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Bloody hell , it didnt look like that when i rode it Still i couldnt see alot mostly due to the coaches , heavy rain and mist .
Mind you the road out of Cluj heading to Sigasouira(?) more then made up for it
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It's interesting how we all experience things differently isn't it. I did the Transfag last week and thought it was wonderful. The road was in good condition, except for the last 10-20 miles or so which had a few potholes and bumps but the actual mountain pass bit was wonderful.
Generally I'd say the driving was OKAY. Yes a few nutter pass on blind bends but not many.Almost all the roads are good - bumpy because of the repaired holes but at least they are repaired.
And I've been most impressed with what I've seen in this wonderful country. Romania is fantastic. Ignor the stories of terrible driving, poor roads, thieves, whatever you've heard or read in the Daily Mail. Romania is fantastic. I bumped into another UK biker in Sighisoara today. Only the second one I've seen and we agreed, this is a wonderful county.
More on my trip at The Dom way round
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Rode the Transfargasan rd last saturday. It was an extremely busy day on the road as half of Romanias population seemed to be there up in the mountains that particular day. But the road itself and the experience was nice enough although it was a mistakevto do it on a weekend day in August.
About Romania I agree very much with last speaker. Its a beautiful country, easy ttravel in. Cheap and good accomodation all over, beautiful scenery, mostly nice people and I enjoyed my days in Romania a lot....
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13 Aug 2014
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The Black sea coast in Romania is actually crap...
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Absolutely true, but if you are around it's worth to see the Danube delta.
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I also really enjoyed Romania and will go back again next year, met a great Romanian couple in Camping Vampire. Bulgaria is also fantastic.
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Romania 2013 some impressions
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