We were very impressed by the resilience and professionalism of the theatre troop from Porto who visited Cluj last weekend. With a showing of The Crucible, the first thing I noticed…
Month: April 2023
Does Romania have free speech?
We all know the limits of free speech around the world. I would not recommend that Portuguese people go to Canada, because it is easy to mix up her and his (her…
No Paypal for Romanian customers
Numerous companies do not accept PayPal payments from customers in Romania. Sure, Paypal works in Romania, but what’s the use of that if you can’t use it? Some of the companies that…
Portuguese language theatre, this weekend, in Cluj
Ezen a hétvégén, Kolozsváron, nyelven portugálul, A SALEMI BOSZORKÁNYOK van. Yes, Hungarian might be a hard language to understand at first, even harder than Portuguese. So, unless you speak Hungarian, you might…
Niche streaming services available in Romania
Global Niche streaming services available in Romania Don’t trust mainstream streaming services to provide quality content? No problem! Many niche services serve religious, political or other minorities. Here are some that we…
The land of two Easters
Hristos a inviat! Christ has risen. You may have read this in the news paper, or heard it being said by people in the street. Emil Boc, mayor of Cluj, took out…
American citizen arrested in Cluj
If you live in an international town, you will notice some foreigners make the newspapers for the wrong reasons. A former x-factor contestant, an American citizen, allegedly threatened his wife, broke a…
Gaudeamus book fair is here, in Cluj
I used to have a philosophy. If you have a free day, just walk to the center square, there is usually something going on. Okay, so that may be a bit of…
How to watch the women’s football finalissima in Romania
The women’s finalissima, where Brazil will hopefully beat England (I wanted to say crush, but there are too many hooligans to get away with using that word), is available on Antenna. https://a1.ro/news/sport/anglia-brazilia-womens-finalissima-2023-live-exclusiv-in-antenaplay-id1091467.html…