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Up the path to the wooden churches

Posted on October 4, 2012 by EllieGee

We had feasted our eyes on the painted monastery churches of Bucovina, and now it was the path to the wooden churches of Maramureş that we followed. The time spent in Sighet and at Viseu de Sus provided a welcome … Continue reading →

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On the painted monastery trail

Posted on September 28, 2012 by EllieGee

The lure of seeing Romania’s treasured painted monasteries took us to Southern Bucovina in the northwest of Moldavia (not to be confused with Moldova, which is a separate country to the east). These lands were long subject to the threat … Continue reading →

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Into Moldavia

Posted on September 26, 2012 by EllieGee

Leaving Sighișoara, we were heading eastwards towards Moldavia. First off though we went north to Târgu Mureș, just a slight detour, and spent a few hours there. This was once one of the biggest Magyar cities of Transylvania, though nowadays … Continue reading →

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Colourboration – Green with envy

Posted on September 22, 2012 by EllieGee

Green with envy is what I’d be if I read about someone doing the trip we’re doing. I pinch myself sometimes to make sure it isn’t all a dream. This time Lynne at Dovegreyreader and I have chosen to explore … Continue reading →

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Transylvania part 2 – Fortifications

Posted on September 21, 2012 by EllieGee

Braşov, founded by the Saxons in medieval times, was a prosperous place. It grew rapidly in the 1960s when the mass industry of the Communist era brought in workers from other regions and it became one of the largest cities … Continue reading →

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Transylvania part 1 – In Vlad’s footsteps

Posted on September 20, 2012 by EllieGee

Mention Transylvania and it conjures up the image of a certain black cloaked gentleman with protruding eye-teeth. The Dracula we know and fear is largely the creation of Bram Stoker’s imagination, but the character is rooted in Transylvania, a land … Continue reading →

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Circles around (former-)Yugoslavia

Posted on September 14, 2012 by EllieGee

Another chapter of the trip closes … we have been zigzagging our way around the countries of Former Yugoslavia since April. There’s only one country we didn’t get to and not everyone agrees that it is a country – Kosovo. … Continue reading →

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Through the Iron Gates

Posted on September 11, 2012 by EllieGee

And so it came time gradually to leave Serbia. We had chosen to return to the Danube to follow its course around 130km eastwards towards and along the famous Iron Gates gorge or Đerdap canyon as it’s known on the … Continue reading →

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Uvac Canyon and back to the Danube

Posted on September 10, 2012 by EllieGee

After the struggles with the fuel pipe on leaving Belgrade, it was a relief to be in such a peaceful welcoming spot as Radomir Lukovič’s campsite on the family farm near the tiny village of Radijeviči at the start of … Continue reading →

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Belgrade and beyond

Posted on September 9, 2012 by EllieGee

After the prettiness of Ljubljana and the refurbished refinement of old Zagreb, Belgrade is care-worn and world-weary. Dirty, hectic, blisteringly hot, but with the vibe of a great city waiting to emerge and face another day too. Would we have … Continue reading →

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