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Comment on Moldova Travel Guide app for iPhone and Android released! by Nelea

Nelea — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:29:56 +0000

A very useful think for Moldova! Thanks :)

Comment on Moldova Travel Guide app for iPhone and Android released! by Sandra

Sandra — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:24:05 +0000

Would love to test it… Moving to Moldova in August and new to the country! Thans!

Comment on Moldova Travel Guide app for iPhone and Android released! by Greg

Greg — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 05:36:12 +0000

Would love an app. American living in Romania.

Comment on Moldova Travel Guide app for iPhone and Android released! by Gaza

Gaza — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:24:16 +0000

Laugh, I nearly did on my trip through the wild side of europe!
To all fellow traveles, watch MAD MAX, then you will understand the drive through Romania.
lovely people, lovely country but levitation needs inventing for getting through the place.Leaves you all hot and sweaty with any your remaing nerves poking through your skin.
It would seem to me that HGV drivers from all of europe use Romania as a training ground for how not to drive, being sure to remove any device that limits the speed of your rig, or maybee they are also shi–ing themselves and want to get through in the least time.
Still, europe would be (and is) boring without our Romanian folk making the place a bit lively, like!!

Comment on Moldova Travel Guide app for iPhone and Android released! by savannah

savannah — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:03:57 +0000

Leif, I think you mean “well behaved people like you and me.”
But to get back to the subject…
You can buy in the USA a small device called a Knee Defender. This locks the seat in front so it can’t recline. Devious and evil indeed.
But if you are a nice American (and you all are)you can also obtain a card to give the poor sucker in front. It’s called a Knee Defender Courtesy Card. This ameliorates your guilt at being an as*-**le and puts the burden of bad feeling on the passenger in front. And the bad back.

Here’s the content:
Google if you don’t believe me!

This is a Knee Defender™ Courtesy Card™

I am using Knee Defender. Knee Defender is a small plastic device that helps me protect myself by limiting how much the seat in front of me can recline. I wanted to let you know about this and provide the following information:

___ Unfortunately, my legs are so long that if you recline your seat at all it would immediately bang into my knees.

___ As best I can estimate, you could recline your seat about ____ inches without banging into my knees. If you would like to recline your seat this much at some point during the flight, please let me know and I will adjust my Knee Defender so that is possible.

___ If you would like to recline your seat at some point during the flight, please let me know and I will try to adjust myself and my Knee Defender so that it can be done safely.

I realize that this may be an inconvenience. If so, I hope you will complain to the airline. Maybe working together we can convince the airlines to provide enough space between rows so that people can recline their seats without banging into other passengers.

Thank you for your understanding.

Comment on Moldova Travel Guide app for iPhone and Android released! by Anika

Anika — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 20:34:56 +0000

What a great story… there are some truly interesting and incredible people out there…

Comment on Moldova Travel Guide app for iPhone and Android released! by Pamela

Pamela — Thu, 23 May 2013 06:07:33 +0000

I love Banh Mi too. How the bread is crispy outside and soft inside, can finish the whole thing, even though the serving is quite big!

Comment on Moldova Travel Guide app for iPhone and Android released! by Daniel McBane

Daniel McBane — Wed, 22 May 2013 11:55:55 +0000

I followed all of your points, but I am not yet swimming in cash. Expect to hear from my lawyer.

Comment on Moldova Travel Guide app for iPhone and Android released! by Teresa

Teresa — Sat, 11 May 2013 00:37:48 +0000

The name Tepes, was never used in his lifetime. The first document that uses the name Tepes to describe Vlad Dracula, was not until May 1550. The name of Dracula was honorable and never meant as evil. In 1462, began the longest and most exaggerated smear campaign in history, which continues to this day.
Mathias Corvinus was given money to help Vlad Dracula in the fight against the Turks, instead he took the money and signed a 3 year armistice with the Turks. Mathias could not get Vlad to step down from the throne, so instead he arrested him and imprisoned him. The papal legate-Modrussa was sent out to question the king on why he arrested Dracula and Why he had the funds. Mathias’ then began the smearing of Dracula’s name.. which lead to the pamphlets, manuscripts, poems and even paintings (one of which in Slovenia shows VLad as Pontius Pilate, judging Christ). these propagandist pamphlets, portraits and poems caused any and all Christians to hear/see the name of Dracula as evil. Of course after 1475, the king retracted his statements to allow Vlad to once again take the throne in 1476, but throughout history has caused many to believe Dracula as evil. We take this to 1890′s and see Bram Stoker take this propagandist information and use it for his vampire novel. … (even though Bram stokers notes show Vlad Dracula was not the inspiration -that is another topic due to his notes showing the original title of his novel to be “Count Wampire”) but this misinterpretation of the name Dracula, throughout the years, mixing of propaganda and Vlad’s history has been distorted to this very day. After 550 years, will the truth be told? The pamphlets, manuscripts and poems can all be dispelled. Impalement was not invented by him, the numbers of impaled are all gross exaggerations and historical documents prove he asked for peace many times. In Dan III’s document states Vlad impaled 41 outside the fortifications of Brasov, this number jumps to thousands. The populations of the village of Amlas was under 6-8 thousand, so how could he impale 30,000?? You don’t need to be a mathematician to understand impaling 100,000 was impossible in his lifetime. When translating documents one has to be VERY CAREFUL. The gypsy rebellion was in 1438-39, in Vlad’s fathers time, NOT Dracula’s. The head gypsy was caught and the followers were made to eat the leaders… but yet the pamphlets have Vlad as the initiator. Recent findings in Italy find Vlad Dracula’s portrait among the elite Medici family. His name should be cleared and the smearing of his history should be corrected.

Comment on Moldova Travel Guide app for iPhone and Android released! by dee

dee — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 23:51:23 +0000

Great write up on Naples, though I think you were too kind. Anyone who says “naples is not for everyone” as if it would be a suitable place for any tourist, is grossly irresponsible. It’s one thing to say that India, Africa or insert a far off exotic place in whatever developing region/country, is not for everyone – fair enough. But please don’t say this about Naples because it would be an insult to the very kind and good hearted people in rest of the world that enrich our experiences despite their surroundings or economic challenges. Naples is the complete opposite, this is a naturally beautiful city that has been decimated by its people who feel entitled to rip you off just because you are not from their shit hole city. I don’t normally make rash generalizations, but after several visits to this city over the last 15 years, it has only gotten progressively worse and I really really wish I could have had one good experience that would prove me otherwise. Don’t believe me? Ask any other Italian NOT from Naples and watch the look on their face. The only positive thing I’ve ever heard about the city is “you have to experience it with a local” – which is such a piss poor excuse. Any city is better experienced with a local – but this is usually not a must have to enjoy a city even if you have no local contacts – or that you only have yourself to blame for visiting a city and becoming a walking target for locals to take advantage of. That is bullshit and I’m sorry, Naples is just so NOT worth it. Don’t go to Naples.