The anniversary of our departure from Australia has just ticked over! This is the selfie we took when we started travelling within Australia on September 11, 2013 – we were on our way from Sydney to Coffs Harbour. Yes, we…
Salina Turda (Turda Salt Mine), Turda, Transylvania, Romania, September 10th, 2014
Wednesday was the big day – time to visit the famous Salina Turda, the Turda Salt Mine. We caught a minibus from Cluj, and the driver told us which stop to get off at, and which road to follow to…
Brasov to Cluj, Transylvania, Romania, September 7-9, 2014
We met some English chaps in Budapest, who had just returned from touring Transylvania, and they told us that there was an amazing salt mine in a town called Turda in Transylvania. We had an offer of couchsurfing accommodation in…
Dracula’s Castle, Day Trip To Bran, Transylvania, September 2014
You can’t visit Transylvania without visiting Dracula’s castle. Of course, it’s not really Dracula’s castle, because Dracula is not real. (Sorry, all those vampire-lovers out there.) It is the castle of a Romanian nobleman who was known as Vlad the…
Brasov, Transylvania, Romania: Heritage Zone Deluxe!
Brasov is a beautiful city. Somehow, they have managed to preserve acres and acres of mediaeval buildings, and across quite a large area the streets are paved and closed to vehicles (except delivery vehicles at certain times of the day).…
Sinaia Monastery and Peleș Castle, Sinaia, Romania, September 1-2, 2014
We arrived in Sinaia in the early afternoon, and at the station when we arrived was a gorgeous old train in beautiful condition – on closer inspection, it turned out to be The Orient Express! We had no booked accommodation.…
The Nicolae Ceauşescu Palace, Bucharest, Romania, August 31, 2014
Nicolae Ceauşescu – where do you start? Anyone older than 30 will probably remember hearing his name on the news when he was deposed and executed in 1989. He had been the head of state since 1967, when he succeeded…
Bucharest, Romania August 30-31, 2014: Communist White Elephants And The Old Town
Our journey to Bucharest began with lovely Bulgarian mountain scenery as the sun gradually set. We had booked sleeper berths, and the lady at the station had considerately given us two bottom berths, saying that the train was not crowded,…