Category: Romania
Romania Travel Advice, Tips and Stories
A Diabetic Travel Blog
I hope you enjoy my Romania travel blog (even if you aren’t diabetic!) I offer tips for diabetic travel which can be valuable for people without diabetes as well. Safe and healthful travel is great for all of us!
We visited Romania in Sept 2018 on an 11-day private driving tour with Compass Travel of Romania.
We drove from Bucharest through Sibui, Baia Mara, Cluj Napoca, Sighet, Guru Humorului, Sighisoara, and finally Brasov. Our trip included the regions / counties of Wallachia, Transylvania, Maramures, Bucovina and Moldava. Our interesting and memorable guide was Iulian Petra.
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Compass Travel Romania Review – an awesome itinerary with interesting cultural connections
Romania 2018 Slide Show (video)
Maramures, my top place in Romania (days 4 to 6)
Tucked in Northern Transylvania up at the Ukrainian border, Maramures is a primarily agricultural county famous for its wooden churches, wooden gates, tiled facades and, dare I say, haystacks. I’d seen a couple of pictures of these wooden churches on the travel agency’s website and thought, “Oh, these are nice,
Crossing the Carpathian Mountains to Bucovina, Romania (day 6)
To most people, crossing the mountains in good weather, in a car, is a spectacular experience. Mountains imply beautiful vistas and unique scenery. The Carpathians are particularly scenic, with the Romanian farmhouses and haystacks dotting the folds of the landscape. Unfortunately for me, mountains mean nausea. I have been able
An entertaining visit to the Folk Traditions Museum of Gura Humorului (day 7)
Voronet, our first glimpse of the famous Painted Monasteries of Bucovina, Moldova, Romania (day 7)
If you thought the haystacks in Maramures were amazing, check out the haystacks in Bucovina! (day 7)
The painted monastery of Moldovita and its modern cousins (day 7)
Sucevita Monastery in Bucovina is still photogenic after lunch (day 7)
We had started our day around 9am, visited Voronet Monastery, the Folk Heritage Museum, Moldovita Monastery and traveled forty minutes over the mountain to Sucevita, all before noon. Both Voronet and Moldovita are both excellent in the morning sun. The sun shines directly on its most preserved frescoes. The drive