Transylvania occupies 100,293 square kilometres of central Romania, surrounded by the Carpathian Mountains on three sides. The name means “the land beyond the forest” and the forest is the first thing you notice: beech and oak in the lower valleys, spruce and fir on the higher slopes, covering 60 percent of the land. The region […]
The Bora wind arrives without warning, sweeping down from the Karst plateau with enough force to make pedestrians lean into it like they are walking against a wall. In Trieste, the wind is part of the city’s identity, shaping its architecture and its character. The waterfront cafes offer shelter behind glass screens where locals sip […]