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Introduction
Caught up in a necromantic adventure with its elegant, faded past, Bucharest may not be to every traveler's taste, but for those interested in experiencing the fast-paced, idiosyncratic flashiness of a city that's clearly on the edge of a tid... Continue reading »
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Planning a trip
Getting There By Plane -- International flights arrive at Henri Coanda International Airport (Sos. Bucuresti-Ploiesti; tel. 021/201-4050 or 021/204-1423), still generally referred to by its former name, Otopeni, which lies 16km (10 miles)... Continue reading »
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Fast facts
Airlines -- The headquarters of the national carrier, Tarom (Spl. Independentei 17; tel. 021/337-0400; www.tarom.ro; Mon-Fri 9am-7pm, Sat 9am-1pm), are at the airport (tel. 021/204-1355 or 021/201-4979). British Airways: Calea Victoriei 15; t... Continue reading »
Bucharest Travel Experiences
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Getting there.
I left Poland on a very good note. I love Poland. As soon as the plane took off I felt homesick, or whatever it's called when y... Continue reading »
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Dealing in Romania
I had this meditation going. After three months of traveling I was pretty far into a long conversation with myself. I had spent almost... Continue reading »
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Another big, dirty, smelly city
I've arrived safe and sound in Romania. The hostel has switched hands/is being renovated. Consequently I have a dorm to myself. It's almo... Continue reading »
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Ceaucescu Territory
Bucharest ArrivalAnd I arrive in Bucharest, the capital of all things bad in the 1980's. The train station is a very big imposing buildin... Continue reading »
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The No-Longer-Bitter End of the Danube
In Robert Kaplan's "Balkan Ghosts", which I had read more than once before heading to Eastern Europe, the chapter about Romania is the mo... Continue reading »
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