October 2008

Class Living perhaps, but not Class English

by Craig Turp October 9, 2008 Media

 This week’s radio silence was caused by a little jaunt we had to take to Fagaras, that most splendid part of the country and one of the many reasons that we remain fans of Romania, if not fans of Bucharest. Anyway, stuck in the interminable traffic jam that is the DN1 around Baneasa Airport, we [...]

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Something for the Weekend: Targul Taranului

by Craig Turp October 3, 2008 Bucharest

 This weekend in Piata Amzei you can find the Targul Taranului Roman, a kind of farmers’ market where you will be able to buy overpriced vegetables and other such nonsense ‘direct from the producers.’ While the majority of produce on sale is no better (and a lot pricier) than what you find at your supermarket [...]

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Airport Traffic: One Simple Solution

by Craig Turp October 2, 2008 Bucharest

 This morning, returning from Cluj, it took us no less than two hours to get to the office. An hour and ten minutes from Otopeni to Baneasa, another 50 minutes to Tineretului. Madness. Madder still is the fact that so many people do this daily. We have two friends or colleagues who are currently building [...]

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