Monthly Archives: April 2023

The show must go on

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 is how the name of the play seems … Continue reading

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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 looks more like he, all my cousins mix … Continue reading

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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 do not accept PayPal from Romanian-based customers – … Continue reading

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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 be reading the Romanian or English subtitles when … Continue reading

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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 tested as available in Romania.  (Many that advertise … Continue reading

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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 an ad in several local newspapers saying so, … Continue reading

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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 few tiles, then climbed on his roof in … Continue reading

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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 an exaggeration, but I followed one of my … Continue reading

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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 When? 21.45 Romanian time, Thursday, 6th of April.  … Continue reading

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