Comments on: Anthony Bourdain makes clusterf*ck visit to Romania

By: This week I question just how hot am I burning for Anthony Bourdain. « Sand Dollar Adventures

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 04:06:32 +0000

[...] of which, one of my favorite posts by my fav travel writer, Master Blogest, at Killing Batteries, is about one of the episodes that [...]

By: I lunched with Anthony Bourdain in Vancouver, but dammit, I had to buy. « Sand Dollar Adventures

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:20:51 +0000

[...] I am sure many of you have seen the debacle in Romania that was “mentioned” by my buddy over at Killing Batteries and later “defended” by A.B., [...]

By: mihnea

mihnea — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 09:06:38 +0000

i’m hardly female or sexy, but if you do need someone who can actually speak english and romanian in bucharest, send over an email. not to mention i know more interesting places around the country than most people :)

By: Lori B

Lori B — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:44:41 +0000

Just checking out the blog, and in a interesting cosmic coincidence, web banners for Anthony Bourdain’s show are popping up today. Or maybe he is a fan lol.
Enjoying you from the Mpls suburbs – Lori B

By: Lysa

Lysa — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:11:43 +0000

Darn, I see I’m too late to apply for the sexy translator position. It’s just as well…though I’m conversational, I’m still learning Romanian. You might have ended up sitting in a jail in some village, wearing a wedding dress and wondering at exactly what point it all went pear-shaped.
I just returned from 3 weeks in Constanta; it was fab.
Hope you enjoy your trip. Good luck with that unhinged driving; you’re a braver soul than I.

By: Maria

Maria — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:41:27 +0000

I have to say I’m so glad when I read this entry. I was and am a huge fan of Bourdaine’s travel log but clearly the guy has no love of Eastern Europe as a whole and not intention of have fun there. That’s cool, I mean every body loves certain places in the world over others. It just saddened me that he took a piss on Romania. I’d rather he didn’t go at all. I’m sure his fans would have been more angry if he took a piss on some rich country like France. But fuck Romania right?

Ah well, it doesn’t surprise me all that much anymore. I took my friends on a month long trip to Romania and they loved it. But than again I’m not an alcoholic douchbag Russian. I guess I don’t qualify as a good Romania tour guide than …

By: jeela

jeela — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:07:38 +0000

Awww, the Romania episode was hilarious! the cemetery, the drunkenness, the little kid with the torch braising off the pig hairs, the cold war customer service, Tony’s total and utter mortification at the costume ball (hahahahahaha)

But, Romania is not especially close to my heart so I admittedly didnt care much either way. The Hawaii episode on the other hand… tsk tsk tsk.. http://www.jeelago.net/work/2008/03/08/reservations-about-anthony-bourdain-in-hawaii/

By: Csiki Andy

Csiki Andy — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 12:31:07 +0000

The LP guide to Romania certainly needs updating – especially round these parts (Hargita county/Szekelyfold) since the most recent edition gives the impression of having being not actually researched at all.

Give me a call if you are coming to these parts.

By: A. Wannabe Travelwriter

A. Wannabe Travelwriter — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 21:13:52 +0000

My wife and I catch a number of travel shows on TV and have only watched a few with A.B. The one to New Orleans was not nearly as painful to watch at the Romania debacle. The Halloween thing was an absolute waste. It looked like a try out for a Real Sex episode but without the sex.

By: Cristiana

Cristiana — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 20:14:50 +0000

Hehehe! I had some friends over from Australia and bought your travel guide for them! loved it! I meet all the criteria to be your travel guide but it seems that you know more about Romania than I do, so… I own a car though (not a Dacia!), and make fantastic omelettes! :) Good luck with the new guidebooks!