ROMANIA | Thursday, 27 Jan 2011 | Views [357]
Sunday morning, or should I say noon, found us wandering the streets of London, as usual, but we had specific goals for that day – experience the Dungeons, cross several bridges, buy souvenirs, drink Starbucks (that would have been me) and then get some ... Read more >
Tags: london, travel
ROMANIA | Thursday, 27 Jan 2011 | Views [410]
After some well-deserved sleep, Nana and I embarked on the journey for the second part of our business trip – a basic life support course Nana had to attend in order to get certified. So while she was enjoying the skills of first aid, I sat in the lobby ... Read more >
Tags: london, travel
ROMANIA | Thursday, 27 Jan 2011 | Views [373]
Last week I found myself eagerly waiting my next flight (number 41 that is) – destination London. We (Nana and me) were supposed to leave at 1.30 am in order to reach the airport in time (had to drive 60 miles after all). Thursday night I packed my ... Read more >
Tags: london, travel
ROMANIA | Thursday, 27 Jan 2011 | Views [510]
I will not talk about the desire of being 40, rather than the experience that enabled me to reach my 40th flight. This time the destination was Germany. My best friend moved out there a couple of years ago with his wife and beautiful baby girl and they’ve ... Read more >
Tags: flying, germany, travel, winter
ROMANIA | Thursday, 27 Jan 2011 | Views [382]
As you have probably read, this year has been crazy for me – exam in February, Turkey & Israel in June, but the biggest hurdle was my surgery. Of course most people around me were more panicked than I was, but I was too preoccupied to get home as ... Read more >
Tags: flying, travel, tunisia
ROMANIA | Thursday, 27 Jan 2011 | Views [507]
This year started crazy – passing an exam to become an official teacher at the University, crazy schedule, working at the lab and university. So by the time summer came, I was burnt out. I needed a vacation, badly. When the parental unit offered a trip ... Read more >
Tags: antalya, jerusalem, summer, travel
ROMANIA | Thursday, 27 Jan 2011 | Views [422]
Last year I wanted to go to the States, so I asked my boss if there was a chance I might get some sponsorship so I can attend a conference in Boston. Naturally the answer was NO (not a direct answer, rather a well-I-m-not-sure-it-is-possible kind of way), ... Read more >
Tags: flying, san francisco, travel, winter
ROMANIA | Thursday, 27 Jan 2011 | Views [470]
2007 was my first year of official work – sure, I’ve worked in the summer as a lifeguard and front desk clerk in the States, but this was my first JOB – the one I studied for 6 years (and left me with almost an empty head) and the one where I can learn ... Read more >
Tags: budapest, egypt, pyramids, travel
ROMANIA | Thursday, 27 Jan 2011 | Views [539]
2006 was the “Hell-year” of my life. So many things happened that I don’t even want to talk about them – those who know me well, know what I’ve gone through. But anyway, in spring I found out that, curtesy to AEGEE (a European student association) I would ... Read more >
Tags: budapest, italy, summer, travel
ROMANIA | Thursday, 27 Jan 2011 | Views [487]
I continue my journey down memory lane, with one of the best summers of my life. 2004 that is. Around spring I was already excited of getting back to Wisconsin as a lifeguard, and couldn’t wait to finish with my exams. I passed most of them and at the ... Read more >
Tags: road trip, san francisco, summer, travel
ROMANIA | Thursday, 27 Jan 2011 | Views [403]
This traveling experience began with spending New Year’s at my friends’ place in Hungary, as well as being reunited with some great friends from the US : Karen and Joelle. That NY was a memorable one, especially when we went to the hot baths at night ... Read more >
Tags: travel, vienna
ROMANIA | Thursday, 27 Jan 2011 | Views [451]
Dearest Karen attended college in Chicago (good old Trinity) and Joelle in Mississippi. So a bunch of guys decided they want to go down to Mississippi and see Joelle. Seeing an opportunity, I asked them if I can join, they agreeing – the more, the merrier.... Read more >
Tags: mississippi, road trip, travel
ROMANIA | Thursday, 27 Jan 2011 | Views [499]
In the Dells!!! After 5 grueling hours of riding a bus, I am deposited in Wisconsin Dells. At the station, a lovely lady asks me and the other 2 guys who get off the bus if we came for Family Land. It seems I am the only person, so after collecting ... Read more >
Tags: lifeguard, travel, wisconsin, work
ROMANIA | Thursday, 27 Jan 2011 | Views [431]
In the last episode, our hero (me that is) has landed in Chicago, USA. Of course not knowing what the procedures were, I just followed the crowd to customs. Naturally before departing I checked buses and trains for Wisconsin Dells (my home for 3 months).... Read more >
Tags: chicago, flying, travel
ROMANIA | Thursday, 27 Jan 2011 | Views [524]
It all started in 2003, when I was young and mostly free. Being in my 3rd year of university I thought the world was mine, and I was right. I came upon an ad, where they needed camp counselors in the US. After much debate with the parental unit, I thought ... Read more >
Tags: chicago, flying, summer, travel
ISRAEL | Wednesday, 26 Jan 2011 | Views [405] | Scholarship Entry
From Antalya (Turkey) I flew to Jerusalem for a one day trip. Reaching Tel Aviv it was adventure time. After getting the entry visa and a bit of wandering around, I found the tour bus.Getting on, I ask the guide if she speaks English, and she calmly ... Read more >
Tags: #2011writing, travel writing scholarship 2011
ROMANIA | Saturday, 5 Sep 2009 | Views [414]
So far it’s my favorite city in Europe (and since I haven’t seen that much of Europe, there isn’t a really broad field for comparison). When I was there for the first time I was 13. Being my first trip abroad I was paying attention to everything around ... Read more >
Tags: abroad, budapest
