Travelling by train is probably the most convenient way to bring your bicycle to places. You skip all this dismantling and packing that’s inevitable when taking your bicycle on a plane. But the rules for taking your bike on a train can be confusing and complicated. In this article, I attempted to gather as much information on […]
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While most people travel to the Maramures region of Romania to experience its peaceful and serene rural life, visiting The Memorial of the Victims of Communism and of the Resistance in Sighetu Marmației is a sombre experience. The former prison is a testimonial of the darkest pages in Romania’s modern history. In the 1950s, almost 200 of
You don’t talk ill about the dead. The authors of the colourful graves in Romanian Săpânța disregard this rule. With dark humour and incredible directness, they disclose people’s flaws and describe how they died. Welcome to the Merry Cemetery – a graveyard with no taboos, where death is a topic to laugh at. Merry Cemetery
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Most people visit the Maramures region in the north of Romania for the Merry Cemetery. The vibrant and joyful necropolis is in fact one-of-a-kind, but it’s not the only special place in the area. The tiny village of Breb is a peaceful retreat where you can discover the vibrant traditions of Maramures. After many kilometres
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