by duncan | Jul 25, 2013 | breb-life
After 10 years of having all our locations under one web address, www.somewheredifferent.com we are now making a site for each location as they are all ‘somewhere different’ in their own way. Have a look through the new site and see what we have been up...
by duncan | Jun 21, 2013 | Our Story, Transylvania
Summer is here and every one is out making hay.
by duncan | Feb 4, 2013 | Our Story, Transylvania
A week is a long time in politics they say. It can be a life time in the world of newspapers. A about a week ago I was leaving Bucharest for good and my phone rings “ Hi, from the Mail on Sunday, can you cover the story about the Romanian invasion in 2014 for us?”...
by duncan | Oct 8, 2012 | Our Story, Transylvania
I am putting together a tour called “Dancing with the Gypsies”. It’s not easy, as no Romanian will help me. I am slowly building up my knowledge on what Gypsy tribes do what and where they all live. I am enjoying the research and am amazed at the...
by duncan | Aug 18, 2012 | Transylvania
Saturday morning. Mid August, the sun is shining and I step out of my home in Breb with my camera – detestation unknown. I see the neighbors and Georgy Pop making Horinca in Maria’s Casan. We say hi and Pertu our other neighbor appears and tells me to buy...
by duncan | Aug 16, 2012 | The Journey
I know it sounds a bit cheesy, but where do you go on holiday when your in the adventure tourist business and in theory live in Paradise? A packaged holiday to Spain? Trek to Nepal? Na – we wanted a holiday. We’ve been travelling for 8 years and have seen...
by duncan | Apr 19, 2012 | Transylvania
“I rarely go to church at Christmas, but I always go at Easter” This is what I was told when I asked “ How big a deal is Easter here in Romania?” In the UK Easter is, 3 weeks off for the kids and you get the bank holidays, so prime time to bugger off. Here in our...
by duncan | Jan 24, 2012 | Transylvania
‘So, being a God Parent, is there anything we have to do?’ I asked “Like say something at the speeches or something?’ ‘Your going to be God Parent Duncan?’ ‘Yes’ ‘When?’ ‘Tomorrow’ ‘Tomorrow? And...
by duncan | Dec 20, 2011 | The Journey, Transylvania
A year ago I was living is Siwa Oasis, looking forward to a busy tourist season as there had been no troubles in Egypt for some time. As for Libya our neighbor… well nothing happens there. I had no idea 2011 would work out completely different to how I had...
by duncan | Oct 21, 2011 | Transylvania
It’s been an interesting summer here in Transylvania. The weather has been great. I have made a new video called ‘The House that Penny Built’ (Part 2). It show’s what we have been up to, why Claudia wanted to buy some Viagra in Sighetu and...
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