Romania in a new light
Winter: Seeking warmth among historic monasteries in the weeks before Romania joined the European Union.
Romania
Old gold
During the past 40 years, as communism and then capitalism descended upon Romania's rural villages, Corneliu Bucur preserved the details of life tied to the land. Romania: Night Train to Transylvania
The agent at Hertz said it would be a few minutes before the car was ready, so I walked past the taxi drivers and the family members waiting for arrivals to the far end of the Bucharest airport terminal, and the "coffee right" cafe... More of Tom's blog from Romania |
 Turkey
Journeying west to east as ideas and identities struggle to take root in the Asian arc of Turkey. About the series
Writer Tom Haines reflects on the origins of a year at the edge. |
