Stray Dogs

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 In Your Pocket: 10 Years On

by Craig Turp May 27, 2009 Bucharest

 What can only be described as Eclipse Fever was gripping the nation when the first Bucharest In Your Pocket was published, at the end of May, 1999. Bucharest was, you see, being heralded as the best place in the world to view one of nature’s rarities: a total eclipse of the sun scheduled for August [...]

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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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Dead Dogs

by Craig Turp March 16, 2009 Romania

 Five dogs, apparently poisoned, were found dead in Ploiesti this morning. It’s war!

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Oprescu Does Something Sensible

by Craig Turp March 12, 2009 Bucharest

 Here’s the story, in Evenimentul Zilei. In allowing Madonna to sing in Parcul Eroilor on August 26, Bucharest Mayor Sorin Oprescu has to all intents and purposes told Bucharest Ring – the organisers of the disastrous Formula 3 races around Casa Poporului which nobody turned up to yet which caused so much chaos in 2007 [...]

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If they can do it in Kosovo…

by Craig Turp February 3, 2009 Bucharest

 Kosovo Capital Puts Down 800 Stray Dogs in Clean Up

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It’s getting boring…

by Craig Turp January 28, 2009 Bucharest

 …but alas it’s true. Bucharest’s firemen (famous until now for possessing the slowest fire engines in Europe – have you ever seen the ‘speed’ they go?) were yesterday called out to rescue a stray dog, fallen into a canal. Yes, really. The words ‘resources, waste, what about people: where do they fit in?’ immediately spring [...]

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