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Bear Stalking: hunting with a camera in Romania81

Bear Stalking: hunting with a camera in Romania

There is now an alternative way to shoot bears. With bear stalking, the camera takes the place of the rifle, and the photograph takes the place of the trophy. And a picture of one of these magnificent creatures is an incredible prize.

11 comments    travel photography hunting
Ham and Chris in the Mountains of Harghita, Romania.66

Ham and Chris in the Mountains of Harghita, Romania.

In memory of Ham: "one-third bear, one-third wolf, one third Scooby-doo on roller-skates"

12 comments    travel romania eastern europe
Borderlands: Bird Watching in Dobrogea, Romania78

Borderlands: Bird Watching in Dobrogea, Romania

Dobruja is a distinct region of Romania between the Danube and the Black Sea. CJ Stone goes in search of birds and memories while contemplating the mysteries of communism.

14 comments    travel politics birds
Bear Nation: Looking For Bear in Harghita County, Transylvania - Part 759

Bear Nation: Looking For Bear in Harghita County, Transylvania - Part 7

I was fully convinced that the Times would want to buy this story. How could they not be interested?

7 comments    life travel environment
Bear Nation: Looking For Bear In Harghita County, Transylvania - Part 661

Bear Nation: Looking For Bear In Harghita County, Transylvania - Part 6

I can honestly say these were amongst the most exciting days of my life. It was like I was on a magical journey to somewhere, an adventure, as if my life had just turned into a magical tale from a book....

0 comments    life travel environment
Bear Nation: Looking For Bear In Harghita County, Transylvania67

Bear Nation: Looking For Bear In Harghita County, Transylvania

These are European animals, not only Romanian animals. Once upon a time bears roamed all over these lands, including England. They are our own wild heritage.

7 comments    life travel language
Bear Nation: Looking For Bear in Harghita County, Transylvania - Part 168

Bear Nation: Looking For Bear in Harghita County, Transylvania - Part 1

He was trying to find a word to describe the family of bears as a whole, frustrated at his lack of English. He said: "This is not good for the bear nation."

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Bear Nation: Looking For Bear in Harghita County, Transylvania - Part 266

Bear Nation: Looking For Bear in Harghita County, Transylvania - Part 2

This is Harghita county, a wild, volcanic, mountainous region in central Transylvania. It is a Hungarian speaking part of Romania.

2 comments    life travel language
Bear Nation: Looking For Bear in Harghita County, Transylvania - Part 367

Bear Nation: Looking For Bear in Harghita County, Transylvania - Part 3

So that's how this had all come about. A drunken conversation in a bar one night, a passing reference to seeing a bear

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Bear Nation: Looking For Bear in Harghita County, Transylvania - Part 465

Bear Nation: Looking For Bear in Harghita County, Transylvania - Part 4

This went on for what seemed like a long time. I kept thinking I could see the shadows of the forest moving. It was an optical illusion. Between the trees was a darkness which shimmered

0 comments    life travel hubtrail
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