Snow hiking in Romania, on Bran county hills

Greetings,

usually in middle of April we expect to have nice weather, green fields and at least some flowers. But in middle of April 2011 was exactly the opposite! In lower parts of Romania was raining, and on upper parts was snowing! I mean a lot of snow! On the hills of Bran county where we did our 4 days tour, the snow was around 1 meter …. But even like this the participants enjoyed the trip!

Best regards,
Iulian

Testimonial:

Elk jaar loopt onze groep van 7 vrienden ergens in de bergen een hiking-tocht. In April 2011 hebben we gelopen in de Karpaten. We verwachtten redelijk goed weer, maar vanaf de eerste dag werden we geconfronteerd met enorme sneeuwbuien en al gauw lag er een sneeuwdek tussen 60 en 90 cm! Aanvankelijk(bij het boeken) hadden we getwijfeld of we wel of geen gids mee zouden nemen, maar al snel waren we het tijdens het lopen er over eens, dat we heel gelukkig waren met onze gids Iulian. Hij was vriendelijk en behulpzaam en wist wat te doen onder de verschillende omstandigheden. Hij weet veel te vertellen over het land, zijn cultuur en geschiedenis (En wat hij niet weet zoekt hij ogenblikkelijk voor je op via zijn smartphone). Het was voor ons een leuke week met een – door de sneeuw – behoorlijk uitdagend karakter, waarin we bovendien heel wat over de verschillende aspecten van Roemenie hebben geleerd. Als gids kunnen we Iulan volmondig aan een ieder aanbevelen. Het is de bedoeling dat we over één of twee jaar een tocht zullen maken in de hogere delen van de Karpaten. In dat geval zullen we zeker Iulian weer als gids aan onze groep toevoegen.
Iulian bedankt voor de superweek! We zien elkaar weer!
Gerrit Jan Vrieling – The Netherlands, April 2011


Every year our Group of 7 friends is hiking in the mountains some place. In April 2011 We hiked in the Carpat Mountains. We expected rather good wheather, but a lot of snow (to 90 cm!) was on our way. No problem, we were happy to have a excellent guide in Iulian. He is friendly and he knows what to do under the various circumnstances. And you can ask him everything about the country and its culture and history. For us it was a special week with a lot of fun and challange and we learned much about Romania. We saw the different sides of the country. We can recommend Iulian as a very good guide. We planned a trip for the higher parts of the Carpathians Mountains in one of two years but one thing is clear: Iulian will be our guide! Thanks for the special week Iulian. See You!
Gerrit Jan Vrieling – The Netherlands, April 2011



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Wir sind gesund und voller Erlebnisse wieder in der Schweiz angekommen. Die Reise nach Rumänien war für uns alle eine Bereicherung. Die fünf Tage blauer Himmel haben uns natürlich gefreut. Aber viel schöner war es, als Freund und nicht als Gast empfangen zu werden. Das macht ein grosser Unterschied. Du hast uns die Herzlichkeit Rumäniens näher gebracht.
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We have arrived well and loaded with memories back home to Switzerland. The trip to Romania was for all of us truly enriching. Not only have we enjoyed five days of cloudless skies, but it was also nice to be welcomed as a friend, not as a guest. This makes the difference. You brought us closer to the Romanian hospitality.
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