Fruit travelling further, creating higher CO2 and nitrogen footprints
Over most of the past three years, citrus fruits in Cluj were mainly from Spain. Your zucchini might have been from Italy. Pears could be locally grown. Carrots might be…
Palestine demonstration in piata unirii
13 January, 2023. At 2 pm today, in a march starting from the main square in Cluj, you might have heard chanting in Romanian and English. In English, they said,…
Tomorrow is European Day without a car
22 of September is the European Day without a car. In Brussels, it was one of the most exciting days of the year. You could rollerblade across what were normally…
Rroma film festival in Brasov
We missed the festivals in Cluj. Actually, we did see some but haven’t reported on them. Yet. Anyway, Brasov, one of Romania’s and Transilvania’s most interesting cities, is holding a…
Dog saves family from hybrid fire
A dog saved his family from a fire that destroyed their 135 thousand euro (that is right, euro not lei) BMW in Dumbrăvița (3 1/2 hours southwest of Cluj) Adevărul…
Cluj Days 2023
Starting on Thursday the 18th (today), Cluj celebrates itself with a long festival weekend. (Don’t worry, you can still go to work. The long weekend doesn’t give you the day…
Night at the museum(s), Cluj 2023
Tonight is the night at the museum, not the movie, but a free museum entrance at night. (Today, Saturday, the 13th. Some start at noon, most start their free entrance…
Somes rivers days are back in Cluj!
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…
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…
Another accident involving an expat
More sad news with car accidents. Of course, most accidents do not involve expats, but when they do, we notice their nationality on the news. This time, a 64 year…