Today my journey through Romania ends, and as I look back upon the three days I've spent here, it's amazing how different the country changes the more you travel through. The contrast between Bucharest and Brasov is incredible, granted any city will look a lot different to the capital; London is nowhere near like lets say Windsor, but it's a lot easier to gain some kind of relationship wiith a smaller city than it is to embrace a bustling capital. Brasov is in a...

According to the above picture Romania may look picturesque, and indeed in some ways it is. Large boulevards, beautiful medieval buildings etc. The night long journey into Bucharest was in all honesty not that bad. Occasional wink of sleep and the constant police marching through the train was an interesting experience to say the least. Walking around the city of Bucharest there certainly was a very nice feel to it. People seemed genuinely friendly and despit th...