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Sofia to Plovdiv and Self Guided Walking Tour

November 13, 2018 by hollyGS

We woke up at our sketchy hostel in Sofia(maybe an understatement), and had some included breakfast before checking out and walking to the Sofia train station. Our plan for the day was to travel by train to Plovdiv and see as much as we could see. It was incredibly easy to show up at the train station and purchase train tickets on the next train travelling to Plovdiv. Something to consider is that Bulgaria uses the cyrillic alphabet, so if […]

Categories: Bulgaria, Europe • Tags: amphitheatre, ancient, Bulgaria, culture, eastern europe, Europe, explore, explore europe, plovdiv, roman, stadium, travel

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Train Travel: Bucharest to Sofia

September 15, 2018 by hollyGS

We started the morning off by having breakfast in the square closest to our hostel, before walking to the Gara De Norde train station, which is the main train station in Bucharest. We bought our tickets the day before to give us piece of mind. Neither train we took was very full, so this was probably not necessary, (we travelled November 13th for reference). There is one train per day that takes this route from Bucharest to […]

Categories: Bulgaria, Europe, Romania • Tags: balkans, Beer, bucharest, Bulgaria, culture, danube, eastern europe, Europe, explore, how to, Romania, sofia, train, train travel, travel, travel europe, travel vlog, vlog, wine, winter

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Vlogging: Romania

September 8, 2018 by hollyGS

Here is a playlist of all the Vlogs we made during our trip to Romania : 9 in total!!! We loved Romania so much, and hope you find inspiration in these videos.

Categories: Europe, Romania • Tags: Beer, Bran, Brasov, bucharest, castle, citadel, culture, Europe, halloween, hiking, old town, rasnov, Romania, sighisoara, sophia, travel, wander, wine, winter

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Sighisoara to Bucharest

September 1, 2018 by hollyGS

Our last full day in Romania was spent travelling back to Bucharest in order to catch a train to Sofia Bulgaria the following day. The journey from Sighisoara to Bucharest is incredibly straight forward. We woke up at 5am and walked from our hotel in the old town of Sighisoara to the train station (took about 30 minutes). All the lights were off in the train station, but one booth was open and selling tickets. We purchased a ticket that […]

Categories: Europe, Romania • Tags: bucharest, culture, eastern europe, Europe, monastery, old town, Romania, sighisoara, train trip, travel, wander, wine, winter

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SIGHISOARA: Transylvania, Romania

July 23, 2018 by hollyGS

Our first full day in Sighisoara was spent wandering the old walled city. We started the day off with a delicious breakfast at our hotel. Our hotel was on the main square in the old town, everything we wanted to see in Sighisoara was within easy walking distance ( about ten minutes maximum). After breakfast we walked towards the covered stairwell, and climbed up to the top of the old town where the cemetery is located. The covered bridge was […]

Categories: Europe, Romania • Tags: Beer, citadel, clock tower, culture, eastern europe, Europe, halloween, medieval, old town, Romania, sighisoara, Transylvania, travel, travel blog, travel europe, vlad the impaler, wander, wine, winter, winter travel

Brasov to Sighisoara Transylvania: By Train

July 6, 2018 by hollyGS

The train ride from Brasov to Sighisoara starting off as an interesting adventure. We tried to purchase train tickets the day before at the station in Brasov. The lady at the information desk at the rail station refused to speak to me, or make eye contact, so I was unable to even try and purchase tickets. This made me quite anxious about trying to purchase tickets the next day. However, the next day we queued up at one of […]

Categories: Europe, Romania • Tags: Beer, citadel, culture, Europe, halloween, hiking, old town, Romania, sighisoara, spooky travel, Transylvania, travel, travel blog, travel europe, travel vlog, vlad the impaler, wander, winter

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Brasov, Romania: So much to See!

June 29, 2018 by hollyGS

Before we arrived in Brasov, we knew very little about what to see and do. Besides seeing the Black and White towers and ogling the Brasov Hollywood sign, there is sooooo much to see and do in Brasov Romania! Much like other Medieval fortified cities, Brasov is surrounded by walls, towers and bastillions. Each tower and bastillion is maintained by a skilled trades guild. For example, the Black Tower would be defended by the blacksmiths of Brasov. Such […]

Categories: Europe, Romania • Tags: Beer, Brasov, citadel, culture, Europe, halloween, hiking, medieval, old town, Romania, Transylvania, travel, travel europe, vlad the impaler, wander, winter

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Rasnov Citadel: Day trip from Brasov

June 23, 2018 by hollyGS

When researching about Romania, one of the tourist attractions we were most excited to see was Bran Castle. Whilst looking up information about taking a day trip to Bran Castle, we came across quite a few posts suggesting that you combine both a trip to Bran and Rasnov in a single day trip. I am so glad we took the advice of the internet hive mind, and visited Rasnov, because I may have enjoyed Rasnov Citadel even more that Bran […]

Categories: Europe, Romania • Tags: Beer, bran castle, Brasov, culture, Europe, halloween, rasnov, rasnov citadel, Transylvania, travel, wander, winter

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BRAN CASTLE: Brasov to Bran

May 29, 2018 by hollyGS

Whilst staying in Brasov, we went on an incredible day trip to Bran Castle and Rasnov Citadel. Bran is located about 45 minutes outside of Brasov, by city bus. The Local Bus Terminal in Brasov is located just outside the Old City. From the local terminal you take bus number 12, although it is simpler to look for signs in the bus window that say “Bran” or “Rasnov” In order to know when to get off the bus in […]

Categories: Europe, Romania • Tags: Bran, bran castle, Brasov, culture, Europe, halloween, rasnov, Romania, Transylvania, travel, vlad the impaler, wander, winter

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Author Archives: hollyGS

Sofia to Plovdiv and Self Guided Walking Tour

Train Travel: Bucharest to Sofia

Vlogging: Romania

Sighisoara to Bucharest

SIGHISOARA: Transylvania, Romania

Brasov to Sighisoara Transylvania: By Train

Brasov, Romania: So much to See!

Rasnov Citadel: Day trip from Brasov

BRAN CASTLE: Brasov to Bran