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October 20, 2023
This month’s gratitude email is dedicated to people in my life who played a role so that I can study, work and be where I am today. I’ll start with my parents. You see, my parents dreamt of discovering the world but they couldn’t because of communism. After the revolution in 1989, they joined the entrepreneurial wave opening serial business in logistics, […]
September 29, 2023
In a world in which you can be anything, be a Wendy. Or a George. In this month’s gratitude email, I want to thank Wendy Perrin for being open to have us on her WOW List and for sending over travelers to test me as a TTE (Trusted Travel Expert). You see, not everyone showed us the same kind of openness. Wendy took a […]
September 22, 2023
What does promoting the unpromoted mean? Telling the unknown tales that make up the essence of a thing. After all, we all know love is in the little things that you discover slowly. The qualities that are beyond what meets the eye. That’s what heritage is: collective storytelling. And also how I got inspired to start our #promotetheunpromoted campaign. What […]
August 24, 2023
When it comes to wine, Romania might not be the first country that comes to mind, but here there is much untapped potential in a glass. This Eastern European nation has a long and rich history of winemaking that dates back thousands of years. In fact, Romania is one of the oldest wine-producing regions in the world, with evidence of […]
August 11, 2023
If you have been reading my newsletters for a while, you know they are about Romania. Stories, insights, news. You also know that offering a destination for which there is no demand is quite a challenge, but to keep myself sane and motivated, I see it as an opportunity. Something else that drives us all at Beyond Dracula is hope. Hope that […]
July 26, 2023
We all know it’s the little things you discover over time that make you fall in love. Not just with someone. But with somewhere too. With Romania or with Romanian Artisans. What makes you fall in love with a place? Like with all great loves, it’s not the flashy things that everyone can see. That’s just attraction. It’s the qualities […]
