No. 40 - Transylvania Visitor 4




cover stories

Romanians Don't Say "Cheese"

~ Steve Gold ~

For cheese lovers visiting Brasov there are a variety of markets offering cheeses made in the mountains near the city. However, some farmers say the influx of supermarkets selling cheaper, manufactured alternatives has lured many shoppers away from traditional, hand-made cheeses.
While ...

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The Black Sea: A Weekend from Hell

~ Kate Thomas ~

The main source of the problem was the Romanian transportation system. Many others shared our complaints as we sat for eight hours in the stifling heat. And that was just the first train. Not only is it expensive to make the journey South East (roughly 100 Lei per person for both ways), but al ...

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Facebook- Integrating Transylvania

~ Vlad Solomon ~

We had the chance to interview various native individuals in the streets of Brasov and discover how the new communicational phenomenon, Facebook.com, has influenced and affected the youth of Romania as well as its comparison with other popular communication platforms in Romania such as Hi5 or blo ...

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latest news

"Ziua Clopotului" - The Day of the Bell

27 Mar 2009 - 11:53

~ Rosie Beaumont-Thomas ~
The Evangelical Church of Augustan Confession with Belief of Brasov will host on Friday, March 27 th ...

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Avant-garde in the Attic

27 Mar 2009 - 11:50

~ Alexandra Szydlowska ~
Brasov’s “George Baritiu” Public Library is opening its doors to the arts project, ‘Avant-garde in t ...

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Planet Hour puts out the Lights

23 Mar 2009 - 11:34

~ Alexandra Szydlowska ~
The WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) invites the citizens of Brasov to take part in their initiative ...

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