Romania on the river Danube is in South East Europe bordering the Black Sea between Bulgaria and the Ukraine. The land area is slightly smaller in land area than the United Kingdom and Romania is about to become a member of the European union and has a population of around 23 million.

In 1989 Nicolae Ceausescu's brutal communist regime fell and religions have re-emerged with Orthodox monasteries and convents now flourishing in Romania which today is emerging as a great tourist destination. Romania is a little less expensive to visit than other parts of Europe. Attractions are the quaint historic towns, architecture from the medieval (Transylvanian Gothic) to emerging modern European styles.

Romania lies in the same time zone with Moldova, Greece, Israel, Egypt and South Africa and has hot summers with cold winters with lots of snow from mid December - end of March.

The Carpathian Mountains cross Romania from the north to the southwest. (Mt. Moldoveanu at 2544 m or 8346 ft is the tallest peak) In the mountains, Poiana Brasov is a popular winter ski resort with year around recreation from forest walks and climbing, and Mt Postavarul resort has many ski slopes including slalom. As you travel outside the cities you will find orchards and vineyards and fields of cereals, vegetables, herbs and other crops.

In Bucharest the capital city you will find an excellent selection of hotels, restaurants, live floor shows, nightclubs, a casino, gaming halls, discos and escorts. The sex trade is illegal and yet is an important part of the national economy so you can get totally glamorous dates.

Note there is a high level of poverty, visitors need to be extra vigilant that you are not being set up as a victim of theft and take care to safe guard children as criminal gangs in Romania trade in sex slaves. Romanian Links