| Romania. An amazing country. People
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| | expensive brands, if not tastier. So
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| don't know too much about it. Some know
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| | don't choose a hotel. They are far too
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| it is an Eastern European country, others
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| | expensive, the service is poor (there is
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| heard of the appalling dictator
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| | still a lot of work to be done in Romania
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| Ceausescu. Some know Romania from
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| | when it comes to customer care and
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| television: they've seen reports
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| | tourism) and the food is not so great.
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| describing the poverty of the land or
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| | If you want to taste tradition, choose to
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| counting how many homeless children live
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| | spend your holiday in a village or in a
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| in the streets, begging, starving.
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| | country house outside a village, where
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| Others will describe Romania in other
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| | the hostess will welcome you (on your
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| words: the land of beautiful women, a
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| | first visit) with special, customary
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| mixture of Latin and Slavic culture,
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| | appetizers bread and salt and a shot of
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| mysterious and fascinating. Bucharest,
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| | palinca - a Romanian traditional
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| the capital of the country, used to be
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| | alcoholic drink, very popular in
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| called the "Little Paris" and Romania
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| | Transylvania. The bread and salt have a
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| has many other wonders waiting for you.
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| | symbolic meaning: they comprise the
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| A wonder is Transylvania - the country
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| | Romanian way of saying, "welcome in my
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| between forests - a real Romanian
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| | house". You'll probably not find the
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| territory, full of history and imposing
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| | same custom everywhere you go, some
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| in its splendor. The land has it all:
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| | traditions are lost, but don't be
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| bucolic scenery, heights that take your
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| | surprised if you do encounter it.
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| breath away (the Western Carpathians,
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| | So where should you go to be pampered as
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| also called the Apuseni Mountains, cross
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| | you deserve and have a real, genuine
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| the county from North to South), medieval
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| | Transylvanian experience? Not far from
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| towns (Sighisoara being the most famous
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| | Brasov, in Miclosoara (a little village
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| of all and the place were prince Dracula
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| | in the foothills of the Carpathians) you
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| was born) and rustic villages, places
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| | find "The Count's" guesthouses. Here you
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| were many ancestral traditions were
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| | have plenty of winter activities
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| piously kept and the people are friendly
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| | including skiing at Poiana Resort, bear
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| and welcoming.
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| | and wolf tracking (oh, yes, the land is
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| When traveling to Transylvania there is
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| | wild: a large bear population - you'll
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| no better way to enjoy your journey than
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| | not find it in other European countries),
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| to stay at a small, privately owned bed
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| | bird watching (there are plenty of rare
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| and breakfast villa. Remember: you are
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| | birds in the region including eagles,
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| in a wine country. Romanians make
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| | ural owls, wall-creepers, black-storks),
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| delicious wines, some of which you will
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| | hiking cross and cultural activities
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| never find in stores, for these are
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| | (many of the places you could visit are
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| homemade wines as tasty as the most
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| | listed as UNESCO World Heritage).
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