Feb 12, 20232 min readTravelMount TâmpaThe city of Brasov cannot be separated from the mountain around which it was built. The first thing a visitor notices, in fact, is the...
Feb 9, 20232 min readMidweek MusingSinaiaIn my last post, I talked about Peleș Castle in Sinaia, but I didn't talk much about the city of Sinaia itself. Although I was only...
Feb 2, 20232 min readTravelThe Cetatuia CitadelTowards the end of my stay in Brasov, I found myself rushing to get to the last of the many sites I wanted to see. Brasov's Cetatuia...
Jan 26, 20232 min readTravelThe White and Black TowersThe White Tower (Turnul Alb) The Black Tower (Turnal Negru) Sitting beside the Council Square (Piața Sfatului) in Brasov are two striking...
Jan 18, 20234 min readPersonal UpdatesThe Black Church of BrasovAt the end of 2022, I spent one month traveling in Romania, Turkey, and Greece. I spent a little over two weeks in Brasov, Romania,...
Jan 15, 20233 min readWriting and EditingNarrative Distance in RomaniaI've been thinking about the similarities between writing and photography lately. About how you can zoom in or out towards your...
Nov 19, 20221 min readPersonal UpdatesTravel and BloggingI am behind on posting, but that's no surprise. I may give up entirely until after my trip. Travel takes it out of you, and it's hard to...