25 km on Romania’s ‘Camino’ – I slept in a Barrel! | Transylvania, Romania

Today, I will continue my hike on Via Transilvanica, Romania’s 1400 km trail that crosses the entire country.

Learn more about Via Transilvanica https://www.viatransilvanica.com/en/

Where I stayed in Richis https://www.booking.com/Share-FUpnwdp
Where I stayed in Medias https://www.booking.com/Share-Bf8DuW

My previous videos from this series:
Part 1 https://youtu.be/29cFV5pSXbc
Part 2 https://youtu.be/kyxOygg63wU

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hi my name is Olivia and I’m excited to take you along On my journey to Transylvania Romania in today’s video I will continue my journey on viat transilvanica Romania’s 1400 km trail that crosses the entire country offering a rich cultural experience inspired by similar trails around the world Viet transilvanica is above all a social project with its focus on building Community today I’ll be walking from rkish to medas concluding my adventure with a unique accommodation [Music] good morning from rkish today I’m going to continue my walk on Via transilvanica all the way to medas this is going to be 19 km approximately I haven’t actually checked the official guide I’m really looking forward to today’s walk yesterday I had a great time which made me more excited for today and um I also have a really nice accommodation boook for the evening [Music] I’m back on the road today’s walk is a bit different than the one yeah yesterday I got this road that already crossed the village yesterday uh there was a lot of Forest hiking now it’s a bit of an easier walk although there’s still elevation and uh yeah it’s 21° today really nice Spring weather there’s still nobody I have not seen one single person hiking on this Trail so far and it’s uh it’s lovely really peaceful and Qui yet I left my accommodation quite late um I had breakfast there normally I would leave a bit earlier yeah looking forward to to seeing medas as well where I’m arriving especially since I got a really interesting accommodation [Music] [Applause] [Music] booked hey here is the next sign look how beautiful this is imagine this when the grass is going to be green it’s absolutely stunning and this is my trail [Music] I had to stop here for a little bit because it’s just so peaceful and uh I have this entire view to myself and the weather is perfect and uh there’s nobody else so um if you enjoy hiking alone if you’re looking for a trail that’s not popular if you’re looking for untouched nature you might want to give your Transylvania a chance because there are many many untouched places in uh in Romania and especially if you’re camping you can find some amazing spots where you would have nature all to yourself really really impressed honestly my faith in humanity was was restored these past two days and uh oh this wind and the Sun [Music] I’m just going to sit here for five more minutes and then I’ll get going because I don’t want to don’t want to get there too late also another thing I want to mention about the the hike it’s it’s not too difficult it’s meant to be for everyone so uh when I saw that Forest hike yesterday I thought it was going to be more difficult but that was just a a small stretch compared to the Camino I would say it’s similar it’s it’s got a similar difficulty overall from what I could see so far [Music] [Applause] this is just a walk on the grass there’s no actual path but um I did watch the signs so I am on the good track and the road is there so it’s just meant to be more beautiful here [Music] I’m hoping I’m on the right um path oh yeah I see a sign there’s the tiny T sign very different scenery from uh from one day to the next yesterday there was this Forest hike or I was walking by the side of the forest with this open view but now I got this hilly walk it’s also a really beautiful views [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] I took a detour as there’s supposed to be a restaurant here but it’s closed I would have love to stop for for something to drink and break again maybe this is because we’re a bit out of season I’m finally getting back on the trail [Music] I took this huge detour hoping that the restaurant would be open and uh had to walk by the main road which was not too fun and I’m looking forward to getting somewhere to just sit down and have a drink I know you can just sit down somewhere and enjoy the view but I didn’t bring anything with me like any food any snack any drink or anything I only have some water for the road so um yeah that’s a bit of a downside this is a long steeve hike it is really [Music] hot I’m really looking forward to rewarding myself with a specialty coffee and a slice of carrot cake so uh that’s going to be the treat at the end of the trail which is exciting and this is my current [Music] walk really really [Music] beautiful still completely alone [Music] [Music] [Music] we got this uphill hike again I’m getting really tired at this point so really looking forward to getting to my destination although it is all so beautiful and uh I’m feeling great uh I lost my training a little bit over the winter so um I’m just tired and I still got I think 1 hour and a half to go hopefully less H but I’m really looking forward to getting there and getting some food and relaxing a little bit at my uh Spa Barrel accommodation you’ll see what I’m talking about oh no we got a lot of barking dogs coming at me this is probably the main problem approach [Music] oh good with the dogs um the owner ran towards me just to make sure that the dogs are fine oh I can see more dogs okay more dogs well the owner was telling me how uh he’s he’s letting them lose with the animals but uh yeah not great for uh for hikers he he ran towards me the dogs calm down when um when the owner was next to me and uh these ones just right here in the in the forest didn’t get too close to me it was all good uh I’m not particularly scared of dogs and these ones are also a bit scared so they are barking but they’re also keeping the distance because they’re a bit scared to get close to you so uh so hopefully they wouldn’t be they wouldn’t do anything other than barking I hope I’m now in this beautiful Forest the owner of the dogs told me that um I got 30 40 minutes to Media where I’m going which is uh which is amazing because I thought it was going to be longer than that so uh that was good news I accidentally took a wrong turn I mean I was supposed to turn right and I I I didn’t pay attention and I didn’t realize that so I just followed the main Forest Road and I took a detour and I’m so tired hopefully not too long left I reached that point but I really want to stop but I can’t do that because I need to reach my destination there is no other option so here we are [Music] finally going downhill after a steep hike I really love to get to my accommodation Before Sunset because that’s a really nice place and I would like to see it and uh also uh film it so you can see it but I don’t know if I’m going to make it I also need to to get to the coffee shop first because I need need to charge my phone a little bit the place my competition is uh pretty far away I need to cross the entire town so I would rather stop in the Town Center to to charge my phone and uh and have a coffee and uh my carrot cake reward then I’ll get to my accomodation and I’ll have dinner there they seem to have a really nice restaurant it’s also a spa so they should have a SAA and a hot tub and things like that hopefully they’re all open and then working so we’ll see about that but the sooner I get there the more I can enjoy it I also have tomorrow morning but I would like to enjoy it this evening so um yeah I’ll see that does not look great this is really steep like I’m tired but I’ll get going got to think of the coffee and the carrot cake and dinner at a really nice place and uh all the nice things although my phone is dying so hopefully I’ll uh I’ll make it to the coffee shop before that here we go and this keeps going I’m really hoping for a nice view at the end because otherwise this is too much work there is no View at the end it’s more Forest I’m uh starting to see people cycling in this area I’m getting close to this town H yeah I saw around six people so far cycling which is good that means I’m getting close to civilization still looking forward to that coffee and especially getting to my accommodation and uh putting my backpack down and enjoying a nice evening and especially dinner I had two sandwiches today in the morning and that’s it and it’s uh after 5:00 p.m. now so really looking forward to dinner as well I’m just uh picturing the reward at the end of the day because that gets me really excited I can see the town here [Music] this Forest seems never ending I can see the town if only I could fly over there that would be great look how beautiful this is [Music] wow the trail goes this way look at the beautiful view [Music] [Music] [Music] there are actually many people here uh who just came to watch the sunset which is really nice I’m I’m really close to the town so I’m feeling much better now I’m hoping I’m on the right Trail though almost in the town Mar reward uh Cafe place might actually be closed almost 6:00 p.m. I think so not sure about that but I’m I’m definitely going to have dinner at my accommodation so still excited I just lost my energy so that’s the town and it seems like I’m taking this detour yay I’m actually considering taking some uh transportation from the city center to my accommodation just because uh it’s getting dark and I really want to enjoy the place instead of crossing the town um because I’m going to see the town tomorrow anyway so I’m going to walk back into the old Center so uh yeah I’ll see but this is still beautiful I’m now in the town and I got 27 minutes uh to the center and then from there I still need to walk all the way North vation is outside of the Town yeah that might take a long time actually and uh really hoping to be able to charge my phone at the coffee shop because I might need to call someone when I get to my accommodation so need to make sure I have a phone available here we are sun is almost setting and uh yeah I should have left earlier I [Music] guess since it is almost here this is definitely the place to be and um it seems like my coffee shop is open until 10 p.m. so I’m getting the carade yay I got to my accommodation and I mind blown so first of all this is the view from my Barrel this is my table without that view and now the most important part this is my [Music] barrel and as we go inside [Music] we got this Lounge area here you can change the temperature this is the heating on and off and this is my bed and this is it this is so lovely uh they also have a hot tub but there was someone in there so I didn’t film them so they have a sauna a hot tub um Al cart dinner this is a spa and accommodation and also let me show you the bathroom so as we go out here on the right we got the s and um and the hot tub and here on the left got the bathrooms and you get assigned one bathroom which is yours so I got a key and bathroom number [Music] two and [Music] here I got my own heated bathroom the heating is already on just in case I want to come [Music] later this is amazing here you have more barrels and look at this view as we’re going downstairs this is absolutely amazing I have no words here’s my Barrel again I don’t think there’s anyone staying in these other barrels I’m not sure and these are more barrels this place would be translated in English as transylvania’s barrels I will link it in the description and uh it’s in Med and it’s and it’s amazing a this place is lovely I’m sorry I didn’t get to stay for longer I will definitely come back in the summer so apparently this is my chance to use the hot tub so I’ll try to do it as fast as I can and hopefully maybe I can get it to myself what a beautiful end for this day and this concludes my Transylvania Journey I’m now in my Barrel relaxing this is very cute this is a very small intimate place you might not want to share it with your friends because you would be really close as usual at the end of the day and at the end of the hike it’s that time where I really want to share my thoughts but I’m so tired that is very difficult to to add it all together I’m so happy I decided to to do this hike it’s really interesting how I told some people that I was going to go hiking alone and some reactions were oh my God isn’t that going to be dangerous isn’t that going to be weird shouldn’t you be looking for a group not because it’s actually dangerous and since people kept telling me how I shouldn’t be hiking alone I did become anxious myself around it because I was thinking oh what if this is weird this is not going to be like the Camino people might not be as friendly but it’s so not true everyone was super friendly I’m really happy I decided to do this because now having done it I don’t see what the problem is I don’t see why some people wouldn’t and I enjoyed two lovely days in nature by myself today’s hike was not easy I I feel really tired I feel like I wouldn’t be able to do the same hike tomorrow for example the fact that it’s over and tomorrow I can rest makes it fine but it wasn’t easy I think it was around 19 20 km I’ll uh look it up and add it on the screen if I find the exact distance I will definitely come back at some point and do more of the trail one downside at the moment is that it was impossible to find accommodation in some places because they’re not open yet but I’m hoping that that’s not an issue in the summer also today I couldn’t find any restaurant open or any place I could stop only some um small shops where you could buy uh snacks and things like that if I compare it to the Camino even though I haven’t had the experience during the summer where you’ll have more hikers so it will probably be a little bit more lively but I’m pretty sure there aren’t enough people to find them on the trail still if I would compare it this is um more wild I guess you’re you’re m in nature more and there there aren’t any people around and uh you have nature to yourself you can camp whatever you want and once I got over my first day I was so comfortable with the entire hike I felt so good along the way uh the trail was well marked um honestly just no issues so I loved this experience [Music]