of todays flamenco artists, she is fascinated with the ways in which flamenco relates to other art forms.  She has...

You may have noticed or heard of demonstrations and riots on the streets of Bucharest and other Romanian cities in recent days. Will it turn out like the revolution (coup d’etat?) in 1989 that ended with the execution of Ceau?escu, or like the riots of 1990 where Ion Iliescu sent 20,000 miners to violently smash protests about the lack of forward movement?...

A strange story hit the news last month and then seemed to vanish. There were reports that stated 73 kilograms of radioactive uranium ore had been stolen from a mine operated by CNU, Romania’s National Uranium company, in western Romania. Eight 3.5-metre-long cylinders containing uranium ore were found to be missing from a storage facility operated by CNU...

Join us for an entertaining night in Bucharest, Romania for the Queercore performance. Tuesday, Decembrie, 6, 09:00 PM, the Club Season presents the Queercore performance at Our Evolution Club. The address is: Covaci Street no. 16, Old Center, Bucharest. We welcome you to the one person show phenomenon. The Club Season supports young theatre artists with...

If you ask someone with little knowledge of Romania for some famous Romanians, the answer is generally short, with Dracula being the favourite answer for most (and Gigi Becali being the one that you hope not to hear). We have applied a test on two occasions, when is tying to deter a persistent unwanted person that was trying to build enough of a relationship to...

If you are single and looking for opportunities to meet new people in Bucharest, Romania and surrounding areas then we have some good news for you. There is a new organization in town called Let’s Meet. The idea is to make it easy for members to meet at small events in Bucharest where everybody has the chance talk, relax and have some fun. Meeting people in...

As a follow-up to Halloween we figured we’d add in a piece about the Happy Cemetery near Maramures on the Ukranian Romanian border. We’re likely all very familiar with the Merry/Happy Cemetery as it is called, however what Romanian tourist and informative website would be complete without mention of it. There is one place on Earth where laughter is...

Prince Charles-Descendant of Vlad Tepes (Vlad the Impaler aka Dracula!!) Romania’s Carpathia Mountains on UK TV Prince Charles, far Descendant of Vlad the Impaler, by historical lineage , which could actually answer a few questions of our monarchy, and by his own admission, is interviewed in this wonderful series and WELL worth a watch, also a real tribute to...

It’s nearly Halloween again, when witches, vampires, ghosts and the undead walk the earth for their one night of the year. Let’s hope that one of the most famous characters, Dracula, is not out this weekend… But who was Dracula, and how did he get to be so famous? Well, Vlad Tepes, also known as Vlad the Impaler, is one of history’s most murderous...

If you drive just over 100 km north of Bucharest through the Prahova valley into the mountains, you will arrive in the Pearl of the Carpathanians, Sinaia. This journey used to be more of an adventure but with road improvements in recent years getting out of Bucharest is much easier and the Ploiesti bypass is a pleasure to drive (although lane discipline on the...