Thu, 29 Jan 1998 20:21:48 +0100 - Message No. 2092
From: "Gerd Soldanski"

Subject: Fw: Romania hints wanted



>bike safely home after the week there. If anyone has hints about driving by
>bike to romania: Please don't hesitate to mail!


What I can tell about Romania:

Travelling there can be recommended as Romania has very nice scenery
and pretty much untouched nature. For the bikers, there are tons of dirt
roads as well as some passes (as the famous "Transfagarash"). On the
other hand, the main roads sometimes experience heavy traffic and
reckless lorry drivers; besides, driving by night could be quite hazardous.

For safety reasons, I would leave my bike only in a safe place (as in
private
backyards) and/or securely locked to something immovable... For the same
reasons, I would avoid big cities. The countryside is much more beautiful
anyway. There, you can meet some of the friendliest and most helpful people.

BTW, both times, I could easily obtain a visa at the border check-point,
although the embassy in Munich wanted to convince me of the opposite
(passport was mandatory).

Have fun!

Gerd


dipper@normans.isd.uni-stuttgart.de