The famous Euronet ATM machines, featured on “The Honest Guide” of Prague, have been spotted in a mall in Cluj. Areound the same time we found that machine, police saw someone wanted…
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Fatca Pop is a dreamer, adventurer, cook, and blogger. Fatca was a hairdresser, company secretary, and teacher.
Transilvania Open 2026 schedule
The Transilvania Open, considered by Faclia de Cluj to be the most important tennis match in Romaia, began at the BT Arena in Cluj today, 31 January, at 11 am. 8 singles…
More Nestle products taken from the market
You might have heard of cereulide. Cereulide is a toxin that recently was found leaked in baby products. Some sourses said to come from an acid that was brought in from a…
100 Romanians I never heard of
I once saw, “Top 100 Români de Pretutindeni” translated as “Top 100 Romanians from everywhere.” The translation appears to come from a self-published author who happened to get on that list. But…
La Mulți ani România
On the 24th of January, Romania celebrated “Little Union Day,” the anniversary of the day when Prince Alexandru Curza oversaw the unification of Wallachia and Moldova. As with every 24th of January,…
“Free” bus rides are NOT completely free
Some people might have heard that the bus is free in Cluj Napoca to those who do squats, seniors and students. First, it is not free to all students. Secondly, see it…
New Rules for dual British citizens travelling to the UK
According to the Independent, there will be new rules for dual British citizens travelling to the UK. Now, we don’t always know if the Independent is truly independent politically. Some of their…
History: Americans at home and in Romania
So, Americans have recently celebrated 15 years of FATCA. Fatca is one of the strangest laws ever to get in the books, but some say it was started in Romania. How? With…
Worst Hungarian lesson ever
If you live in Cluj, you might want to learn Romanian before Hungarian. And there are some adequate Romanian lessons that we covered elsewhere. However, Hungarian is a slightly easier language. It…
Merry Christmas and a happy New Year
Hey Cluj may update you this Christmas, we may not. In any case, here’s a few things we may be doing this holiday. Trying new things at the Christmas market. The Cluj…