I wish the one guest comment would also tell me what exactly the fun in Summer is in Constanta except of the beach. Oh please let us know. Is it Cycling? Running? Really healthy food? Something cultural? And there are lots of things you can do in other cities in winter. this is probably an antisocial person to begin with Romanians love foreigners and are very welcoming Constanta is very nice and people are friendly Yes, is like any city in the winter, but full of fun in the summer

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I'm not in Brasov, yet if I can be of any help...... Just so you would not feel alone ! :-)))) BTW, is the "Black Church" ( Biserica Neagra) still there ? ;-)

Hi There Thanks for your feedback. I really appreciate it. We are not married as yet, but look forward to the day. I just moved to Romania from America. I was already married in the US so attaining my permanent residence card wasn't as complicated. I would definitely have your other half, in Romania look into the process before you come. You'll have a lot to do and only the 90 days.

It just happens that I was born in Braila and I have many fond memories of my childhood on the shores of Danube. There is not much happening in Braila these days but that may be a good thing for those looking for a quiet retirement. Braila has a certain charm that is lacking from many other Romanian cities. The people are nice (and yes, the women are beautiful) and many have a certain sense of humor that I found other cities lack. If you like water, then the Danube will offer you many choices (fishing, sunbathing, swimming and so on). The Danube Delta is not that far away. The weather is milder than other cities but that comes at the cost of having hardly any snow in the winter. I did not like winters there that much, not compared to cities closer to the mountains. But then, I like snow, lots of snow. Otherwise, the food is good, safety is ok (that's true for most of Romania). Romania is a wonderful country in respect of nature and culture, mountains covered in wild mountains, the Danube with its magnificent landscapes and the Delta, the greatest ethnical (historical) diversity. Anyway, living in rural areas is incredible relaxing, is something you can't find in ANY western country because of the purity of nature and the richness of wildlife. Is something a westerner can't understand until he/she visits Romania. But the people is rude, especially in the south and particularly in Bucharest. If you stay here a shorter period, you won't see many of the bad aspects of their behaviour, but if leanr their language and consider you one of them, you'll have a lot of stress. There are some regions in Transylvania and northern Moldavia (north-east Romania) where people are kinder, anyway, here too will be stressful in a degree. If you are ready to accept these disadvantages of the typical Romanian behaviour and want to choose a region, you may also think at living in several places because the cultural differences are great (is like is not one country but several put together) and you may discover many things. the best people are in the Szekely Land, the Hungarian-majoritary zone in Eastern Transylvania (Harghita and Covasna counties). the problem is that is a quite cold region, with common temperatures in the winter down to -20C / -4F. Nevertheless, the summers are quite hot, usual maximums in July - August 30C / 86F. Other good region is around Sibiu, both because of infrastructure and amazing mountains and because of civility of the people. Andrei - Bucharest

Once you're married, you do not need a work permit if you're wife is Romanian. You will get a 5 year residency permit and that is good for working also. I will complete the citizenship process once I am married but that is months away from now. How would obtain a work permit if I'm not actually working for a company here in Romania?

2 cats, for about 6 weeks. (I'm returning to the U.S for that time and would prefer they not have to travel from Africa, to the U.S and back to Europe). Nothing special, just looking for someone who likes cats and would be willing to feed them as well as give them some attention. Hi Suzy, How many cats ? Also what are the prospective dates ? And.... any special requests as far as..... "looking after the cats" ? Also if someone may be found to have them in their home, what amount would you have in mind..... for the 6 weeks ? I have some friends who may be able to help !