Category: Romania
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Why I love beach resorts out of season
There’s a peculiar romance about beachside resorts out of season. Of course, lying on a beach soaking up the sun before plunging into the warm waves, then having a delicious al fresco meal at a beachside cafe is awesome. But the part of me that likes taking long bus journeys to industrial cities also loves the…
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Chain-smoking ‘big guys’ and a ruined castle in Giurgui
A business trip took me to Giurgui, on the Romanian bank of the Danube. I discovered a small city that’s a gateway to the much larger Bulgarian city of Ruse just opposite, dotted with fascinating reminders of earlier times. I’d been working on an article on the Danube as a transport corridor. Europe’s second longest…
Steppe in Style 