October 2008

Bucharest’s Very Own Matt Harding Rip-Off

by Craig Turp October 31, 2008 Travel

 This video has been doing the rounds lately: Alas, as the Romanian version was clearly not sponsored by a major chewing gum producer, the budget didn’t stretch beyond Baneasa…

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Bucharest Solutions

by Craig Turp October 31, 2008 Bucharest

 A few ideas kicked around by a less than select group of brains over dinner recently. As it’s nearly election time, here are our policies for a happier Bucharest, a happier Romania… Drivers must obey the law Let’s get the most revolutionary aspect of our manifesto off the drawing board early on: We propose that [...]

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Death on the roads? Blame pedestrians

by Craig Turp October 30, 2008 Travel

 Incredible but true. The Direcţia Generală de Poliţie a Municipiului Bucureşti (DGPMB) this week released figures which are shocking: 115 pedestrians killed so far this year on Bucharest’s streets. A further 900 have been seriously injured. So who’s to blame? Forget what you may read elsewhere (and if you read Romanian take a look at [...]

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Misleading Article (We Think Not)

by Craig Turp October 27, 2008 Romania

 This arrived in our inbox this morning, it was titled ‘Misleading Article’: My name is Adrian Boloveschi and I live in Romania. This is where Ihave lived for my entire life. I am 25 and currently working andliving in Cluj Napoca. I read an article on your website about“Driving in Romania”, I have included the [...]

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Election Time: Free Balloons All Round

by Craig Turp October 27, 2008 Romania

 On Saturday we went to the last Targul Taranului of the year in Piata Amzei. (As of next month the fun moves up the road to the Muzeul Taranului). We had been enticed along by the prospect of picking up some pastrav afumat (smoked mackerel)… alas we left empty handed on the fish front. These [...]

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Why Ryan Air Loves Romania

by Craig Turp October 22, 2008 Romania

 Ryan Air, which currently flies one Romanian route, from Constanta to Pisa, Italy, announced today that it would begin flying two further routes next year: Constanta to Bologna, Italy, and Constanta to an unnamed city in Spain. Corina Martin, head of the Association for the Promotion of the Romanian Coast, hailed the move as a [...]

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With This Tree, I Be Wed

by Craig Turp October 20, 2008 Bucharest

 Incredible but true: if you live in Bucharest and want to get married you will – from January 1st next year – first have to prove that you have planted a tree. So reports the Romanian daily newspaper Adevarul today, which claims that anyone wanting to register a car in the capital will also have [...]

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