Warning: some of the photos in this post were made with my phone – I was traveling light and didn’t take my DSLR. Alex took his, so I borrowed some photos from him. Thanks, dude! We had a bold plan laid out: Saturday go from Azuga to Cheia, then Sunday from Cheia to Nehoiu. About 50 km each day through some less traveled mountains. All of this on foot. Took Continue…
During the summer I like to (and I’m happy to have the option to) work on a 4 day schedule (with slightly longer days) and take a day off during the week. So in two such free week days I went mountain biking in Bucegi – as it’s close and perfect for day trips. The first one was a trip organized by Horatiu. He later wrote about it on freerider.ro – Continue…
We spent half a day here, during the layover while returning from Helsinki. Due to this, this post might be a little superficial. As we got out of the airport, we started feeling we were in a former soviet country. Like in Romania, people here endured communism and their faces showed it. Overall, it looked like something halfway between Romania and Finland, which was good – going from Helsinki straight Continue…
Well, it seems summer is over. It was quite a busy one and I kinda neglected this blog. No worries now, with the wave of crappy weather that’s keeping me indoors, I have a little time to catch up on my writing. And we’re kicking off with the family trip to Helsinki. “Family” means no marathons or mountains, just regular sightseeing and stuff. 3 months after the trip, the thing Continue…
I was hearing a lot of good stuff about Retezat Sky Race (formerly known as Retezat Trail Race), so I signed up for this year’s edition. I managed to convince Tudor, a coworker, to sign up as well. This was his first time ever on a mountain! Arrived at Cheile Butii, the starting place, Friday evening at about 9 pm. Missed the technical meeting, but were able to pick up Continue…