Another amazing and unusual two weeks have past. To catch up on the first half of my Romanian adventure, go back to the Miklosvar entree. Roving Romania wasn't as bad as I'd feared. Cramming six people into the Land Rover was more comfortable than I'd imagined, and the trip itself was way more fun. But Dad had planned two many monasteries in too few days and we never had any down time. We drove for many hours each day through incredible scenery, and often ar...

My travel-crazy parents have taken Scott, my brother Ben, and me to the most luxurious and bucolic place in the world. In Miklosvar, Romania, Count Kalnoky has just recovered his estate from the long reign of the Communist regime, and he is busy restoring it and offering guestrooms to strange clients, like us! I could have spent all week hanging out at the beautiful estate, sleeping in in our luxurious rooms, playing cards at the pretty picnic table by the duck...