Bucharest

Inside the most terrifying building in Europe

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I hide in an unlit toilet while my guide walks through the carpeted galleries outside. Memories of watching The shining for the first time as a petrified teenager are at the forefront of my mind. As I surreptitiously puff on my e-cigarette to (in vain) calm my nerves, I take a deep breath, step back … Read more

Europe’s last great cheap cities – with £2 beers and lunches under £5

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Bucharest’s lively bars and emblematic museums offer affordable prices – Alamy It feels increasingly difficult to find a really cheap city to travel to. At a time when exchange rates were more favorable and parts of Europe were much less explored, a holiday abroad could be quite affordable. Coffee was cheap; food was cheap. Tapas … Read more