There simply is no way to tour Europe and not be awestruck by its scenic beauty, epic history and dazzling artistic and culinary diversity.
Cloudy weather followed us to Iași – the second largest city in Romania. It is situated on the Bahlui River near its confluence with the Prut River in the Moldavian plain, just 13 km west of the border with Moldova. In 1565, Iasi became the capital of Moldavia and for a short period of...
Our next stop was the capital city of the historical region of Western Moldavia, in northeastern Romania. Because of its privileged location in the Eastern Carpathian Mountains, Piatra-Neamƫ is considered one of the most picturesque cities in Romania. It lies in the valley of the Bistriƫa...
In the afternoon we have stopped in front of the Aranykakas restaurant in Sândominic. It was supposed to be only an overnight stop, but in the end, we spent there 6 days. Once we have parked, our rear batteries stopped charging, so we have started some troubleshooting the next morning. We...
We have arrived late for our last overnight in Moldova to Bălți. It is the second-largest city and it is sometimes also called “the northern capital”, it is a major industrial, cultural and commercial center and transportation hub in the north of the country. Appearing from...
Soroca is boasting both a medieval fortress dating from the days of Ștefan cel Mare and several new “fortresses” built by members of the Roma community, that’s why Soroca is known as the country’s Gypsy Capital. After so many centuries of struggle, it is perhaps unsurprising that those...
The fantastic Tipova Cave Monastery (entrance 10 MDL) is built into cliffs that tower some 200m above the Dniestr River’s right (west) bank, in the tiny village of Tipova some 95km northeast of Chişinău. The monastery consists of three religious chambers and monastic cells linked by...