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July 14, 2023

It’s the guides

The other day, we got this beautiful feedback from a couple who did a cruise extension with us in Transylvania. “Our favorite part of the trip was the post-cruise time in Romania. It is such a diverse, welcoming, thriving and fascinating country. Our guide, Alex, served as our driver as well as guide the entire time and he was superb […]
July 11, 2023

Safe to travel to Romania

With everything that’s going on in the world, the most important question for every traveller should be: is it safe to travel to my chosen destination?  The answer is “YES” – if that destination is Romania. What should you expect when travelling to Romania? Pace and tranquillity.  Romania is safe to travel to and COVID-19 free Romania is one of […]
June 23, 2023

Chasing a brand

This month’s gratitude email is a special one. We’re midway in our celebratory year, the one marking 10 years since we started Beyond Dracula with the idea to show Romania to travelers who wanted to discover it. This idea was simple enough that without any experience in the travel industry and none building and running a business, I got it.​It made sense.​Ultimately, […]
June 17, 2023

The best Romanian films online

  Fabulous films – a great way to discover Romania It’s absolutely fantastic when people get to discover Romania because of fabulous films or series which are shot here. 2022 was definitely the year of Wednesday, shot in some fabulous locations. The Nevermore Academy is in fact the Cantacuzino Castle in Bușteni.  But it’s even more rewarding when Romanian cinema […]
May 19, 2023

PURE luck

This month’s gratitude email is about PURE, the trade show we’ve been attending since 2014. Do you recall how Pawan, our Nepalese godfather, said he goes to WTM in London to help his country but gets business from PURE?  Clueless about he meant, I took notes and checked everything out.  I remember finding PURE’s website and feeling confirmation. What we set out to […]
April 7, 2023

This is about you

Good Friday feels like the right time to send this month’s gratitude email. And this is a very personal one because we would not be here, 10 years after Beyond Dracula was just an idea, without you. Every single interaction we had, whether it led to a call, an email exchange or a trip, made us who we are today. The agencies, agents, travel […]