My mum’s side of the family has a deep history with horses—back in New Zealand, of course.They’ve owned horses, competed in show jumping and dressage, managed the local pony club, and even started a national email newsletter dedicated to horses. My grandad ran it for years before my mum took over. Naturally, I grew up…
Today’s border crossing was much smoother than I’d anticipated. Let me elaborate: The border crossings between Romania and Serbia lack a particularly useful element for a solo, carless traveler; public transport options to cross with. Additionally, some border crossings don’t permit pedestrians and it just so happened that the one I was next to “The…
We’re halfway through September, and nearly 7 months since I left New Zealand back in February.A lot has happened since then—adventures in Türkiye, dog care in Bulgaria, and teaching in Romania—and that’s barely the tip of the iceberg. (Hopefully I’ll find time to share more stories and pictures soon) Romania was a journey I didn’t…
It’s 2:10 am in the morning, after an excellent evening of fun, questions, and perhaps more than a few drinks. We are now into week three of camp in Paltinis and under new management providing an array of fresh and perhaps unexpected changes. It will take a few days to adjust to the fresh energy…
Well, Let’s begin. After much humming and hawing—and plenty of pretending and testing—I’ve finally launched the website. I’m looking forward to seeing where it might go and what might come online.I’m currently sitting on the 4th floor of Hotel Cindrel in Păltiniș, Romania. As lunch break winds down on day three of Camp 2, it…
