Travelled the world writing guidebooks for 20 years; now editor @_emergingeurope Comments on Romania/CEE, Central Asia, travel, Chelsea. Happiest on a train.
May 17 • 15 tweets • 3 min read
A thread on Romania's existential presidential election, which takes place tomorrow. 🧵
The second round of the election pits Mayor of Bucharest, Nicușor Dan, against the leader of the nationalist/populist AUR party, George Simion. The two have very different visions for Romania's future. Dan favours ever closer ties with the EU (including military cooperation) while Simion views the US as Romania's closest ally.
Jun 2, 2023 • 13 tweets • 5 min read
Paris Gare de l’Est. About to board a train to Istanbul. If you have no interest in crossing Europe by railway, you might want to mute this thread.
And this is the train.
