Join us for one of our most memorable journeys with twists and wonders of 1,200 kilometers! From the experiencing the beauty of Serbia across the Danube to roads washed out by the spring floods to meeting the postman of a small village enroute home on his tractor to enjoying wonderful conversation and dinner with our host family in the village of Horezu to visits at three monasteries nestled in the Capatanii mountains to experiencing Constantin Brancusi’s works in Targu Jiu’s parks to kilometers of twisty roads along the Jiu Valley to Petrosani and into Hateg with spectacular views of the Retezat Mountains.

Riding south from Timisoara into Resita, we were greeted with good asphalt and expansive views of the plains and the mountains.

From Bocsa to Resita to Anina and into Oravita, the narrow road snaked through picturesque villages, revealing crumbling factories and high-rise flats in stark contrast to the backdrop of the natural beauty of the forests. We witnessed again that the former Communist dictator, Ceausescu had left very few areas of the country untouched with his supposed ‘grand plan for civilization.’

One of our favorite stops was along the mountain road into Oravita, when we captured these playful little lizards on camera! – HSR