A GREEN BUCHAREST I recently learned that a project is under way to build a residential development in Tineretului Park, the last green oasis amidst a concrete jungle. I have been fighting for some time now for environmental protection and have fought against this kind of abuse, both personally, as I sign petitions and participate in numerous rallies for the conservation of green areas and national heritage buildings, and professionally, as a journalist, since our magazine is leading the campaign to fight global warming. The news that Tineretului Park might soon be just a thing of the past saddened me more than any other similar piece of news, and there have been quite a few of them. I could even say it made me suffer. There’s something that ties me to this place and this bond goes a long ... Read More >>
GLOBAL WARMING IS REAL! - SEPTEMBER 2009
September is the last month when we can grab a pen and address letters to the public authorities under the campaign “Life After Waste Collection” in order to support the expansion of the recyclable collection system or implementing it near our homes. At the end of the campaign, the results will be included in a document entitled the Green Charter of the Environment Volunteers. It will include a list of all the participating volunteers, the signed petitions, the list of all the selected localities, as well as an official request to the Environmental Ministry, which is to be made public. To keep it short, all you have to do is get information on how the selective collection works in your neighborhood and then submit a letter to the Town Hall following the template available at ww... Read More >>
For most of us the holidays are already over, but September is still a good time to travel through the country or walk around the city, as the hot, burning days of July and August have now cooled down a bit, and the grim gray rains of fall are yet to come. As you take a walk through some of the romantic streets of the capital, notice the color of the leaves, most still on the tree branches, and pay special attention to the nuances of those which have fallen on the sidewalks. Their particular color and perfume blend with those of the autumn flowers of which you can catch a glimpse while passing by our gardens and which create a unique feeling of melancholy.
CHATTING WITH ELENA DUMITRESCU If managing a hotel is an extremely difficult business even in times of growth and prosperity, the job becomes even harder during periods of crisis, such as the one currently unfolding all over the world. Elena Dumitrescu, General Manager with NH Hoteles Romania, however, does not seem overwhelmed by the situation. She entered the industry when she was quite young and today, at 35, she can boast about ten-years of experience in top management positions. Answering our questions, she does not forget to highlight the humanitarian side of her activity: donations to help poor children and environmental protection. Read More >>
People visiting our country who do not understand Romanian but want to see how we manage in the theater can see “Rencontres”, “All 5”, “Made in Romania”, “The Costumes”, “Two out of one” and soon a new play “Us”. I succeeded in exclusively “stealing” a few impressions about the future play of the Passepartout theater company from Axel Moustache, one of the main characters of the film “The Beheaded Rooster” directed by Radu Gabrea
REAL WOMEN VS. EXTRATERRESTRIAL WOMEN In real life, women are far from the “extraterrestrial standards” of catwalk models. Real women eat! In a healthy or in a less healthy manner, but they don’t only live on plain water and lemon juice. Some have had babies and their bodies have undergone significant changes. “Real women” have hips and thighs and breasts and maybe not the thinnest legs nor the firmest buttocks. They don’t meet impossible standards, but they always try to look their best, considering their body shape to be a support which, with a little education, they can enhance! The minimum information on proportions and harmony, style’s most important elements, will help you balance your outfit. However, you first have to determine your outlining silhouette, in other words, to find... Read More >>
A TRIP TO ORASTIE
A TRIP TO ORASTIE Ulpia Traiana Augusta Sarmisegetusa, the capital of the Roman province of Dacia, built immediately after Dacia’s conquest by Traian, with the imperial road stretching from the Danube, connecting it with the furthest north of the province, passes through here. Read More >>
COSTINA GANDAC: “IF YOU DO THINGS DIFFERENTLY, IT MEANS YOU HAVE RESOURCES OTHERS DON’T”
COSTINA GANDAC: “IF YOU DO THINGS DIFFERENTLY, IT MEANS YOU HAVE RESOURCES OTHERS DON’T” She has been the General Manager of the Golden Tulip Times hotel for three years. She is young, sophisticated but also balanced and self-confident as a professional who knows her own value. She talks fast and well, with a quick way of thinking, about the hotel industry which you can tell right away she has at her fingertips. Her name is Costina G~ndac and we had an interesting conversation at her office in the Golden Tulip Times hotel, her presence radiating joy and serenity. Read More >>
THE LAST WORD – SEPTEMBER 2009
THE LAST WORD – SEPTEMBER 2009 As the Fall Season starts, I want to revisit a couple of my pet issues and concerns. I don’t believe that any of the issues I mention are exclusive to Bucharest or Romania, but still, because we are a “developing nation” some of these trends are disturbing, while others are exciting. -A brand new super market opened around the corner from me. Not one of the huge “hyper-markets, just a couple of steps up from the local “magazin alimentar”. It is open non-stop, so given my irregular hours, I decided to check it out. Nice lighting, new fixtures, air-conditioned…and MORE THAN 50% of the shelf space is devoted to expensive junk food and alcohol. There is even a nicely designed cigarette and high priced alcohol counter, while there are exactly 6 small bo... Read More >>
Bucuresti What, Where, When
