We have taken the trains, yes. The sleeper train from Bucharest to Sighetu Marmatiei. The trains aren’t luxury but they were very, very warm when we travelled. Romanians don’t like opening windows so verging on the stifling. We only know what the sleeper compartments are like sorry, never travelled in a seat carriage. You could also take the bus, buses are pretty good. Roads should be clear, they’re very handy with the snow ploughs. Hiring a car is very cheap there if you take that route. Parking is horrible in Brasov but the train station is quite convenient.

Yes, we had snow on the ground here from October last year. Nothing like that the year before. But now, March, all gone and it’s quite warm. I’m not sure if we’ll be able to ski again or not, there’s still snow on the mountains but I don’t think there’s enough. Will pop up and look next week.

Susan, we very well might take you up on that, shoot me an email, we’ll be heading that way in summer for sure on the annual car tax/MOT trip. I’ll warn you, no luxury here, but an amazing, authentic experience. Cheers 🙂 And good luck with your adventure!