Latest FromRomania
![Gwynne Dyer: What went wrong in eastern Europe?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Gwynne Dyer: What went wrong in eastern Europe?
The dreams that drove the anti-Communist revolutions of 1989 are still alive but fading.
![Hotel Dracula: The good, bad and ugly sides of Transylvania](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Hotel Dracula: The good, bad and ugly sides of Transylvania
A myth-filled medieval marvel, but the Dracula-based tourism trade is a pain in the neck.
![Go east: It's time to start planning a Balkan escape](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Go east: It's time to start planning a Balkan escape
Escape the tourist traps and malaise of Europe and head East. You'll thank us.
![Heartfelt thanks to kidney donor from rugby star Sione Vaiomoʻunga](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Heartfelt thanks to kidney donor from rugby star Sione Vaiomoʻunga
'I thank God I am alive. I have energy to play with my boys,' says Sione Vaiomoʻunga.
![Dead man walking](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Dead man walking
Court refuses to overturn a man's death certificate, even though he appeared in person.
![Rugby star's new chance at life](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rugby star's new chance at life
Ailing Tongan player Sione Vaiomounga is set to be given the gift of life.
![Rare look inside ghostly abandoned casino](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rare look inside ghostly abandoned casino
These chilling photographs reveal what was once a glamorous establishment fit for a king.
![The Big Read: Man who risks his life for animals](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The Big Read: Man who risks his life for animals
Amir Khalil puts his life on the line to rescue animals in need as director of Four Paws.
![Romanian weather girl nearly reveals all](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Romanian weather girl nearly reveals all
A Romanian weather girl caused quite a stir by almost slipping out of her dress on live TV, as this cheeky video shows.
![Is this the world's worst proposal?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Is this the world's worst proposal?
Instead of getting down on one knee a man in Romania delivered a shock proposal to his bewildered girlfriend using masked hijackers.
![A Transylvanian fairytale](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
A Transylvanian fairytale
It's got hints of Hobbiton, but this whimsical hotel's a long way from Matamata.
![Count Dracula's castle is for sale](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Count Dracula's castle is for sale
If you're looking for a holiday home with a spooky twist, this could be the property of your dreams - or maybe nightmares.
![Kiwi tourist dies in Romania](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kiwi tourist dies in Romania
A 44-year-old kiwi tourist has drowned in the Black Sea, in a coastal town in south-east Romania.
![Jetpack inventor dies](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Jetpack inventor dies
Justin Capra claimed to have beaten the Americans to make the world's first jetpack and went on to design dozens of vehicles.
![Bar/fly: Bucharest, Romania](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Bar/fly: Bucharest, Romania
Even bloodthirsty Count Dracula likes a sundowner now and then, learns Kevin Pilley.
!['Theft of the century' art burned](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Theft of the century' art burned
"I placed the suitcase containing the paintings in the stove." The mum of an art heist suspect says she "destroyed any evidence" - quite permanently.
![Foreigners suspected in crime plot](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Foreigners suspected in crime plot
A group of Romanians have been prevented from entering New Zealand amid suspicions they were planning a crime spree down Auckland's Queen St.
![Bucharest, Romania](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Bucharest, Romania
Romania's fascinating capital city is a contradictory cityscape with ancient churches next to crumbling Communist-era flats; deserted shopfronts with broken windows next to vibrant cafes; sophisticated hipsters texting on iPhones and sharing the footpath with packs of feral dogs.
![Romania's charming contradictory capital](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Romania's charming contradictory capital
Bucharest is a fascinating city of old and new, writes Laurie Hertzel.
![Making sense of the evil women do to other women](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Making sense of the evil women do to other women
The Independent's Yasmin Alibhai-Brown on the shocking realities of human trafficking.