Legend of Rasinari, Resin City and a Roman Soldier’s Payslip

The legend of how Rășinari, the resin city by Sibiu, Transylvania, came to be named sprang to mind when I read about the meager payslip of a roman soldier – a 2 000 years old papyrus discovered during excavations at Masada. Yet some legends stem from life…

15/12/202215/12/2022

Best Thursday Doors Are the Ones We Open

Peles Castle legends and mysterious locked wrought iron front door

Best Thursday Doors of the year are the ones we opened together here on my blog, a tradition on Thursday Doors weekly as hosted by Dan Antion.

21/11/202208/10/2023

Mysterious, Mythical, Medieval, Cârța Cistercian Abbey

Mysterious by shape, mythical by reputation, medieval by origin, the Cârța Cistercian Abbey is a place I read about, I dreamed of, returned to, and wrote about in my latest book, Dreamland.

29/09/202208/10/2023