She’s at it again. Yesterday, Romania’s incomparably lovely Minister of Tourism and Regional Development, Elena Udrea told assembled Romanian diplomats and ambassadors that the country ‘now had its first ever professionally produced tourism brand.’ (You know, the brand whose logo was bought off-the-shelf). ‘Romania has had promotional campaigns in the past,’ she said, ‘but these [...]
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Great books about Romania in English No. 3;
Romania and the EU: How the Weak Vanquished the Strong
Romania and the European Union: How the Weak Vanquisjed the Strong By Tom Gallagher Reviewed by Christopher Lawson What are the key events in Romania over the last 20 years? This is a much abbreviated version. For 10 of those years, the former minor functionary and Ceausescu lieutenant Ion Iliescu held power. Communism was superficially [...]
When crossing the road in Romania, it’s best to be quick
Here’s a heartwarming story of a Romanian policeman for once doing the right thing and helping out his fellow citizens… Last week, in the small town Calarasi, south east of Bucharest, an off duty policeman stopped at a pedestrian crossing to allow a man to cross. (A selfless and all too uncommon act in itself). [...]
Bucharest Life favourite places: Carturesti/Gradina Verona/Gradina OAR
Bucharest In Your Pocket, like all In Your Pockets, isn’t meant to have favourite places. As objective observers – swayed neither by personal preference nor the filthy lucre of an advertiser – we say what we see and leave the conjecture to our readers. That’s one of the reasons we started Bucharest Life. For while [...]
Brasov: Capital of Romania
OTV, don’t you just love it? Populist and popular (though its audience is shrinking) OTV is the most honest television station in Romania. Honest because it fully admits that it serves up complete rubbish and never tries to hide the fact. Compare with Pro TV or Antena 1, whose programmes are just as pathetic and [...]