2014 pt2 Romania->Tunisia->Turkey

Romania to Tunisia to Turkey

May 18 – 26: Romania

May 18 – 19: Transylvania

I love to go in the forest and play my violin… and I had the best pansion ever complete with a home made gym with some creative setup… It’s freezing here, so I bought a sheep skin vest from a Gypsy. There is sheep fur inside the vest…

It’s freezing here, so I bought a sheep skin vest from a Gypsy.

I love to go in the forest and play my violin.

In Transylvania

There is sheep fur inside the vest . . .

Driving in Romania

My transpo

The best pansion ever complete with a home made gym

You have to be creative . . .

Bran – This Castle is cool, I think I’m going to move in… Guess whose castle? Yep, inside Dracula’s castle… It’s going to be scary going in… he was a sick dude. He impaled a lot of people to freak out his enemies.

This Castle is cool, I think I’m going to move in

Guess who’s castle . . .

Yep, inside Dracula’s castle.

It’s going to be scary going in . .

Weird, something strange is going on here in this castle, I swear I didn’t make that face. I was just smiling

He impaled a lot of people to freak out his enemies.

He was a sick dude.

Transylvania is cold but beautiful. Reminds me of Ireland in spots… [bear-sign]: It’s times like these I wish I could read Romanian. Oh well, guess I’ll keep hiking… I have seen a Gypsy wagon and met my loyal following…

Gypsy wagon

It’s times like these I wish I could read Romanian. Oh well, guess I’ll keep hiking.

My loyal following.

I want to live here.

Transylvania is cold but beautiful

Reminds me of Ireland in spots.

Bran to Sighișoara / Segesvár… Second half of my day driving across Romania on the back roads to Sighișoara/Segesvár… It’s hard to get anywhere in Romania because the cows are walking in the streets and they don’t get out of the way. So it takes a lot of patience. I think there are more cows in Romania than people… I have seen more Gypsy wagons. Composed an insane Gypsy song in this spot… Gypsy Bird is recorded on the Winds of Ksar Ghilane album…

More Gypsy wagons.

Composed an insane Gypsy song in this spot . . . . Gypsy Bird 🙂

Sighișoara/Segesvár Romania

Rainbow in Romania

The Clock Tower of Sighișoara/Segesvár

Second half of my day driving across Romania on the back roads to Sighișoara/Segesvár.

Fogaras / Făgăraș

Hail Storm

It’s hard to get anywhere in Romania because the cows are walking in the streets and they don’t get out of the way.

I think there are more cows in Romania than people.

It’s raining in Romania.

May 24: Vama Veche

I got to the border of Bulgaria on the Black Sea Coast, and they said I could go through but the Romanian car can’t leave the country. That kinda puts a damper on my plan to drive to Moldova tomorrow. That’s ok.

Black Sea Coast. It’s nice here in Vama Veche. Nothing better than a deserted beach… My room had a view to the beach… The Black Sea is a bit colder than the Mediterranean, but the water doesn’t sting your eyes when you open

At the Black Sea in Romania

Black Sea Coast . . .It’s nice here in Vama Veche

The Black Sea is a bit colder than the Mediterranean, but the water doesn’t sting your eyes when you open them.

Nothing better than a deserted beach, deserted except for this rowdy gang

View from my room

May 25 – 26: Delta

Today on the Danube Delta in Romania near the border of Moldova . . . They said they only take the boats out in the morning, but I said I’ll be sleeping so they said ok we can go now… All kinds of crazy birds in the Delta.

Today on the Danube Delta in Romania near the border of Moldova.

All kinds of crazy birds in the Delta

Sunset on the Danube Delta

May 26 – Jun 3: Tunisia

May 27: Tunis

Tunis Bazaar is recorded on the Winds of Ksar Ghilane album

May 28: Carthage

The concert for the dead souls of Carthage went well . . .The great Roman Theater of Carthage in Tunisia, preparing for my concert for nobody but the spirits of the Dead Gladiators

May 29 – 30: On the Sahara, Desert Road House, Douz, Ksar Ghilane

The solemn desert of Tunisia speaks strong in the melodies… Winds of Ksar Ghilane is the title of the Traveler album released after this journey…

Jun 1: Hammamet

After 3 days on the Sahara in South Tunisia, I’m ready for the beach in Hammamet.

Pirate ships

After 3 days on the Sahara in South Tunisia, I’m ready for the beach in Hammamet.

Jun 3 – 4: Turkey

So I’m trying to take a serious picture here on the Black Sea coast of Turkey, but these two clowns keep ruining it… Cows of Kilyos is recorded on the Winds of Ksar Ghilane album

So I’m trying to take a serious picture here on the Black Sea coast of Turkey, but these two clowns keep ruining it : )

On the Black Sea Coast of Turkey today (6/3).

Kilyos, Turkey

Here is Traveler live performing Cows of Kilyos: