In the land of vampires. Seriously! 
In the past, Transylvania was an independent principality, but it has been also a part of the Kingdom of Hungary and the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Throughout the years, it acquired many names: Erdély in Hungarian, Erdel in Turkish, Siebenbuergen in German... more - travel report by krisek 

Living Bucarest 
The capital of Romania is one of the best destinations for young travellers with little money and many cultural needes. Dracula is just part of the legend, Romania has many more things to show the visitant. Open your mind and let the Romanian spirit guide... more - travel report by eesti.. 

Ilia, a place definitely NOT to go to. 
Most of us write reports about nice places, but it also may be interesting to know where not to go. Please allow me to use the space in the other sections as well to tell what happened to me in Ilia.Riding our motorbikes we came from Bucarest on our way t... more - travel report by lonewolf 

Transylvania for the weekend ! ........... 
My kid arrived to meet me in Houston, TX. where I'm stationed, and we took the direct flight to Amsterdam (AMS) to conect with KLM to Bucharesti Otopeni Airport (OTP), a car rental was waiting for us. We flew with a great airline, Continental Airlines, an... more - travel report by jetdude 

Bucharest, city of gorgeous people 
Although I spent a couple of weeks in Romania with friends, we didn't do much touristy stuff, so I can't describe all of that. Still, Bucharest is a really cool city to walk/bus/drive around. There were some really neat playgrounds with huge slides and se... more - travel report by turquoiseroadie 

 
Just an hour from Bucuresti by train, it's a nice excursion...the peles castle, the 1400 cota, the ski resort, the winter station...nice places to see on foot more - travel report by eesti.. 

Destination: Romania 
We spent 2 weeks here visiting my husband's family. The country is very poor and tourists should be warned against pickpockets (most of which are small children) but Romania is not without its charms. more - travel report by kitten20