Romania and Moldova Travel Guide
Romania and Moldova Travel Guide
by Lonely Planet author Leif
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and Moldova Travel Guide 2008 Updated March 10, 2008 |
***ATTENTION: I will be returning to Romania and Moldova in May and July of 2008 to research and update both the Lonely Planet guidebook and this web site. If you'll be around drop me a note and we trade tips!*** The majority of the information on this site was researched by me, on the ground, in Romania and Moldova. My aim is to provide an exhaustive travel planning resource for these two mysterious and rarely visited countries. However this information is not meant to replace a proper guide book (preferably one that rhymes with 'homely janet'). While I have a large number of contacts and informers keeping me reasonably updated about up-to-the-minute goings on, things in these countries tend to change quickly. For example, during the four months between my two visits to Chisinau, among other things, they had moved an entire outdoor military museum; I'm talking tanks, cannons, fighter planes, the lot. So, if you find that any of the information that I have provided is inaccurate, please alert me! Though these countries have enough activities to effectively fill a summer vacation, this will not be a sweet and glossy travel brochure. I've lived/traveled in Romania for a cumulative 18 months - during which time I visited virtually every notable patch of grass in the country - and I've been to Moldova twice, so I have some very strong opinions about places, people, activities, the police, the post office, you name it. I have a tendency to get sarcastic and cheeky in all facets of life, particularly when they deserve some honest zings, and Romania and Moldova are no exception. I call a lot of things as I see them in these two countries, and not always in a positive light. These are just my opinions. I could be a little wrong (possible) or very wrong (improbable), but usually I'm right and there's no telling me otherwise. Please keep this information (and my attempts at caustic humor) in mind as you peruse the site. Multumesc frumos! |
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