Sitting at the crossroads of old trade routes that linked Western Europe with the Far East, Romania confuses at first with its … latinity. The mix of Orient and Occident is specific to this country and it sets Romania apart from her Eastern European colleagues.
Adrian visited the Bran Castle (home of Dracula, the Vampire) in the heart of Transylvania and explored the caves of Southern Carpathians in his home country, Romania.
Sure, checking for the shadow of a groundhog to see what the weather will be like sounds weird - until you find out that some people use a frog climbing a ladder in a jar instead. BootsnAll writer Jessica Spiegel explores some of the Groundhog Day-like weather forecasting customs around the world.
Now for a Transylvania Dracula Tour – of course there are many tour operators in Romania that offer six - ten day travel tours of Romania that includes a visit or a stay at Count Dracula's Bran castle. Tour operators tout the site as the home of Count Dracula as written in Briam Stoker's novel – just to add a bit of fright to the participants of the tour. .
Ciaran John had visited many of the famous sites of Romania on previous visits to the country but had always been discouraged from visiting the capital by his Romanian friends. On his last visit he finally managed to to get a brief peek at Bucharest.
Once again, the writers, editors, and community at BootsnAll have collected up our best recommendations for destinations we think are worth considering for any independent traveler.
Some people hate Bucharest and others instantly fall in love with it. Nicolas De Corte belongs to the second category and tried to get a decent idea of the city.
Many visitors hesitate to drive when traveling to unfamiliar parts of Europe, and that's probably for the best. But those who do are often treated to stunning views that they'll never forget.
Every culture has its own vampire legend, and, as Peter Frick-Wright discovered, some places have turned those legends into money with vampire-themed tourist destinations.
Leaping over bonfires, fighting off vampires and confronting the age-old legends of Count Dracula, Rebecca L. Dougher braves mysterious Transylvania on Halloween.
Sitting at the crossroads of old trade routes that linked Western Europe with the Far East, Romania confuses at first with its … latinity. The mix of Orient and Occident is specific to this country and it sets Romania apart from her Eastern European colleagues. 
Adrian visited the Bran Castle (home of Dracula, the Vampire) in the heart of Transylvania and explored the caves of Southern Carpathians in his home country, Romania. 
Sure, checking for the shadow of a groundhog to see what the weather will be like sounds weird - until you find out that some people use a frog climbing a ladder in a jar instead. BootsnAll writer Jessica Spiegel explores some of the Groundhog Day-like weather forecasting customs around the world. 
Now for a Transylvania Dracula Tour – of course there are many tour operators in Romania that offer six - ten day travel tours of Romania that includes a visit or a stay at Count Dracula's Bran castle. Tour operators tout the site as the home of Count Dracula as written in Briam Stoker's novel – just to add a bit of fright to the participants of the tour. . 
Ciaran John had visited many of the famous sites of Romania on previous visits to the country but had always been discouraged from visiting the capital by his Romanian friends. On his last visit he finally managed to to get a brief peek at Bucharest. 
Once again, the writers, editors, and community at BootsnAll have collected up our best recommendations for destinations we think are worth considering for any independent traveler. 
Some people hate Bucharest and others instantly fall in love with it. Nicolas De Corte belongs to the second category and tried to get a decent idea of the city. 
Many visitors hesitate to drive when traveling to unfamiliar parts of Europe, and that's probably for the best. But those who do are often treated to stunning views that they'll never forget. 
Every culture has its own vampire legend, and, as Peter Frick-Wright discovered, some places have turned those legends into money with vampire-themed tourist destinations.
