After already falling in love with Romania when we explored the trendy capital of Bucharest we were keen to head out in to Transylvania where the read adventure was to begin. Here Romania really took our hearts with its fairytale medieval streets, freindly locals, traditional culture, tales of Dracula and of course the stunning mountains and countryside that […]
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An amazing adventure through the Romanian countryside to hike above the Transfagarasan highway
After an epic day in the Carpathian Mountains we were offered an opportunity to venture to the legendary Transfagarasan highway deep in the Transylvania peaks. In what turned out to be a 12 hour road trip through the Romanian countryside, visiting the most breathtaking scenes, witnessing local life and hiking to the most amazing summit […]
Hiking to 7520ft in the Carpathian mountains of Transylvania, Romania!
We love nothing more than being up in the mountains, exploring the wild untamed peaks whether than be hiking, climbing or paragliding over the top of it all! So when we headed over to Romania and more specifically Transylvania we were keen to tick off a huge dream: Hiking in the stunning Carpathian Mountains! But […]
Doors Hostel Bucharest: A hippy paradise in this beautiful city!
After spending 2 weeks in an apartment with a pool down in Fethiye, Turkey visiting family and freinds and generally taking a break from hostels and backpacking we found ourselves in Bucharest. Back on the hostel scene we were both excited to be back out there and also not so much looking forward to sharing […]
Bucharest, the beautiful and trendy Romanian capital we absolutely fell in love with!
Heading in to Romania after 3 weeks in Turkey, back into Eastern Europe and back on our original route we were unsure what to expect. In many ways it almost felt like coming back home, back to the familiar sights, sounds and smells of Eastern Europe we had become so used to and loved to […]
Backpacking through Europe: Month 3! A detour, holiday, jumping off a mountain and a new love affair!
So, we greet you from month 3 of our backpacking trip. Month 3 and you are still in Europe you might ask! Well yes and no really! We actually ended up taking a 3 week detour to Turkey to see family, two weeks of that was technically in Asia! But the 3 month time scale […]
