A Shepherd’s Life In The Carpathian Mountains, Romania
High up on the mountains of Bucovina stands a wooden hut used by sheep farmers to stay in during the lambing season. Inside the shepherd’s hut, the layout is quite simple: a kitchen, a...
Everyday Life in the Danube Delta – VIDEO
It was just before dawn, and the Danube Delta was still. Only the songs of birds and the croaking of frogs could be heard. In that moment of stillness, as I watched the spectacular...
Shepherd Life in The Romanian Carpathians; Fighting Off Bears to Make Cheese
Shepherd Life in the Carpathian Mountains Morning has dawned on the Lapoș mountains. From huts no taller than an average person’s shoulders, the shepherds arise holding their crooks. About them, nine shepherd dogs followed...
Blacksmith Crafted a Sturdy Axe from Leaf Spring VIDEO
Many of you had already met Mr. Bloj from a video that was posted a while ago. In it, he smartly made a couple of wooden hay forks, and everyone agreed that he is...
Master Cooper Crafting a Wooden Barrel by Hand
The tremendous work of master cooper Stareuala Maricel has been highly appreciated. All over the world people have been in awe of his traditional barrel making skills and have taken the time to express...
Meticulous Barrel Maker Made a Perfect Butter Churn VIDEO
Ten years ago, we wandered around the village of Straja when we came to the house of the renowned barrel maker, Popescu Gheorghe. At the time, he was 91 years old but still able...
Making an Alphorn With Old Tools In The Carpathian Mountains VIDEO
In the heart of Vrancea, in an idyllic mountain landscape amid picturesque scenery, stands a traditional house where history comes alive. Legend has it that hundreds of years ago, the Prince of Moldavia, Stephen...
Traditional Barrel Making Will Leave You in Awe! VIDEO
In the South-Eastern Carpathian Mountains, amongst rich forests rarely visited by humans, wonderful rural settlements had evolved within the valleys and lowlands, generated by the restrictive relief as a natural barrier. This is the ...
The Craft of Wooden Hay Forks Amazing Skills VIDEO
All over the country, people flock to the mountains during weekends and holidays to breathe in the crisp and clean mountain air and climb the highest point of Romania. The route starts from the...
Smoked Cheese Made in the Carpathian Mountains – VIDEO
On the southern slopes of the Carpathian Mountains, in a land of old-growth forests, at the foot of Moldoveanu Peak, the highest mountain peak in Romania, nestles the village of Nucșoara. Far away from...
Best Artisan Cheese I’ve Ever Had! Visit to a Romanian Sheepfold
I like to start my summer with a supply of artisan cheese that I buy from sheepfolds and store in brine throughout the summer, to eat in combination with tomatoes. Each year we like...
Carpenter Built Walnut Hardwood Flooring from Scraps
When we look at beautiful photos of the interiors of houses, rarely do we spot all the effort that went into it. The truth is that beautiful and truly personalised interiors can only be...
Best Neapolitan Pizza in Romania – MUST EAT When You’re in Bukovina
Originally from Naples, Italy, Gaetano moved to Romania with his wife, Doina, back in 2013. They came to his wife’s hometown, Milișăuți, a famous Bucovinean town with a tradition of making sour cabbage in...
Stuffed Grape Leaves With Ground Meat and Rice (Video Recipe)
On a beautiful spring morning in a sleepy village the air was cool and light, and a gentle breeze blew, rustling through the vine leaves, and creating a soothing sound. The village cook, Maria...
Lavender Essential Oil Making on Black Sea Coast, Romania
It was a beautiful sunny afternoon in early July when we set off for The Lavender Festival to catch up on this picturesque event taking place in Pecineaga, with only a few days before...
Woodturning a Captive Ring Goblet
From carving rustic furniture, woodturning kitchen utensils, and making wooden house models out of hundreds of small pieces of wood, to massive works made out of logs, such as swings, verandas, fences, and porch...
Hitting The Woodworking Paradise With Impressive Wood Carvings!
Reclaimed Wood From Old Romanian Houses Is Given a New Life
Loom Weaver Still In-Service Makes Folk Skirts for Community at 82-YO
Shepherd Life in The Romanian Carpathians; Fighting Off Bears to Make Cheese
Leather Tanning Process from Sheepskin to Tanned Pelts and Hides