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 at five…
Academic work sales to become illegal.
When I lived in the UK, there was a big push by the government and universities to help academics, universities, and students “monetize” (or profit from) their academic research. It appears that…
Worst investments in Romania
You might be considering a business in Romania. The reason? Well, maybe you live here. Your spouse or parents moved you here, you fell in love with the culture, you have Romanian…
Best banks for expats in Romania
Which are the best banks for ex-pats in Romania? And why did I specify ex-pats, aren’t the best banks, the best banks for everyone? Well, first a little trip down memory lane…
Rolang school, review
Some say that Romanian is the easternmost latin language. Well, like Latin, there are five noun cases in Romanian, and like other eastern languages, you find subtle suffixes that hint to a…
Did he win?
A foreign driver was caught going over 226 km per hour on the A3 near Cluj. That is like, more than twice the speed limit. (Reports the Monitorul de Cluj and a…
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 activities about…
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…
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…