Here's what to expect when visiting Cricova Winery, the world's second largest wine cellar where world leaders store their personal collections.

Having any doubts whether you should visit Moldova? Then read my, a local's, good reasons to Visit Moldova, a small country with kind people.

Here's what to expect when visiting Cricova Winery, the world's second largest wine cellar where world leaders store their personal collections.

Mihaela Noroc has traveled to over 50 countries and captured stunning photographs of women of all ages, races, and backgrounds for her project titled "The Atlas of Beauty."

Hot summer sun, dry Moldovan steppes, clatter of horse hooves, and grapes full of juice. All this and much more makes up the vivid pattern of culture and customs in Gagauzia - a region in the south of Moldova, inhabited by the Gagauz people.

Transnistria has a stunning valley location and a picturesque Old Town. Here's a guide to Transnistria with all our top tips!

What I saw in a short visit to Chisinau, Moldova during winter. The locals, the things to do in the capital of Moldova and several photos.

The general minimalist and crafty aesthetic of the brand has been retained, emphasizing the continuity of the product. However, a laconic ethnic element was introduced into the design, based on traditional patterns that appear in homespun carpets, clothes and household utensils of the peoples living in the south of Moldova. The element is present on all the wines in the product line, changing the color for each position.

Transnistria has a stunning valley location and a picturesque Old Town. Here's a guide to Transnistria with all our top tips!

This post has everything you need to know about taking the train from Chisinau to Bucharest. It covers what the train is like, how to buy the tickets, ticket prices and how to cross the border between Moldova to Romania. The information is from our personal experience in September 2016.

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How to avoid crime, scams, pickpocketing and police corruption. Plus, local laws and customs you must know before you go to Moldova.

This thick, dense polenta is made with corn meal (the coarser the better), water, and a bit of butter to make it slip-slide out of the bowl you set it in. Traditionally Mamaliga is sliced into slabs with a string or fishing line. Traditionally, you’d serve it with sour cream and cheese, and it is much appreciated on the side of nearly any dish, especially the locally adored sour soups (like borscht).

This once-derelict building is now one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world.

The Ethnic Origins of Beauty highlights the ethnic diversity of mankind through gorgeous portraits of women of different ethnic groups across the world.

Transnistria has a stunning valley location and a picturesque Old Town. Here's a guide to Transnistria with all our top tips!

Transnistria has a stunning valley location and a picturesque Old Town. Here's a guide to Transnistria with all our top tips!

Exercising Restraint in the Albanian Kitchen I’ll be honest with you. I spent most of Saturday feeling a bit put out. As I cooked my way through Albania, I rummaged through my spice drawer f…

Somebody has spent a fortune putting in granite steps, and people have gone up the slope because their brain tells them that’s the quickest way to do it, even if they get muddy.

Physical map of Moldova showing major cities, terrain, national parks, rivers, and surrounding countries with international borders and outline maps. Key facts about Moldova.

When the Soviet union collapsed in 1991, some took it harder than the others. Namely the South-Eastern part of Moldova, which decided to stay loyal to the ideals of Communism and declared itself a separate country of Transnistria.

Beauty is everywhere and Mihaela Noroc, a Romanian portrait photographer is continuing her journey to prove it by traveling the world and photographing beautiful women. Her project is called "The Atlas of Beauty", and she posted the photos from 37 countries on Bored Panda roughly a year ago. Now, she is back with more beautiful pictures!

A Jewish Community in Romania (today Moldova)

Transnistria has a stunning valley location and a picturesque Old Town. Here's a guide to Transnistria with all our top tips!

I hope again for all my friends and family, and all the people who see this piece and beyond that we one day live in a world that is so much safer, accepting, and loving. Happy this International Women's day! This listing is for 1 mini print of "International Women's Day". The frame is for example purposes and is not included. This mini print is a reproduction of my original art in which I use many textures, including handmade paper ones that have flecks of different colors in it. Those flecks and textures are not misprints, but rather a part of the natural texture of the digital piece I made. The perfect size to put any place, can be framed or simply placed up on your walls as is. Dimensions: 5 x 7" Materials: Printed on a thick card stock paper with a clean matte finish.

This is where Russia's national poet Alexander Pushkin (1799–1837) spent three years exiled between 1820 and 1823. You can view his tiny cottage, filled with or…

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