Ioana arrives in Tulcea after the drive east from Bucharest, checks into a guesthouse, eats storceag fish soup, and walks the old town and the faleza at dusk. She ends the episode with a plan for the first boat trip into the delta.

Episode 8 of Romania Travel Podcast with Ioana Popescu. Ioana Popescu is in Tulcea, Romania.

Places in this episode: Casa Adelmar, Old Times Pub, Monumentul Independenței, Danube Delta Museum, La Tăticu, Aziziye Mosque, St. Nicholas Cathedral, Piața Civică.

Covered: Tulcea arrival and first impressions, Danube Delta Museum and aquarium, Old town walking and history, Delta cuisine and fish soup, Danubius Arena basketball, Planning the first delta boat trip.

Chapters:
00:00 Aziziye Mosque
01:39 Old Times Pub
03:52 Piața Civică
05:40 La Tăticu
07:27 Danubius Arena
08:23 Casa Adelmar

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#Tulcea #DanubeDelta #RomaniaTravel #DanubeDeltaRomania #TulceaRomania #DeltaDunarii #RomaniaOffTheBeatenPath #Storceag #RomanianFood #EasternEuropeTravel #DanubeRiver #BirdwatchingRomania #Pelicans #RomaniaRoadTrip #TravelPodcast #SustainableTravel #RomanianCulture #Dobruja

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On her last full day in Bucharest, Ioana revisits her favourite corners of Floreasca and the old centre, checks weather for the drive east, and hands out spare keys before the road trip to the Danube Delta. A practical, affectionate goodbye to a city that has started to feel like home.

Episode 7 of Romania Travel Podcast with Ioana Popescu. Ioana Popescu is in Bucharest, Romania.

Places in this episode: Floreasca, Saint Roastery Victoriei, Calea Victoriei, Lipscani, Caru' cu bere, Obor Market, Dimitrie Gusti National Village Museum, Herăstrău Park.

Covered: Bucharest final day reflection, Floreasca neighbourhood life, Obor Market food, Village Museum visit, Road trip preparation and costs, Leaving Bucharest for the delta.

Chapters:
00:00 Floreasca
01:52 Saint Roastery Victoriei
03:08 Obor Market
04:33 Herăstrău Park
05:48 Riverside

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#Bucharest #Floreasca #DanubeDelta #RomaniaRoadTrip #TravelRomania #OborMarket #VillageMuseum #RomanianFood #BucharestLife #DriveEast #Carpati #Transilvania #RomaniaTravel #Summer2026 #Sarmale #Dracula

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On her last full day in Bucharest, Ioana finishes her setup loop with a visit to the reopened Dimitrie Leonida Technical Museum, says goodbye to her Floreasca flat, and plans the road trip east to the Danube Delta.

Episode 6 of Romania Travel Podcast with Ioana Popescu. Ioana Popescu is in Bucharest, Romania.

Places in this episode: Floreasca, Carol I Park, Dimitrie Leonida Technical Museum, Obor Market, Calea Victoriei, Lipscani, Saint Roastery, Herăstrău Park.

Covered: Dimitrie Leonida Technical Museum, Obor Market mici lunch, Bucharest summer day rhythm, Final preparations for road trip east, Reflection on long-stay setup.

Chapters:
00:00 Bucharest
01:47 Romanian Athenaeum
03:44 Obor Market
04:29 Calea Victoriei
06:19 Floreasca
07:47 Caru' cu bere
09:00 City night

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#Bucharest #RomaniaTravel #DanubeDelta #RoadTrip #BucharestMuseums #OborMarket #CarucuBere #Floreasca #CarolIPark #TravelPodcast #Romania #LongStayTravel #BucharestFood #Sarmale #HerastrauPark #RomanianCuisine #SlowTravel #SummerInBucharest

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Ioana takes on the last big piece of Bucharest bureaucracy, hunts down a recording studio in an unexpected place, and celebrates with a very long lunch at a city institution.

Episode 5 of Romania Travel Podcast with Ioana Popescu. Ioana Popescu is in Bucharest, Romania.

Places in this episode: Caru' cu bere, Origo, Grigore Antipa National Museum of Natural History, Calea Victoriei, Cișmigiu Garden, Floreasca, Universitate.

Covered: Residence Registration Process, Bucharest institutions and bureaucracy, Bucharest summer pedestrian streets, Coworking spaces and recording venues, Romanian cuisine sarmale.

Chapters:
00:00 Universitate
00:24 Floreasca
02:20 Calea Victoriei
04:05 Caru' cu bere
05:27 Cișmigiu Garden
06:48 City street at dusk, crowd murmur

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#Bucharest #RomaniaTravel #ExpatLife #MovingToRomania #BucharestFood #CarucuBere #Bureaucracy #Sarmale #RomanianFood #DigitalNomad #TravelPodcast #SlowTravel #CaleaVictoriei #CismigiuGarden #RemoteWork #RecordPodcast #SummerInTheCity

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Ioana embraces Bucharest's high-summer rhythm: a sweaty walk through the emptied city, a cold beer in the Old Town, a free kayak ride on the Dâmbovița, and a quiet evening in Floreasca.

Episode 4 of Romania Travel Podcast with Ioana Popescu. Ioana Popescu is in Bucharest, Romania.

Places in this episode: Calea Victoriei, Caru' cu bere, Dâmbovița river, Piața Unirii, Cișmigiu Garden, Saint Roastery Victoriei, The Romanian Athenaeum, Herăstrău Park.

Covered: Bucharest summer activities, Dâmbovița river kayak, Old Town dining, Floreasca neighborhood living, Cișmigiu Garden peaceful afternoon.

Chapters:
00:00 Calea Victoriei
01:41 Caru' cu bere
03:32 Piața Unirii
05:34 Cișmigiu Garden
07:13 Floreasca

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#Bucharest #RomaniaTravel #BucharestSummer #DambovitaRiver #KayakBucharest #OldTownBucharest #Carucubere #CismigiuGarden #Floreasca #HerastrauPark #RomanianFood #Sarmale #Romania #TravelEurope #DigitalNomad #RomaniaPodcast #BucharestGuide #SummerInRomania

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Ioana moves into her new Floreasca flat, tackles the great Bucharest furniture hunt, and discovers a tranquil corner of Herăstrău Park. She also tests a coworking space near Universitate and reflects on the city's summer rhythm, all while planning her first road trip east.

Episode 3 of Romania Travel Podcast with Ioana Popescu. Ioana Popescu is in Bucharest, Romania.

Places in this episode: Floreasca, Herăstrău Park, Village Museum, Caru' cu bere, Dorobanți, Ganesha Caffe Victoriei, Obor Market.

Covered: Furniture shopping, Neighborhood life, Coworking test, Park walks, Traditional food, Road trip planning.

Chapters:
00:00 Floreasca
02:11 Cafe terrace
03:29 Herăstrău Park
05:45 Dorobanți
06:49 Bar interior

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#BucharestLiving #Floreasca #HerastrauPark #CarucuBere #Sarmale #RomaniaTravel #ExpatsInBucharest #FurnitureShopping #CoworkingBucharest #DanubeDelta #RomanianLife #SummerInBucharest #MovingAbroad #CheapLivingEurope #LocalFoodRomania

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Ioana tackles day two in Bucharest: opening a bank account without losing her mind, hunting for a flat in the summer heat, and testing the city's best long lunch spots. Practical details on costs, transit, and the fine art of Romanian bureaucracy.

Episode 2 of Romania Travel Podcast with Ioana Popescu. Ioana Popescu is in Bucharest, Romania.

Places in this episode: Banca Transilvania, Dorobanți, Calea Victoriei, Saint Roastery Victoriei, Caru' cu bere, Palace of the Parliament, Universitate station, Floreasca.

Covered: Banking and finance setup, Flat hunting and real estate, Bucharest green spaces, Romanian cuisine, Coworking and recording spaces, Planning the Danube Delta road trip.

Chapters:
00:00 Banca Transilvania
01:37 Calea Victoriei
03:55 Herăstrău Park
05:28 Lipscani
06:41 Dorobanți

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#BucharestLife #RomaniaTravel #ExpatInRomania #BankingInBucharest #FloreascaDistrict #VillageMuseum #SarmaleLove #CaleaVictoriei #BucharestSummer #MovingToRomania #BancaTransilvania #HerastrauPark #BucharestRealEstate #SlowTravelRomania #PodcastLife #UrbanAdventure

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Ioana arrives in Bucharest for a year-long stay and gets down to the real business of settling in: residence registration, a bank account, a SIM card, and a flat. She walks the city's summer streets, eats her first sarmale, and works out what a day here actually costs.

Episode 1 of Romania Travel Podcast with Ioana Popescu. Ioana Popescu is in Bucharest, Romania.

Places in this episode: Henri Coandă International Airport, Gara de Nord, Centru District, Calea Victoriei, Saint Roastery Victoriei, Obor Market, ING Office Dorobanti, Cișmigiu Garden.

Covered: Arrival and First Day, Long-Stay Paperwork and Admin, Bucharest Cost of Living, Local Food and Markets, Getting Around Bucharest.

Chapters:
00:00 Gara de Nord
00:48 Centru District
03:58 Obor Market
05:36 Office interior
07:03 Cișmigiu Garden
09:16 City night

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#Bucharest #RomaniaTravel #ExpatLife #SettlingIn #OborMarket #CaleaVictoriei #BucharestGuide #LongStayTravel #RomaniaVisa #Carpathians #Transilvania #DigitalNomad #RomanianFood #Mici #TravelPodcast #SlowTravel #BucharestAirport

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