The price is right here in Brașov. This city has most of the features I love about Europe, at half the cost of, say, València. This combination makes Romania a strong contender for my future home. Romanian currency is quite durable too — it has this odd waxy, plastic-like feel to it. When 25 lei
Today, 19 June, my last day in Brașov, is beautiful and sunny for once, and I refuse to waste too much of it sitting in a coffee shop blogging. So I’m going to rely on my photos to tell the story of Brașov’s striking medieval city layout. Of course, all of the cities I’ve visited
Brașov is set in a topographically dramatic landscape. It’s situated in a small valley ringed by steep hills, the most impressive of which is Mt. Tâmpa to the east. As soon as I laid eyes on it, I knew I had to hike up it. There’s a cable car that runs up to the summit