The city of Brasov cannot be separated from the mountain around which it was built. The first thing a visitor notices, in fact, is the...

Towards 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...

The White Tower (Turnul Alb) The Black Tower (Turnal Negru) Sitting beside the Council Square (Piața Sfatului) in Brasov are two striking...

At the end of 2022, I spent one month traveling in Romania, Turkey, and Greece. I spent a little over two weeks in Brasov, Romania,...

I've been thinking about the similarities between writing and photography lately. About how you can zoom in or out towards your...

The Arcul de Triumf in Bucharest As promised, here at the start of 2023, I've decided to revisit Europe with you, my readers. Each...

I 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...

As I'm leaving for Romania in two days, and in relation to this post, sharing this quintessential Robert Frost poem for this week's...

I have always loved this poem. It is first seen in Gandalf's letter to Frodo in Bree. In that letter, it appears as part of a...

I planned to write about writing today, but my heart just wasn't in it. I lost one a great post last Saturday, folks. It's going to be...