Romania

In the heart of Transylvania - Sighișoara - 22 June 2014


Travelling without a fixed plan and previous geographical inquiry has it's own irresistible charm. While it is possible to miss an important monument or festival, about which you just didn't find out, in the same time every new place that we land in is a surprise. Often there are completely unexpected wonders, and lack of prior knowledge and expectations adds a bit of magic of exploration. So rare in today's described and photographed world. [Read more]



Bulgarian-Romanian spring greeting - 10 March 2014


It is year 680, just a year after Bulgarians have arrived in the Danube Delta from what is now Ukraine. After they've established a fortified camp on Peuce island, worried Byzantine emperor Constantine IV sets off with a land army and a fleet to prevent the forecoming invasion. Bulgarians under the command of khan Asparukh are defending themselves on Peuce, while Byzantine emperor's health suffers from the swamp climate, so he leaves the siege. The rumors spread in the army, that emperor has fled, soldiers start to panic and desert. Khan Asparukh pursues the army and wins the battle of Ongala. To deliver the news of victory to the main camp, he send a pigeon with white threads tight to its leg. The pigeon gets wounded by an arrow, but heroically arrives to Peuce with white threads stained with its own blood. What does it have to do with the spring? [Read more]