When most people think of Yoga, they think of impossible stretches. Others may know of the religious background to yoga. Romanian Mircea Eliade was the first European to study yoga in depth. …
Volunteers clean Huedin and Floresti
If you live in Cluj-Napoca, you have probably been to Floresti. It is the suburb to the west which hosts Vivo Mall, the fastest growing area of Cluj. You might also know…
rental fraud – repeat offender in Cluj Napoca
Do you want to rent a place for Untold? Okay, but make sure the person letting the apartment has the right to do so. A man from Cluj-Napoca was arrested for letting…
Bible words that aren’t used in polite English
Hey Cluj! Hello fellow English learners. So, some of you may be learning English, like me, through self study. We may watch Netflix, or read books, or newspapers, and think that those…
What caused the Great Stink of Cluj-Napoca?
Hey Cluj! It is so great to be with you. Sorry to have to open my first assignment with a story that stinks! Anyone who has lived in Cluj-Napoca for the past…
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 film festival…
Learning Hungarian in Cluj
When we mentioned apps to learn Romanian, one of our readers mentioned a desire to learn Hungarian. Classes If you do a quick Google search for live classes of languages in Cluj,…
Price rise at Cluj Airport
We all know that things are more expensive at the airport, but seven euros for a box of chocolates? Yes, we heard that is the case. Not a specific brand of chocolates,…
ChatGTP admits to plagiarism
Extract So, nothing you say is original? Chatboy: That is correct. Summary Okay, maybe that is a bit of an exaggeration. We asked her in a British kind of euphemistic way. Here…
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 reports. The…