In life there will be a lot of people you will have the chance to meet. Some will be uninteresting and you will go on further without looking back, others will put their print deep into your life and your beliefs in a matter of minutes.

One of the people from the second category is mister Adrian Irvin Rozei, which I had the pleasure of meeting yesterday, while I was hired to be his driver for the day.

Even if now he is established in France his love for Romania is obvious, without needing any questions. I was fascinated the entire trip, listening to mister Rozei talk with his friend, none other than mister Radu Negrescu-Sutu.

At the time, admitting my limitations, ignorance, lack of knowledge at so many levels and my youth, I sat quiet, barely opening my mouth, without knowing the importance of the people traveling in the same car as me. There is so much out there… things that we don’t know, or have not heard of.

This is why I sit here, in front of the computer, trying to share a bit of my discovering.

A simple Google search of the two names above will reveal things to you, that I am sure will be a surprise.

For those a bit more lazy, here are a few links:

Radu Negrescu Sutu

Adrian Irvin Rozei

Did I tickle your curiosity yet?

If you come to the point in driving from Romania to/through Bulgaria, and you have decided to cross the border at Calafat/Vidin, there are a few things you need to know:

• IT IS NOT FREE
• Romanian harbor tax is 6 € (20 lei)
• The ferry ride with a small car and a passenger is 26 €, and it will take you about 1 hour to cross the Danube
  
• Vignette is obligatory, it is available for 3 days if you are in transit and it is 5 €
• The Bulgarians will issue you an insurance available for few days, and that is 2 €/person

Besides these costs, I was not required to pay anything else. The European Bulgarian roads are quite nice and smooth, but if you take off to national roads, be advised there will be plenty of potholes.