For the time being, that’s everything I have to say about what I did in Romania but as I’m trying to get into the habit of doing an itinerary for as many trips as possible, I’m going to do that as my final post. I was in Romania for about five days – I arrived … More My five day Romania itinerary
I had three reasons for going to Romania last month. One was Therme București, the second was seeing Bucharest a bit further on from its communist day and the third was to correct all the mistakes I made on my trip there in 2009. So this us everything I did wrong back then and how … More The 7 mistakes I made in Romania in 2009 and how I did it right in 2025
I’ve seen a lot of people go all the way to Bucharest to go to the Therme but very few – actually, none at all come to mind – spend any time in the big city a few kilometres south of it. But although Europe’s biggest spa was a lovely bonus, I actually was in … More How to spend two days in Bucharest after your Therme trip
“Are you going to the spa in Bucharest sometime?” It was just a comment on someone else’s Instagram, left over a year ago, on a post I shouldn’t even have been stalking but it set it all into motion. From the moment Therme București shoved its way into my consciousness, the biggest spa in Europe, … More Is the biggest spa in Europe overrated? My day at Therme București
Well, this wasn’t something that was in my initial plan for things to do while I was in Bucharest. I was quite contented with the massive spa, getting to know the city and succeeding in getting the train to Brașov. In the course of figuring out how to get to know the city, by reading … More I visited the grave of Vlad the Impaler
Because I had four days’ annual leave to use, a spa to visit and some mistakes to fix, I found myself in Romania over the autumn half term last week. Brașov was on my list of things to do and because it’s in Transylvania, it made sense to leave it as late as possible to … More Halloween in Transylvania (Bucharest to Brașov by train)
It turns out, for some reason, I never posted the film photos I took last year in Dubrovnik. It was a beautiful time and a beautiful town, despite the billions of tourists and the number of cruise ships that came into the port every single day. Besides, I love 35mm film. I like how it … More Dubrovnik on film
Today is Wednesday 23rd April and I just got my film photos from Pula back – I only got home on Saturday and the film didn’t go in the post until Monday, so I was astonished at the speed of it this time (with my black and white Iceland pictures, I waited four and a … More Pula on film
I hardly ever do this – in fact, have I done this at all in the last decade? I’m going to review the apartment I stayed at in Pula. It was lovely. Actually, the apartment I stayed at in Dubrovnik was lovely as well and maybe I should have reviewed that too. Maybe I will. … More Arena Blue Dream – Pula apartment review
Having gone to Pula in spring, I’m acutely aware that it’s a place that probably works better in summer. There were so many things I would have liked to do and couldn’t because they don’t start until May or June. So if I was to go to Pula in July or August, this is what … More How to spend 3 days in Pula in summer
I Am A Polar Bear 