One Night in Romania
Zain Malik March 23, 2004
#6 Posted by Cemendtaur on March 23, 2004 3:57:59 pm
Excellent travel story! Thanks for sharing this with us.
I surely could not be the first backpacker that ever entered Romania! I wondered if perhaps being the first “Pakistani” backpacker entering Romania was the REAL issue here.
No, You were definitely not the first Pakistani backpacker in Rumania--many have done it before you. [I was fortunate to do Eastern Europe in 1992--not too long after the iron curtain was lifted.
I went through a similar harrowing experience, but mine was at the Rumanian-Hungarian border--Hungarians threw me back to Rumania; middle of the night I had to hitch a ride on a truck to sneak in Hungary. I have written about it in my travelogue, `Khusk wa tur mulk wa loag.`]
C.
I surely could not be the first backpacker that ever entered Romania! I wondered if perhaps being the first “Pakistani” backpacker entering Romania was the REAL issue here.
No, You were definitely not the first Pakistani backpacker in Rumania--many have done it before you. [I was fortunate to do Eastern Europe in 1992--not too long after the iron curtain was lifted.
I went through a similar harrowing experience, but mine was at the Rumanian-Hungarian border--Hungarians threw me back to Rumania; middle of the night I had to hitch a ride on a truck to sneak in Hungary. I have written about it in my travelogue, `Khusk wa tur mulk wa loag.`]
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#4 Posted by soysauce on March 23, 2004 3:57:58 pm
Very unusual destination for backpacking! Why Romania of all places? You sure had an adventure and a story to tell..
My feeling is that if you had offered the bulgarian immigration guy some money he might have called a cab for you..
My feeling is that if you had offered the bulgarian immigration guy some money he might have called a cab for you..
#3 Posted by echoboom on March 23, 2004 3:57:58 pm
Zain-Malik:
A good matter-of-fact reportage.
It is precisely that you are a proud muslim that most of us muslims would like to know more about your travels.
What else is ``adventurous?`` In some stupid minds it is anything that has nothing to do with being muslim.
just say your piece and move on. Inter-acting on a personal level thru e-mails or what not I would strongly discourage. In fact may I suggest not to flaunt around your addresses and numbers. Those aware of inter-net protocol stongly advise never ever to divulge such info. unless it is for business purposes.
It also shields you from those lonely ones who can`t find friends in ``real`` life.
I hope you would pay attention. You are a proud muslim and I care.
A good matter-of-fact reportage.
It is precisely that you are a proud muslim that most of us muslims would like to know more about your travels.
What else is ``adventurous?`` In some stupid minds it is anything that has nothing to do with being muslim.
just say your piece and move on. Inter-acting on a personal level thru e-mails or what not I would strongly discourage. In fact may I suggest not to flaunt around your addresses and numbers. Those aware of inter-net protocol stongly advise never ever to divulge such info. unless it is for business purposes.
It also shields you from those lonely ones who can`t find friends in ``real`` life.
I hope you would pay attention. You are a proud muslim and I care.
#2 Posted by temporal on March 23, 2004 2:13:23 pm
Zain:
first a warm welcome!... and hope you will continue to share and regale us with your travel experiences...whenever i get a chance...rather less and less of lately i try to get away and back pack...if you are still in TO we should get together someday and exchange notes...
...presently others will comment on what a liability being a muslim or pakistani is these days...i`d rather not indulge in that discussion for now...
rgds,
t
first a warm welcome!... and hope you will continue to share and regale us with your travel experiences...whenever i get a chance...rather less and less of lately i try to get away and back pack...if you are still in TO we should get together someday and exchange notes...
...presently others will comment on what a liability being a muslim or pakistani is these days...i`d rather not indulge in that discussion for now...
rgds,
t
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