Bucovina (Romania) - May 2006

Romania has obvoiusly a problem with its image. Between Caucescu et Dracula, even the «famous men» of this country have a bad reputation. And yet, every cloud has a silver lining : the past tragedies of Romania make this country a place where you can see, sometimes, what Europe was at the begining of the century. It won't last, and this is good news for Romanians. Bucovina is an area at the north of Romania, near Moldavia, with a lot of charm : soft hills with meadows and forests, wooden farms, warm reception, famous painted orthodox monasteries ... and delicious food. The perfect place for an european jaunt, off the beaten track. An unusual trek destination.

As it does not harm just this once, some advertising. If you wish to visit this area, contact :

Doinita Derevlean Houliat
VIA CARPATHICA
Voievodeasa - Fürstenthal
727511 Sucevita - Romania
carpathica@yahoo.com

Photo galleries

You can see the photo gallery of the trek on distant trails (also works on iPhone and iPad).

You will need Adobe Flash Player to see this gallery (unless you use an iPhone or iPad). The lower right button of the gallery navigation bar will allow you to see the images full screen.

If you don't want to install Adobe Flash Player, you can see the trek photos on Flickr. You can also download there pictures in their original size.

Map

Thanks to Google Maps, you will see below the trek map.

Click on "View on a larger map" to see a full screen map and to be able to load it in Google Earth plug-in and see a 3D view. The trek trace you see is not coming from a GPS, so do not try to use the coordinates to perform some actual navigation.