A Travel Writer’s Travel Blog

It’s 7:43 AM on May 24, 2008 and we are abt to leave for Budapest. The car ride is at most 4 hours and we’ll probably be back 2morrow. Roaming activated, several phrases printed out [wish me luck wt those!], camera charged, old Budapest map wt notes on wt us so…we can’t wait!

So you already know I’m a travel writer but i never bragged with what i write or shown you my profile on line…well, here’s a link to my profile (that would be Cristina) and my colleagues’ as well. It’s part of a new project I bet any traveler would love to know more about.

Check it out at Cheaptravelscout.com.

I was happy to read that the Times (British), in its weekend edition, recommends Transylvania instead of the Turkish resorts. Read the article here

Well, it's final. We are leaving on Sat evening. Going to Bucharest and then to Calarasi. Our plans include either a "hop" over the border to Bulgaria or visiting Constanta. Either way, it will be a nice break. Oh yeah and ... [Continue reading this entry]

Since I'm looking at Western Europe with 1/2 a grin right now, this article is exactly what I needed...27 facts to help put this exchange-rate craziness into perspective for American travelers

For several days the weather's been really crazy here in Arad, Romania Technically the city has a temperate climate, influenced a bit by the Mediterranean fronts which come from the SV.... that's what we learned in school.. yet the weather is ... [Continue reading this entry]