Eco-Friendly Family Life
One of the many perks of Bucharest is that, because of it’s location near the south border of Romania, it can be quite easy to visit some neighbouring countries whilst you’re there.
So whilst there, Dan and I decided to take a quick trip across the border on a day tour to explore a little slice of Bulgaria’s history.
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Transylvania often conjures pictures into ones mind of great looming castles and murderous vampires that transform into bats and fly across the mountains.
Well, one part of that is correct at least (hint: It’s not the vampires).
Some people don’t even realise Transylvania is a real place, not just a made-up land from storybooks. However, it is – and until the Romanian Unification in 1918 it was its own province.
The region of Transylvania located in the centre to north west of Romania, and is bordered on the east and south by the Carpathian Mountain Range.
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Home to around 2 million people, Bucharest is both the capital and largest city in former Communist nation, Romania.
I’ll admit, while I’ve had the urge to explore Eastern Europe for some time now, Bucharest as an individual location wasn’t high on my priority list.
But just a few days in this history-filled city that was once known as “Little Paris” was enough to have me recommending to everyone I spoke to that they give Bucharest a try.
From the expanse of social, political and cultural history on offer, to the friendly people, good food, abundance of beer – especially in the beautiful Old Town area (not that I could enjoy it, as I was pregnant at the time) – and ease of accessibility to get around on foot or subway, there were so many things that made Bucharest a winning travel destination to me.
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