Soroca is a small city in the far north of Moldova. While it's pretty far from Chisinau, Moldova's capital, the roads are pretty decent (at least for Moldova) and it is easy to see the main sights within a fairly short period of time. We spent a very, very hot afternoon exploring Soroca, visiting the … Continue reading Travel in Moldova: Soroca
After flying to Moldova, my parents drove their rented car to my village, where we spent the next three days. This was one of the best parts of our trip, not because of all the cool sites we saw (although there were visits to our public library, my school, and walks to some sunflower fields) … Continue reading Travel in Moldova: My Village
Our trip to Romania was book ended by time spent in Moldova, where I live and work. Because our time in Moldova was split into two parts, the posts will not be in any particular order. When my parents arrived, they first came to my village for a few days to spend some time with … Continue reading Travel in Moldova: Overview
After spending our afternoon visiting some of the wooden churches, we headed to Breb, a small town further north. Here, we had booked a home stay at a small farm. The room was simple but clean and pretty, and the location was quiet and peaceful. I loved that the little "cabin" we stayed in had … Continue reading Travel in Romania: Breb Home Stay and the Return to Moldova
We left Sighişoara in the morning and headed towards Maramureş County, which is in the north of Romania. We were blessed with amazing views on our drive, which was a bit longer than we expected. In the early afternoon, we reached the first of the wooden churches we visited. The churches in this area were … Continue reading Travel in Romania: Maramureş County [Wooden Churches]
The Oke Den 