(The list of what to do in Viscri)
1
Do absolutely nothing (or at least less)
2
Pronounce “butterfly” in the dying saxon dialect - Spaijelhuiltzken (mirror on stick)
3
Restrain yourself from asking where the house of King Charles is. Everybody asks
4
Walk barefoot in the morning
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Greet everybody you meet on the street, it’s a small village and we like people
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Learn to ride a horse or book a horse tour if you’re experienced
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Horsecarriage is a fun alternative and it will be good for locals
8
Visit the fortified church and climb all the way to the top
9
Compose an out-of-office auto reply that will prevent people bothering you
10
Try a self-imposed digital-detox. You know there’s excellent 4G signal - they don’t
11
Think of how to finally save the world or yourself
12
Rent a bike and do the single-track connecting Viscri, Meșendorf, Criț and Bunești
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Pamper yourself by sipping a “Pușcălupi” gin tonic with cucumber
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Leave your car in the village parking or else our witch will inflict the bad-sex curse upon you
15
Reformulate your global strategy from this small global village
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When in doubt, choose to eat “ciorbă de perișoare”
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Smell the “petrichor”, the earthy scent of rain falling on dry soil
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Restrain yourself from using perfume. You’ll get a better sense of petrichor & village scents
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Buy some wool made slippers from local women. They’re really comfy and long-lasting
20
Meet the geese that posed for Dior and were featured in Killing Eve (Hi, Sandra!)
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Experience solitude in forest. Germans are the only ones with a word for it: “Waldeinsamkeit”
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Admire the local wild orchid - Anacamptis morio
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Put the fruit in the bowl when returning from the forest. You’ll find wild cherry in June
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See the local blacksmith in action and tip him for the small souvenir
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Visit the nearby Racoș volcano during the week
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Stay for 3 days and you’ll understand, stay for longer and you’ll never want to leave
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Ask for the magic word that keeps the shepherd dogs away (zhee-bah!)
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Take our summer breakfast. It’s Pretentiousness and Simplicity meeting on the same plate
29
Day trip to Cheile Vârghișului, an impressive gorge with a lot of caves
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Try a foraging lifestyle - a day in which you eat only what you pick from the forest
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Alternatively, try intermitent fasting, it will be good for your metabolism
32
Discover the music of Valeria Stoica and play “Wild in Secret”
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Get a glimpse of the sumptuous botanical book Transylvania Florilegium
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Draw or sketch “en-plein-air”
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There’s something in your viewfinder everywhere, find a “Upupa epops” or “Merops apiaster”
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Cold water exposure for 2-3 minutes improves attention, mood and cognitive focus
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Wonder how come the cold-brew tonic from nearby Saschiz can be sooo good
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In Transylvania there are villages and there are villages having a Viscri Choir
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The idea of time-travelling was first imagined by a journalist travelling in Transylvania in 1866
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An italian moved to Viscri to make pizza good again
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The answer to the ultimate question of Life, the Universe, and Everything is 42
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Acknowledge that the best places to stay in Transylvania have their postal address as brand
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Yes, there are some chances to meet a bear in the forest. No, no one was attacked yet
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See the cows getting in and out of the village by themselves. Every morning & every evening
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Science says aerobic activity AND strength training are good for your lifespan
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Realize a whisper is most of the times more powerful than shouting
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Quietly understand silence is more than the absence of noise. It is an aesthetic to be revered
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If you are a digital nomad, work from the hammock, barn or from under the pine-trees
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The secret in life is low expectations. Reality is A-minus.
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Take a course of hand-mowing. It’s like meditation in motion
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Experience forest bathing. In Japan, shinrin-yoku is part of a national health program
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Train your AI from under our wisteria pergola
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Come as a traveller not as a tourist
