locarno

greetings from Locarno, southern (italian speaking) part of switzerland, where the sun is just rising over the splendid Lago Maggiore. and this means i have to hurry for another day of introduction training..

ketchup

to catch up, some scenes from the european trip.. including stuff from way back.. sometimes when i couldnt get to the internet, i put stuff down on the laptop, so i wont forget. now i have internet in my hotel room, so i am quickly taking advantage to post it. who knows when i’ll have…

time stands still in venice

if rome is a meeting point for eras and civilizations, from ancient romans to medieval italy, from the birth of a great european civilization thru its renaissance and now to modern and post-modern times, all coming together in an incredibly colorful, diverse and charming mosaique, florence on the other hand is pure medieval, with all…

pantheon

If you’re going to Rome and by any chance pass by Agrippa’s Pantheon, go to the Gelateria Tempio behind the fountain, get a forest-fruit-and-chocolate ice cream, and eat the best ice cream in the world. not probably. for sure.

choice

if you have to choose ONE thing to see in rome, see the colisseum.. and.. the fori.. and.. piazza venezia.. and.. basilica san pietro in the vatican.. and… what? you cant choose JUST ONE thing to see in rome..

greetings from budapest

adventure thru europe with parents has started. greetings from budapest, first destination. arrived early morning with the roosters after a 45 mins flight – still very convenient as opposed to a night on a train (long live low-cost airlines :). staying in a minusculous but very well-organized apartment in the centre.. long live hostelworld.com.. travel…

Off to Budapest & Italy

Vacation almost over :(.. am taking off tomorrow morning to Budapest for a day, then Rome, Florence, Venice, Zurich, with my parents and sister. I wont be reachable at the Romanian phone number any more. Will update with new contact details when available. Sometime in early October, I hope. Nice early autumn here, not so…

Back from Bucharest

Survived the big drive from Bucharest.. went there last Saturday, was ok, not much traffic.. came back on Thursday, left around 10:30 am, thinking to avoid 8-9 am rush hours.. well.. if that is NOT rush hour.. anyway, wasnt too bad, managed to get out.. stopped on the way to take pictures, went on some…

Bucharest

Greetings from Bucharest! Am visiting friends and family before the big departure.. I passed the motorcycle exam, and drove down here afterwards, 300 km through mountains, hills and plains, a journey of big adventure for me, as I havent been driving in the past 10 years. Went ok so far, hope I’ll get home safe.Salut!

Transylvanian impressions; subscription feature

Wednesday, August 23, 2006, 00:26 Just posted some pictures from my small trips around Sighisoara, in Southern Transylvania. These weeks I took my parents or drove alone through the hills, finding remote villages with small medieval church-fortresses, some colorful towns and resorts, as well as Targu Mures, the more fancy county capital.On Sunday I climbed…

Sighisoara Medieval Festival

Tuesday, August 01, 2006, 23:18 Time flies.. it’s nice on vacation :).Sighisoara transformed radically the past week-end.. from an oasis of peace and quiet it became the epicenter of youth, fun, noise and agglomeration, during the annual Medieval Festival. The city usually triples its population (otherwise below 40,000) during this week-end. The old streets became…

Sighisoara, home sweet home..

Thursday, July 13, 2006, 16:27 Sighisoara.. (read smthn like: See-ghee-show-ah-rah).. I fell in love with this place after I left it.. growing up here I was not aware how beautiful it is, maybe also because I didn’t have much of a frame of reference.. barely traveled, growing up.. but after I left to the university…

London

Saturday, July 01, 2006, 11:01 British accent is.. charming!! I didn’t like it much up till now.. but it sounds very nice being “immersed” in it..I didn’t sleep on the flight, which is extremely unusual for me.. couldn’t sleep.. watched 2 movies, restless.. I arrived at gatwick at 7 am.. took me more than 3…

The Long Wild Vast West Trip in Short

Sunday, June 04, 2006, 18:13 We’re about thru the first half of the Great Wild Tame West Trip. On the way from Oregon to San Francisco, we are crossing Nothern California, will pass through Sacramento soon. Navjit and I started the trip in Los Angeles, on may 20. We stayed at Lumi’s place. Lumi is…

Graduation

Unbelievable.. 2 years have passed.. Graduated. Pictures are here. Tomorrow, the last adventure, the trip to the West of the United States. One month, Los Angeles-Las Vegas-Yellowstone-Seattle-San Francisco-San Diego and some other places. Cheers!

The last midterms

Am in the middle of the last semester :(. just came back from an excellent skiing trip in North Carolina and am not in the mood for work.. but there is lots of work, mid-terms.. the good thing is spring break is coming at the end of this week, with a road trip planned for…

A Transylvanian in New York

Don’t know if you know the story “Prince & Beggar”. Mark Twain, I think. If you do, fine, if not, never mind. The point is, if someone asked me what I wd rather be, prince or bum, I’d say – yes. Prince AND bum. It puts things into perspective. And my time so far in…

Catch-up, Bern & Interlaken

Sunday, 31 Jul, train Interlaken-Zurich, 7 pm I know. I didnt write much. barely, actually. Doesnt mean i didnt think of, but never took enough time – ‘cause it takes quite a bit of time to sit down and do it. So what i want is give both my conscience and my laziness justice, as…