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If you want to help out an orphanage, collect warm clothes and bedlinen and bring them along as handluggage. If you tell the airline when checking in, they might allow you the excess baggage for free. I travelled with a group of 7 and we all had at least 5-10 kilo extra which was allowed on board for free. The Romanian orphans and caretakers would be really grateful!
Resort When packing, try to think of everything you may need during your trip, including for example toilet paper, shoeshine, etc. Don't take anything for granted and don't rely on buying stuff, because you may not find it just when and where you need it.
A backpack, handbag or a suitcase will do it just fine, as all of them are just common among Romanians. Just avoid to take too expensive stuff, as it is not a wise idea to stand up as a foreigner and to temp people with things they'll never afford to buy. Weather is generally mild in Bucharest, with an average of -5C in January and +30 / +35C in July-August. Sandals, sport shoes, fancy shoes, sleepers, boots, they are all common and therefore take what you wish... The same goes for shorts or Armani suits (even if the latter can turn out to be a cheap copy). In Transylvania the weather is generally colder. Extremely low winters have been recorded in the E lowlands of Transylvania (Miercurea Ciuc - Gheorgheni area). The area with the highest snows and the worst climate is Maramures and N Moldavia. In SW Romania there is a Mediterranean influence in the weather. There are all sorts of...
As always pack light. Here you won't find lockers in train stations as you would in more frequently traveled european countries..ex: switzerland, Germany.Your bags will be with you until you find your hotel. Have warm clothes. When you get high up in the mountains of Transylvania it is very cold! Waterproof jacket and shoes are also important but, you backpackers should already know this. I found myself going off the 'beaten path' many times...a good pair of waterproof boots with thick tread were wonderfull.
Few VT members need these reminders. But for the non-VT members who browse these pages (and for those of us, myself included, who may need occasional reminders), I offer the following suggestions:Bring a little patience. Things don't work here like they do at home--wherever home may be. If you're from the US (in particular), please remember that the notion of service that we are accustomed to is still new here (and in much of Eastern Europe for that matter). Romanians generally are better at it than others in the region, but it is still likely not to be what you would expect at home.Bring an empty wallet. Inflation is so harsh that you won't often use currency bills of less than 20,000 lei (59 cents US) and the largest circulating bill is 500,000 lei (about $15). So you will usually have wads of cash. (As of May 2002, USD $1 equals a bit over 34,500 lei. So if you change $100, you will...
For sure it depends of what are you intending to do , if you are with the car , by bus or by train and so one . Take a good rucksak . Try to be informed in advance about the rouutes and the zones you would like to go . You can find many informations on the Internet , Romanian sites been quite well reprezented . For those planing to visit the mountains I would recommend the site (www.alpinet.ro) Except the summer or even for the summer trips do,t forget to have with you something warm . For the winter do't forget that the temperatures below 0°C are something usual. If you go on the mountains is not a bad ideea to have a ' first aid ' kit with you .Some areas are extremly isolated . If you are gooing on the mountains especially on the winter be sure that you have anounced someone about your route . Try to have a mobile phone with you for the case that you get lost . Visiting an izolated...
A good small guide book and map.really are handy, if you are travelling independantly. I entered Romania by night train from Munich, staying Arad, Brasov,Bucharest, and Constanta.
Good walking boots with ankle support are a must.
There is no toilet paper in stalls. If you are lucky the attendant will give you a foot (30 cm) of rough tissue.
Lockable, as incidents of items taken form luggage are, unfortunately, common on exiting Romania. Pack a bath plug - sounds silly, but these are not often supplied in hotels or villas.
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