Hours after Soviet tanks rolled into Czechoslovakia in August 1968, Romania's communist dictator, Nicolae Ceausescu, denounced the invasion to a crowd of thousands in central Bucharest. The crushing ...
Subaru took its WRX STI-based Time Attack car to Romania to set a benchmark lap time on the Transfagarasan Highway, eventually achieving a 40:58.8 second time over 84.3 km. Subaru took its WRX ...
First there was the Giulia, then the Stelvio came along with added ground clearance and crossover appeal. The modern Alfa Romeo family has been long in the making, and for a change, both of the ...
The road is known locally as Ceausescu's folly. Around the world it's known as one of the best driving roads thanks to three former BBC presenters. To everyone else, the Transfagarasan Highway is just ...
This summer I joined my German friends Andreas and Josi on a road trip to a wedding in Romania. I knew little about the country, and even less about the bride and groom, but that didn't matter. I was ...
I recently went to an outdoor party where someone had brought a soccer ball. Four of us started a friendly match, and I was so happy to be a part of it. I hadn't played the game in over twenty years.
Fifteen hours of travel and a vaguely nauseating drive to 6,600 feet in elevation came down to three seconds of action: Rally master Mark Higgins burst through dense Romanian fog in Subaru’s ...
Road traffic on the Transfagarasan (DN 7C), between Piscu Negru (Black Peak) and Balea Waterfall Chalet, will reopen on Wednesday, starting at 8:00 , for all categories of vehicles, informs the ...