Stages of making money

Stages of making money

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...

A trip to the Danube Delta

A trip to the Danube Delta

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...

On Romanian power struggles, sovereignty and elections

On Romanian power struggles, sovereignty and elections

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...

Mind your own business you nosy buggers

A tale of transport in interbellum Romania

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...

Some thoughts on Spain

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...