Andy Trincia (Romania 2002-2004) publishes travel story on Romania in The New York Times

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I’d never heard of Timisoara either when I arrived in 2002 as a wide-eyed Peace Corps volunteer. I stayed two years, fell in love, returned to get married and made annual trips from America, when Timisoara tugged at me like an old friend. My wife and I moved back six years ago. I’ve witnessed an evolution from the glum post-revolution years to today’s cosmopolitan vibe, thanks to a booming tech sector, significant foreign investment and youthful energy from 40,000 university students.

For me, Timisoara’s appeal is twofold: its architecture, which jumps out immediately, and its authenticity, which sinks in gradually. This is no tourist trap with trinket shops galore, but a genuine, livable and multicultural city that moves at a measured pace and offers just enough for visitors to fill two or three days — perhaps surprising them with a taste of Romania, a country still enduring an unwarranted image problem, either nonexistent or leaning negative.

Read more at —

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/27/travel/timisoara-romania-things-to-do.html

About the author —

Andy Trincia (Romania 2002-04) writes mainly about travel, with special focus on Eastern Europe. He recently edited three European history books, and a travel guide focused on Jewish history in Romania. Formally a reporter in North Carolina, Virginia, Florida, and Kansas he was involved as a PCV with economic development in Timisoara, Romania. He now lives full time in Romania.