Author Archives: eReporter

About eReporter

Vasco de Sousa write plays and stories under pen names. Some of his work can be found at udigrudi.com

Somes rivers days are back in Cluj!

Posted on May 3, 2023 by eReporter

On the weekend of the 20-21 of May, the ninth edition of Someș Delivery event (festival?) will take place in Cluj-Napoca, Paula Copaciu reports the Monitorul de Cluj. “Events and activities about and with the Someș river,” says the print … Continue reading →

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The show must go on

Posted on April 29, 2023 by eReporter

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?

Posted on April 28, 2023 by eReporter

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

Posted on April 21, 2023 by eReporter

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

Posted on April 21, 2023 by eReporter

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

Posted on April 18, 2023 by eReporter

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

Posted on April 15, 2023 by eReporter

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

Posted on April 10, 2023 by eReporter

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

Posted on April 7, 2023 by eReporter

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

Posted on April 6, 2023 by eReporter

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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