Positive News about Romania
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Best Romanian wines
Have you heard of Romanian wines? When you order wine in a fancy restaurant abroad you always have a variety of wines to choose from: Italian, French, Spanish, Argentinian but you almost never see a Romanian wine on the list. This might make you think that Romania doesn’t have anything special in terms of wine.…
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Best restaurants and cafes in Romania according to foodies
Romania, the land of beautiful landscapes, fun festivals, friendly people and great food. So, where should you eat when you visit Romania? You already might assume that locals know where the best restaurants and cafes are and these are usually not the ones in city centres or well known, touristy areas. The best thing to…
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Best 10 waterfalls to visit in Romania
Summer in Romania is hot, sunny and you can plan things in advance because the weather doesn’t really change fast as in countries like the UK. If you love hiking, taking photos or just enjoying some quiet time in nature, Romania has many beautiful areas with great landscapes. You are in luck if you love…
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Romanian engineer wins MIT competition for inventing high-tech face mask
Masks have become increasingly important this year and many companies have started producing masks that are either fashionable or ultra-efficient against viruses. A new futuristic looking anti Covid-19 mask that has been designed by a Romanian engineer has recently won the top prize at a contest organized by MIT Media Lab. MIT has organised a…
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Visit Bucharest Today: a new app that promotes Romania
Bucharest, Romania’s capital and largest city has been quite popular with tourists last year. Around 2.7 million foreign tourists have visited Romania in 2019, before the pandemic restrictions. For 2021, when tourism might pick up again, depending on each country’s restrictions, a new platform was created. The platform called Visit Bucharest today is an online…
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Romanian startup invents glasses for the blind
A Romanian startup called Lumen has invented the first innovative glasses for the blind. The glasses have an assistive technology system that helps blind people’s mobility. The glasses basically are an alternative solution to having a guide dog because they replicate their main features, such as understanding the environment, the movement of objects, the objects,…
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Brasov to test autonomous public transport shuttle bus
Brasov city is going to be one of the ten European cities that have been chosen to test an autonomous ( driverless) public transport vehicle. The project which was named „Smart urban mobility involving autonomous vehicles” will be financed by European funds and will be supported by Siemens. The project involves ten cities across Europe: Barcelona,…
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The story of Romanian men and women who were elected mayors in European cities
Berlin, Gorlitz, Stavenhagen, Germany and Paramo de Boedo, Spain all have one thing in common- Romanians as their mayors or deputy mayors. We will look in this article at who they are and how they were chosen by their locals to care for their cities. Ramona Pop- deputy mayor for Berlin, Germany Ramona Pop…
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“All of my needs are perfectly met in Romania: my need for freedom, for beauty, for mountains, nature”- Janneke Klop, Dutch hiker and traveling guide author
“Romania is nothing short of breathtaking. It offers an almost bewildering array of options to the adventurous traveller.” Janneke Klop. Many trips, hikes, and tracks through Romania’s mountains have made Janneke Klop, a Dutch young woman a self-declared “roamaniac”, which means she has fallen in love with Romania in such a way that she has…
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Meet Aurelia, a full-time professional blogger and traveler
Traveling the world, being financially independent, and enjoying life without restrictions. Remote working is the way of the future and some of us have figured this out way before it became the norm. Aurelia Teslaru is a full-time professional blogger and a full-time traveler who enjoys a life of freedom and adventure. Since she started…
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