Monthly Archives: June 2019

OBSERVATIONS 1. Rural Moldova has a much poorer look than any other country I have traveled in. There is little traffic (and what there was all passed me) and many people waiting at bus stops for the minibus transport. Old … Continue reading →

SUMMARY Nicolae Ceaușescu; 26 January 1918 – 25 December 1989) was a Romanian communist politician. He was the General Secretary of the Romanian Communist Party from 1965 to 1989 and hence the second and last Communist leader of Romania. He … Continue reading →

Bucharest (pop 1,884,000) SUMMARY Bucharest is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, at 44°25′57″N 26°06′14″E on the banks of the Dâmbovița … Continue reading →

PLANNING and MY DAILY ROUTINE Taking a long trip – for example my 2 years driving around Europe – required a great deal of daily planning and routine. My average day was 16-18 hours long. I almost never took a … Continue reading →

Taking a long trip – 2 years driving around Europe – requires a great deal of daily planning and routine. My average day is 16-18 hours long. I almost never take a day off and do nothing. It can be … Continue reading →

Belarus – East (Homel, Mogilev, Babruysk) NOMAD MANIA Belarus – East (Homel, Mogilev, Babruysk) Borders: Belarus-Russia  Belarus-Ukraine XL: Sankovo-Medvezhye (enclaves in Belarus)  Southeastern panhandle (Kamaryn)  Three sisters border Museums: Vetka: Vetka Museum of Old Believers and Belarusian Traditions European Cities … Continue reading →

Belarus – Central and Northeast (Minsk, Vitebsk, Orsha) NOMAD MANIA Belarus – Central and Northeast (Minsk, Vitebsk, Orsha) World Heritage Sites; Architectural, Residential and Cultural Complex of the Radziwill Family at Nesvizh Tentative WHS: Edifices for Worship of Fortress Type … Continue reading →

Belarus – West (Brest, Hrodna, Baranavichy) NOMAD MANIA Belarus – West (Brest, Hrodna, Baranavichy) World Heritage Sites: Białowieża Forest Mir Castle Complex Struve Geodetic Arc Tentative WHS: Augustow Canal (30/01/2004) Edifices for Worship of Fortress Type in Belarus, Poland and … Continue reading →

Happy Cemetery (Merry Cemetery) In Sapanta, in the very north of Romania near the Ukrainian border is this amazing cemetery.  Both the church and surrounding cemetery must be seen to be believed. All the grave markers are fantastic wood painted … Continue reading →

Romania – Northwest (Oradea, Maramureş, Cluj, Bistriţa, Salaj) May 30-31, 2019 ORADEA Oradea Trams. Unusually these are pretty modern, not the old “clunkers” so common throughout Romania. Ady Endre Memorial Museum. In a lovely 2-story Art Nouveau building in the … Continue reading →