The first time you earn money on your own can be special for someone. This may vary quite a bit from society to society, and I assume you are well versed in the various ways this happens in the US of A. So, I decided to come to you one more time with a story from...
When it comes to traveling, Romania is a fairly diverse country. While it has its share of pretty mountains of the Carpathian variety, the mountains are not overall as impressive as in the Alpine countries. Beautiful, worth a visit – not if you want to ski, to be...
This is my second post on Romanian politics, the first being more historical, and this one ends in the current time. It is a bit long as was the previous, but I felt it necessary to establish some context. In the previous post I tried to establish the general...
It’s going down, in Bucharest town!
Wut?
I am, as you know, openly Romanian. I claim to have been from these here parts since time immemorial. My maternal haplogroup H5 dated to this region since the times of the Cucuteni–Trypillia culture. My paternal haplogroup being I-M253 is a bit sketchier. But it is...
Pie checks out England.
Disclaimer: I consider myself libertarian-ish, rather than The One True Libertarian. I want to get things out of the way by saying this is not an attempt at „Betteridge's law of headlines” but a serious consideration, a kind of introspection one should have on...
Time to think again.
Hey, a city up North!
Don’t just do something, stand there!
*Looks over to the left*
Something easy on a Friday morning…
Official stances?
Give it back? Compensate? How do you fix this?
Despite the very high price of gas, Bucharest has some of the worst traffic in the world. There are many reasons for this. The bad infrastructure, not great public transport, and the fact that cars are still seen as a major status symbol and one does not just mix with...
I traveled to Spain twice in 2022. Both trips rather short, more city break than extended vacation. Unlike say my trip to Islay, I never thought of writing a travel post and as such, I did not really take the appropriate pictures, which are at the heart of these...
Pickled pickles and such.
Pie has thoughts!
You want how much for that small apartment?
More thoughts from Pie.
PieInTheSky returns to writing posts!
Problems? Oh, we have problems.
Market Day!
Admit it, you just now have an REM ear-worm.