[Photo used as featured image. CAPTION: Austrian and German Jewish internees disembarking from HMT Dunera, Sydney, Australia, July 1940.] Family…
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Heritage tourism is attracting more and more people. They are looking for authentic experiences in the places they visit, and…
Searching for ancestors is big business in the tourism industry. A twenty-five-year search for her mysterious grandfather led writer-director Mouna…
This is Part 1 of a wonderful, true, four part story about a remarkable individual, Mouna Mounayer, and her tenacious…
by Diana Vlad Topalu Museum I took a weekend trip to Constanta to visit a friend there. I went by…
On Thursday the director and journalist Mihai Dragolea was severely beaten by a group of about 20 individuals as he…
By Diana Vlad For a long time I have wished to climb the Omu (Man) peak, the tallest peak in…
By Maria-Diana Vlad Introduction Born in Bucharest, at the age of 7 I moved with my parents to Canada. At 19 we moved to the Netherlands, where I pursued my higher education in the social and environmental sciences. Last year, just before the pandemic hit, I returned to my home country. Most people here find it hard to believe I moved back after so many years spent in the “civilized” world. I normally do not give an explanation, but the reason is very simple: I care very much for this country, and God wants me here. As to for what purpose,…
Walking is wonderful. Walking and walking for kilometre after kilometre, just walking, is good for the soul. Walking brings you…
In the midst of the valley of Cerna River, between the Mehedinți Mountains, legend tells of a place where Hercules…