Day 3 – September 20 Woke up at 6, quickly packed everything and set off for the bus station. We had tickets in a tourist bus. The difference between a tourist bus and a local bus, besides the price, is the fact that you have a reserved seat and a little more space. Tourist buses are visibly marked as such – with big bold letters on the front and the Continue…
Day 0 – September 17 Otopeni Airport. Needed half an hour to drop off our checked in luggage. It only consisted of a pair of trekking poles. Being too small, we had to take them to the oversize luggage point (yes, oversize for undersize), where somebody picked them up and personally took them to the aircraft. 4 hour flight to Doha with Qatar Airways. Bought the plane tickets back in Continue…
By early afternoon, during the second day, we descended the Mount Lacauti ridge and reached DN 2D. But we were not back in civilization yet. Our route left the paved road and continued north, into land uncharted in my mountain maps collection. After 24 hours of dehydrated food, we were tired of it and felt the need for something tasty. So we decided to buy some cheese from the sheepfolds Continue…
By wilderness I’m not referring to the American meaning (nature reserve), but to the Romanian one (going back in time). Alex prepared an interesting route, taking us across the Carpathians, from Transylvania to Moldavia. The plan was for 3 days of biking to remote places. On day one, after two trains, we were at the starting point, in Intorsura Buzaului. We went full speed ahead, as the first day was Continue…
Retezat Mountains – such a treat! Route: Day 0: – got in the car at 5pm – stayed in traffic for more than an hour – caught a hailstorm – got supplies from the supermarket and sporting goods store – barely made it out of the flooded parking lot – drove past midnight on one of the spookiest (non)roads I’ve seen – Obarsia Lotrului to Petrosani – arrived at 2am Continue…