Sulina Beach
Discover the fantastic beach of Sulina, one of the wildest beaches in Romania and one of the main attractions of the city.
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The Wild Horses of the Danube Delta
The other day, I turned the TV on and I accidentally found a documentary about the wild horses roaming in the Danube Delta, especially those in around the Letea forest. [adsense]I must admit, it was very interesting because it filled plenty of gaps in my own knowledge of the matter. The wild horses have been…
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Read Europolis to Get a Full Grasp of The Old Life in Sulina
I just finished reading Europolis, written by Jean Bart, the pseudonym of Eugeniu Botez. I had written an article about him and it was appropriate to go ahead and read his work to better understand what he was doing. I bought it in the Danube Delta Museum gift shop a few days ago. [adsense]I won’t…
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The Aquarium in Tulcea (The Danube Delta Museum)
I visited the Aquarium in Tulcea this Saturday. My uncle wanted to show my two-year-old cousin the museum that everybody is talking about, so we took the whole family for an intellectual expedition. [adsense]Last time I’ve been there was two years ago, just after the grand inauguration. It hasn’t changed much, only that this time…
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Europolis – The Town of the Delta Documentary
I mentioned in the past how I hate it when somebody who makes a documentary about the Danube Delta always puts that sad, melancholic music as the soundtrack… Why do people insist on doing that? [adsense]If you spend just one day in the Delta you’ll realize that it’s nothing like that. It’s actually action packed…
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The International Rowing Boats Festival
The festival (Festivalul Internațional al Bărcilor cu Vâsle) is an event organized by Ivan Patcaichin, with his project Rowmania. The declared goal of the event is to promote the rowboat, the traditional means of transport used by all fishermen here in the Delta. [adsense]In the last few years, the classic „lotca” has faded in popularity…
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Ivan Patzaichin
Ivan Patzaichin is arguably one of the top Romanian sports figures in history and definitely the best canoeist in the world … he’s way up there, with Nadia Comăneci, Gică Hagi and Ilie Năstase. [adsense]He compeeted in five Summer Olympic games where he won seven medals: four gold and three silver. His biggest successes in…
