Vinju Mare’s in the house in Poltenia

Last Saturday, the 27th of April, I was happy to meet my fellow bloggers for the 3rd time this year. This time the occasion was a special one. We were invited by Magdalena Filary, the head of the Polish Cultural Center in Craiova, to celebrate 10 years since the center has been established here. Since…

Polish culture celebrated in Craiova

Last Friday, the 19th of April, I was happy to meet my fellow bloggers for the 3rd time this year. This time the occasion was a special one. We were invited by Magdalena Filary, the head of the Polish Center in Craiova, to celebrate 10 years since the center has been established here. Since then,…

Celebrating Bessarabia with Moldovan wines

Last Thursday I rejoined my fellow bloggers for the 2nd time this year. We celebrated Bessarabia’s independence by enjoying 5 of the most representative wines from Purcari, which we paired with 5 different types of cheese, of course, and some really, and I mean really, good food. But let’s start from the beginning, with some…

ASBO’s 12th anniversary party was “Divin(e)”

Last Saturday, the 24th of February, I was happy to meet my fellow bloggers for the 1st time this year. The occasion was our 12th anniversary party, but also 130 blog meets, so how could I miss it ?! This happens at the end of every February, somewhere around our own Valentine’s Day, Mărțișor and…

Digital Museums in the RO-BG-SRB area

I have always been interested in the development of the cultural and artistic sectors – among others, of course. I have also worked in the cross-border cooperation sector for 2 years. Back in 2007 I was 400 km away from home for 2 months or so, being part of the evaluation committee of projects submitted…

Wine Tonic, the 1st festival for wine lovers in Craiova

In the 1st weekend of November you will have the unique opportunity to visit the 1st Wine & Tonic Festival in Craiova. At Ramada Plaza hotel you will be able to enjoy wines from 35 producers from the region. In our area there are many wine makers – some old and with tradition, but also…

Drăgași Wines – “Where (your) true nature creates magic”

Last Thursday, I was with the bloggers at the 54th wine and cheese tasting event. These events are organised by ASBO (Association of the Bloggers in Oltenia) and DictionarCulinar.ro. The host of the evening was Drăgași domains, who cultivate 4 types of grapes on a surface of 7 hectares in the close vicinity of the Olt river,…

June brought us elderflower wines

Last Thursday, I was with the bloggers at the 52nd wine and cheese tasting event. These events are organised by ASBO (Association of the Bloggers in Oltenia) and DictionarCulinar.ro. The wines were presented to us by the local representative of Liliac domains, mr. Andrei Zeca, and the matching cheeses were introduced by Daniel Botea, organiser…

April brought us noble wines

Last Thursday, I was with the bloggers at the 51th wine and cheese tasting event. These events are organised by ASBO (Association of the Bloggers in Oltenia) and DictionarCulinar.ro. The wines were presented to us by the owner of Vinju Mare domains, mr. Ion Girnita, and the matching cheeses were introduced by Daniel Botea, authorized…

The Arrogance & the Camembert

Last Thursday, I was with the bloggers at the 50th wine and cheese tasting event. These events are organised by ASBO (Association of the Bloggers in Oltenia) and DictionarCulinar.ro. The wines were presented to us by Mihai Frincu, the representative of the Franco-Romanian domains, the first BIO vineyards in Romania, and the 7 matching cheeses…

Life Stuff

Hello, friends, and welcome to this part of my new blog! As I said here, considering that the domains I will be writing about have expanded significantly, I thought it was time to create a new blog. And I had to go for something different, new and better, obviously. So I went for WP. For…