Day 3 Continued on the Fagaras ridge and got to the tourist hot point: the Vistea and Moldoveanu peaks. Moldoveanu is the highest in Romania (2544m) and is a short detour from the ridge trail. While short, it’s quite technical, so I was in for a 20 minute full body workout. Continuing east, the trail becomes mellower and more deserted. Few tourists venture this far. While the views are less Continue…
Back in February, in the middle of the harsh Eastern European winter (which was actually quite nice and warm), I was in full planning mode. And after sorting out all logistical aspects, I finished booking everything for a 5 day hike/run on the GR20 trail in Corsica, in September. Fast forward several months, a pandemic, widespread death and economical collapse and I had to cancel my original trip and find Continue…
Hello and welcome to the second half of my moving to Greece article (first half here). I have mixed feelings writing this article now, when we’re trying to figure out how to live with the coronavirus and what the new normal is. Hoping we’ll be able to find a way to travel as care free as in the before time. It’s also weird reminiscing about travel and exploration after one Continue…
The TL;DR version is we moved to Greece for the months of September and October 2019. The most common questions we got from people (from Romania) were “Why?” and “How?”. This first part will address the “why”, with the second part dealing with the “how”. Like most people, whenever I’m facing a complex decision, I perform a SWOT analysis. But let’s keep it simple here and just focus on the Continue…
Free refills. I like this one. I think it’s cool. I hate how drinks in Romanian restaurants come most often in a 0.25L bottle. I find 0.25L bottles absurd. But I also don’t have a weight problem. If I did, sticking to 0.25L would seem wise. Especially since common sugar free drinks are packed with caffeine – gotta put something addictive in there, otherwise you won’t make it as a Continue…