Holy God: I jsut found my new Holiday/Bushcrafting/Camping Destination

[Nicolas]

One word: Rumania

I have a friend who was just there and said it is probably one of the very few countries left that has absolute wilderness in Europe.
He said he hiked through parts that were so wild it was unbelievable beautiful, fire and camping No problem, bushcrafting, knifes, axes and so forth... all no problem.
Rumanians are extremly friendly and some of the viallages have never really changed since 100 years.
The woods are awesome and old and untouched, and hahah they still have brown bears
you are probably in real trouble if you break your leg up there, there are parts were no humans come throgh the whole year, but that's what we are looking for.

Here are some pics:

http://www.karpatenwilli.com/images/dia17.htm (GERMAN WEBPAGE BUT VERY GOOD FOR PICS)

 

[ANDYRAF]

There's couple of belle's to take to the Ball.
Good pic's reminds me of parts of Bosnia, stunning scenery.

 

[sandbender]

Without doubt it's certainly a beautiful part of the world.

That said, fire can be an issue, especially with the hotter and drier summers we are having.

Knifes, axes are less of an problem, but as in the UK, pack it away when your heading back to civilization

Romanians can be very friendly, particularly in the wilder parts, away from the towns and big cities, the language can be tricky though.

Some travel advice can be found at the end of this article from 'The Times'...

http://travel.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/travel/destinations/europe/article3945016.ece

 

[wanderinstar]

Looks fantastic, but I have one problem with it. You guessed, BROWN BEARS. Sorry but forget it.

 

[CLEM]

That does look damn good it has to be said!

 

[Nicolas]

Looks fantastic, but I have one problem with it. You guessed, BROWN BEARS. Sorry but forget it.

They are not everywhere and don't only seak you out

 

[sandbender]

Looks fantastic, but I have one problem with it. You guessed, BROWN BEARS. Sorry but forget it.

There have been some attacks in recent years, However when we're sleeping out I'm more concerned about the boars.

 

[malente]

One word: Rumania

Aren't there vampires in Transylvania :yikes:

Thanks for the insight, I just had a look at the related Wikipedia entries. Reads & sounds like a good wild place to go!

Has anyone an idea about how many brown bears, numbers of other species like black bears maybe, what about wolves or cougars, moose, boar etc.?

Cheers
Mike

 

[sandbender]

Has anyone an idea about how many brown bears, numbers of other species like black bears maybe, what about wolves or cougars, moose, boar etc.?

You can find some numbers here...

http://www.twp.org/cms/page1246.cfm

Aren't there vampires in Transylvania :yikes:

No they've all moved to Bucharest and Budapest to begin careers in law and politics.

 

[malente]

You can find some numbers here...

http://www.twp.org/cms/page1246.cfm

Cheers for the link! Will do some reading now!

No they've all moved to Bucharest and Budapest to begin careers in law and politics.

Edit to add, quoted from that website:

The Transylvanian Carpathians are the wildest parts of Central Europe and their ecosystems are, in fact, exceptionally productive and diverse. These ranges cover an area nearly the size of West Virginia, yet they support about 2,500 wolves, 4,500 brown bears (same species as grizzlies), and 1,500 lynx, constituting one-third of Europe's large carnivores. In comparison, no part of the lower 48 states has so many carnivores in such a small area.

That is mighty impressive. In order to sustain such high numbers of predators at the top of the food chain, there must be a huge amount of large, medium and small animals to support these and the food chain.

This really is a wild place!

 

[Pang]

wow, that is beautiful, whe are you planning on going? anyroom for one more lol

That's going on my "places to go" list

 

[sandbender]

Maps and guides for anyone thinking of a trip to Romania.

A sizable JPEG map of Romania can be found here....

http://www.fi.muni.cz/~xsmerk/rumunsko/rumunsko.jpg

And anyone planning to walk in the Fogaras should source a copy of this guide.

http://www.andreibuta.imageart.ro/index.php?categ=info&pag=a&lang=en

 

[sandbender]

Looks fantastic, but I have one problem with it. You guessed, BROWN BEARS. Sorry but forget it.

Of more concern than either bears or boars are ticks!

Warm winters and early springs have been a boon to these blighters, incidents of lyme disease and tick born encephalitis are on the increase, even in urban areas.

Wear long trousers, check for ticks frequently and if you plan to sleep out under the stars, consider getting some inoculations.