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Hi Santhasz:

Thanks for all the excellent information you have provided so far in this thread, it is wonderful.

I need to ask you a question about meteo in Romania: What is the climate like there around the end of April - beginning of May for the purpose of motorcycle travel? Is there a lot of rain that time of year? Is it cold, with the possibility of snow?

I have a meeting in Germany (Wolfsburg) April 20, and plan to spend the next two months riding. I am trying to decide if it would be best (from a meteo point of view) to head down to Brindisi, go to Greece, then come up through Romania towards late May, or, if it would be possible (not freezing cold) to do Germany - Slovakia - Romania - Greece in late April.

Would appreciate your thoughts.

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Hi to all bike travellers to Romania !

My name is Chris, i'm a motorcycle guide around Cluj Napoca mountains. Don't hesitate to contact me for any issues you may have. If you pass around my town i'll be happy to help you(don’t have to pay anything for that!).Just look for our site transylvania motorcycle tours for contact details, and maybe we can meet and have a chat about where to go what to see in Romania. ha. Cheers Chris.
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so asked PanEuropean:
I need to ask you a question about meteo in Romania: What is the climate like there around the end of April - beginning of May for the purpose of motorcycle travel? Is there a lot of rain that time of year? Is it cold, with the possibility of snow?
It may be pleasant spring time weather, or it may be rainy. Cold is unlikely, but not impossible.

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Thanks, Ghorian, kind of you to provide that information. Michael
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I recommnd using this website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/world/country_guides/ for average weather condition in a given country.

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I know it's strange to answer like this, but trust me, in Romania at the end of April and begining of May can be realy nice (20-25 C), or as last year, you can wake up in the morning with 20 cm of snow on your bike. So it depends on your luck.

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Thanks, Chris, much appreciated. I think I will go down the Adriatic coast in May, through Greece, and then up through Romania in June, rather than doing things the other way around.

May I trouble you with a question about language? How much difficulty will I have in rural areas considering that I have no knowledge of Romanian? I speak English, French, Portuguese, and can read German. Do the kids study English in school, and if so, what grade level do they start to learn the language? I have found that in other countries (e.g. Poland), even if the adults didn't speak a second language, the kids were usually proficient enough in English to help me out.

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Hi guys, I will go to Romania for the first time in April, I will take part in the Enduromania, have you heard about it - it sounds great! How is about the weather - I hope it won`t be to cold brrrrh.

Perhaps somebody want to join us???

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Hi guys, I will go to Romania for the first time in April, I will take part in the Enduromania, have you heard about it - it sounds great! How is about the weather - I hope it won`t be to cold brrrrh.

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I think that April is too early and that most of mountains will be in snow or roads could be coverd with remains of snow. I am talking about higher atitudes and gravel roads, of course, not paved roads. Weather situation in Romania is similar as in croatian mountains - could be very nice in april and could be complete disaster!
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by PanEuropean:

I need to ask you a question about meteo in Romania: What is the climate like there around the end of April - beginning of May for the purpose of motorcycle travel? Is there a lot of rain that time of year? Is it cold, with the possibility of snow?

April is cold and rainy. The begining of May is better but expect cold and even snow!! Forget the Transfagaras road until July!
You can see the weekly weather forecast at www.vremea.com

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May I trouble you with a question about language? How much difficulty will I have in rural areas considering that I have no knowledge of Romanian? I speak English, French, Portuguese, and can read German. Do the kids study English in school, and if so, what grade level do they start to learn the language? I have found that in other countries (e.g. Poland), even if the adults didn't speak a second language, the kids were usually proficient enough in English to help me out.

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A lot of persons speak foreign languages, in Transylvania: Hungarian, English and German are widely spoken by young people. But in rural areas you'll have difficulties. But it is no problem. If you show them on your map where do you want to go, they can help you. Don't worry! It'll be very amazing!


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I recomend for everybody this penzion near VatraDornei
http://www.bebaweb.weber.cz/Rumunsko.../vladimir.html
Vladimir speak anglish and french. He is very friendly!
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At Sibiu: Hotel Kon Tiki, str. Tudor Vladimirescu nr. 12, 100 RON (about 30 eur) with breakfast, biker friendly

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I spent beautiful time in Romania. Urdele pass is for me the best place for my Africa Twin. It is good idea to stay near the lake Vidra and spend some days riding nearby. There is small hotel "bikers friendly" on the northern bank. I paid about 10 euro per night. You can find some of my pics from Romania here: http://tiny.pl/m46d.
Don't forget to visit Sighishoara!
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Ya know, from the look of this discussion, it appears that Romania is going to be seriously crowded with foreign motorcycles this summer...

I think I had better make my hotel reservations well ahead of time.

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