A curtainless story from a place full of curtains Looks like I’m becoming a Red Light District expert 🙂 I’ve been to Amsterdam 10 times so far, and every time, I’ve wandered…

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Made in China
“Your ass itches, Mladin?!” – my friends told me when I announced that my birthday vacation would be in… North Korea! North, yes, you read that right. More stirred by journalistic curiosity…
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Sicily in 3 Days
A January trip, under the sun, starting from 2 degrees (in Bucharest) and reaching 16-17 degrees. And here I am, not knowing what to do with my winter jacket, walking around even…
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The shortest flight of my life!
I don’t think you’ve ever heard of a route like the one I experienced a few days ago: I flew from London to… London!!! What the f&%$, you’ll say. That’s what we,…
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New Year’s Eve in Paris – 2025
It has been exactly 5 years since I first experienced New Year’s Eve in Paris. It was December 31, 2019; we were packed like sardines, tens of thousands of people crammed together,…
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BAGGAGE BELT
A lady scolded me at the airport. I agreed with her. But… wait, let me tell you. OTOPENI AIRPORT I’ve been to many corners of this world and have departed/arrived at airports…
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I’m neighbors with Emily in Paris!
We live in neighboring buildings. Me and Emily in Paris. Well, “in London”. In Barcelona 🙂 Sounds like I’m in another dimension, doesn’t it?… I came to see the play Barcelona, which…
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MONT SAINT-MICHEL – fabulously beautiful!
My entire vacation in Normandy, France, was driven by a clear desire: to visit Mont Saint-Michel again! A place I saw for the first and only time in the year… brace yourselves,…
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GIVERNY – Monet’s paradise
No, that’s it, I know what I’ll do next time: I’ll sign up to be an extra in Emily in Paris! Scene in season 4: Emily travels from Paris to Giverny, to…
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BUDAPEST – visiting the neighbors, because it’s cool at their place
Even though it’s just a stone’s throw away from Romania, I almost never had a clear desire to visit Budapest. The first time I came here was many years ago, on my…