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Romanian mysteries (No. 679)

by Craig Turp December 6, 2010 Bucharest

In supermarkets, why do people think that if they are only buying cigarettes they do not have to queue up? Answers on a postcard please.

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It has not been a great couple of weeks for Romanian tourism. The country’s new tourism slogan and logo were unveiled in Shanghai last Thursday by Minister of Tourism Elena Udrea and the usual suspects to general derision, caused in the main by accusations that the logo was remarkably familiar to a number of others. [...]

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Romanian Tourism Ministry gets it (partly) right. At last

by Craig Turp March 26, 2010 Bucharest

Now there’s a nice surprise. News reaches us today that everybody’s favourite Tourism Minister, Elena Udrea, has taken the sound advice offered here by our good selves (and, we doubt not, in many other places by many other people) and finally realised that Romania – as a tourist destination – cannot be all things to [...]

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Romania & Moldova by a man who knows

by Craig Turp January 28, 2010 Bucharest

The author (or one of them, at least) of the Romania & Moldova edition of Lonely Planet, Leif Pettersen (a regular contributor to Bucharest Life, too), yesterday relaunched his rather good travel guide to the two countries, which contains bags of stuff he couldn’t fit in the book. Do take a look when you get [...]

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Bucharest, Old Chap

by Craig Turp October 7, 2009 Bucharest

Marvellous. Cancel your appointments and spend the rest of the week browsing this lot… The British Pathe News Romania/Bucharest Archive For those of you who might be a little busy, we have picked out a few gems… Bucharest, 1961 (in colour) Love the clipped accent of the commentator: pure Pathe News. It has been edited [...]

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Just Fancy That!

by Craig Turp April 16, 2009 Romania

“Hungarians in Romania will never have autonomy. They should be proud to be Romanian citizens.” Traian Basescu, February 3rd, 2009 “The government should make it easier for Moldovan citizens to become Romanians.” Traian Basescu, April 15, 2009

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It’s not Piturca’s fault Romania are hopeless

by Craig Turp April 2, 2009 Media

So Romania’s national football team lost last night, again. This time in Austria, 2-1. This follows Saturday night’s defeat against Serbia. Qualification for next year’s World Cup is now impossible. This morning Bucharest is united for once in its opinions: Victor Piturca, the Romanian coach (who, apropos, though in his mid-50s looks strangely young. Does [...]

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