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August 29, 2016
Whether you’re a reader of glossy magazines or not, you must have, at least once, seen the face of this gorgeous Romanian model on billboards, on the cover of magazines or on TV. At just 25, Andreea Diaconu is frequently featured in Vogue, and she is the face of Gucci, Dolce & Gabbana and Belstaff. She’s also fronted campaigns for […]
August 12, 2016
Bucovina is probably the most beautiful unknown region of Romania. Unknown to me at least, until recently. I had my excuses, for many years: it’s too far, the roads are not very good, it’s most likely overrated. Not even the 7 painted monasteries included on the UNESCO World Heritage Sites list, nor the Pomme d’Or international prize given by The International […]
August 4, 2016
– by Giulia Andreola Have you ever asked yourself what the capital of Romania looks like? Or even, what could you do there if you were supposed to spend a weekend? To answer the first question, it is very likely that many of you will associate Bucharest exclusively with the soviet architecture. And you’d be almost right. Partly because there […]
July 28, 2016
In this day and age, if you are like me, most of your real mail consists of bills and advertising. When I get a real letter or postcard, it’s a celebration. That doesn’t happen often though as e-mail, phone and a multitude of applications meant to make communication fast and easy, make communication fast and easy. So why bother writing? […]
July 13, 2016
The first to mention the “Getae” or the “Dacians” was Herodotus, the “father of history”, in the fifth century BC. They belonged to the Thracian sphere of influence, but they clearly distinguished themselves by particularities of religion and custom. The Dacians were known as Geta (plural Getae) in Ancient Greek writings, and as Dacus (plural Daci) or Getae in Roman documents. The historian Strabo specified that the Daci are the Getae who lived […]
July 8, 2016
I recall as a child that my grandparents were always working in their garden. There never seemed to be a time when the garden was just done. First they were preparing it, then they were planting various kinds of seeds, then they were removing the weeds, and then, once a veggie came a full circle, they’d use the land to […]
