Irina Travels

National museum of maps and old books – Bucharest

Bucharest has lots of museums, of all kinds. And, as a person born and raised here, I've naturally only visited…

I finally managed to finish and post my first travel story on maptia. The story is about the Prejmer fortified…

Certainly, travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living.

– Mary Ritter Beard

Another great day in the mountains :D We made a short hike in the Piatra Craiului mountains, reached the Piatra…

... or how I walked to Poland and saw nothing of it :P Rysy peak is apparently exactly on the…

This is part 4 of what I hope to be a long series of layovers in Frankfurt. Given that the…

This was my third visit to Scotland to see M and after we visited the most touristy places in the…

This is part 3 of what I hope to be a long series of layovers in Frankfurt. Given that the…

The Man Who Cycled the World by Mark Beaumont "A fascinating tale of determination and discovery, and a gripping, emotional…

Neither Here nor There: Travels in Europe by Bill Bryson "A breezy and entertaining account of what it is like to…