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Bucharest Life 2009

by Craig Turp January 4, 2010 Bucharest

 A week or so late, here is Bucharest Life’s Review of the Year that was 2009. January A new government, led by Traian Basescu and Little Emil Boc, installed following parliamentary elections at the end of 2008, introduces, amongst other moves of sheer political genius, a compulsory profit tax for small companies (even those that [...]

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So what are the best five things about Bucharest?

by Craig Turp September 7, 2009 Bucharest

 We had a journalist (a real one, from a newspaper) in the office on Friday, asking, amongst other things, for our opinion on the new Tourist Information Centre at Gara de Nord (more on this soon). He also wanted to know what we thought were the five best and worst things about Bucharest. The worst [...]

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Bucharest now has two great parks, neither of which is Herastrau

by Craig Turp August 10, 2009 Bucharest

 If you follow us on Twitter, or ever browse an issue of Bucharest In Your Pocket, then you would have noticed that we have more than a passing interest in the state of Bucharest’s parks. Not merely because we want to bring people the most up-to-date info, but also because, as parents, a large slice [...]

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Where can we find Bucharest’s best ice cream? Because it ain’t Betty Ice

by Craig Turp June 22, 2009 Bucharest

 As anyone who has children will know, there are few things on earth more dangerous than a two year old with an ice cream cornet, which is why, given the option, we always go for the ‘stick it in a cup and give us a spoon’ option. So we tried that yesterday, at an ice [...]

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Dogs: Why only a zero tolerance policy is now acceptable

by Craig Turp May 18, 2009 Bucharest

 Took the kids to Titan yesterday, to the big park. It’s nice, very nice. A park that would be considered a nice place in any city in the world. Terraces have been built into the banks that lead down towards the artificial lake, and fine wooden benches, flower beds and lawns added. The large and [...]

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Government forgets what parks are for

by Craig Turp April 27, 2009 Bucharest

 Over the past week or two banners have gone up all over the city declaring Bucharest a greener and happier place. Capitala creste verde is the slogan, or such like. Romanian-speakers can read more about it here. So it’s all the more confusing that the city council last week decided to banish bikes and roller-skaters [...]

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