First of all... this would be a great question for you all, our clients, past, present and future to answer.

Why do you come to Romania? Some will answer just for the fun of it, others for their family, business, their lover :), everybody has got a reason. It would be great it you could share it to the world, so, we, Romanians, could realize the amount of reasons that manage to attract foreigners here.

I have a good reason for which I started to ask myself this question. Working everyday with foreigners, I just saw in them the need for money, no offense! They are investors here, so they have the right to think only of money. But, like in every field, activity, every day life, you realize that there are also exceptions.

I had the luck, the opportunity of meeting some fine investors, that came to inspect their "little" affair here, in the center of the country. We are talking about grown up men with fortune, with life experience that arrived here after 3 years, and I was there to hear their opinion on us: meaning our people, our culture, our beautiful sights, just about everything.

Because, a big part of Romanians have moved into all Europe, built a new life there, of course, being noticed by the foreigners most likely from a negative side, I was prepared to hear all kind of awful stories, as you are used to hear on TV. In a surprising way, after having a long talk with them, I realized that a foreigner's opinion can also be positive.

Let's here their happy thoughts on some of us, I would like to think that this is our country's majority:

- the will of being noticed through hard work,  sacrifice, devotion, desire of independence

- their feeling that we, Romanians, are sincere, honest and always on time

- and...last but not least, our big heart and uncommon hospitality

It was nice to hear that in the house of one of these guys, was working a Romanian mother, that had left her home and family to work hard in another country, alone, and far away from home. This guy had all the trust in the world in this woman that was only in charge of his house cleaning and shopping. He talked to me in a beautiful way, that made me see that our work is being valued, not many times in life, but it is enough once, but in such way.

Let's not talk about the fact that he was extremely disappointed that his kids, that grew up in feathers and comfort, will not know what it feels like to have the feeling of succeeding in life by yourself.  Wisdom words from his part: "I would have preferred them to work hard in order to gain their living and see them grow up grateful and happy that they have made it through hard times but great in the end". This was what he had saw here, the will to succeed, even if everything stands in your way.

So...it has no point going on on this theme, he made me saw that there is hope for us, the young generation. Of course, they were excited in getting to know the north of our country, its beautiful and unstained civilisation, the monasteries and the culture.

A gift like a national costume, with "catrinta", "opinci", "ie" and "fote", has moved a man that has it all, in an unimaginable way.

We have all that it takes to succeed, to call the foreigners troops to come visit us, because even if our economy is poor, we are spiritually very rich!

Let me hear your answers, of course, while you are looking for a great car on our website EuroCars.ro!

Discover Bucharest with a car rental from EuroCars

» Bucharest is the city of many parks and gardens, surrounded by lakes and forests. During the 1930's its tree-lined boulevards and architecture gave it the nickname 'Little Paris'. Also is famous for its very intensive night life. Romanian people is a latin one and the romanians love to live.

» Usually the arrival location is Bucharest Otopeni International Airport or Bucharest Baneasa Airport.  To see much of Bucharest, the best solution is to rent a car with EuroCars, you can do that by internet the most common and cheap solution, in case you don't know our address:  http://www.eurocars.ro or you can pick up your car from airport. The transfer from airport to your hotel/pension/rental apartment in Bucharest with EastComfort center is taking approx. 30-45 min. After settling in your private hotel room, Bucharest is yours , and we are sure that you will see a new face totally different, showing the rapidly developing of Eastern Europe.

• Bucharest's museums are for visitors a great attraction, especially the open air Village Museum (1936) in the Herastrau Park. Located in the heart of Bucharest, the museum represents for all Romanians and their foreign guests a sample of the Romanian spirit, a live image of the traditional village, a major expression of our natural art. It is an impressive ethnographic document and of social history. Also, you should not miss the National History Museum, the National Arts Museum and the "Grigore Antipa" Natural History Museum.

• The Museum of The Romanian Peasant is part of the large family of European Museums for Folk Arts and Traditions. Owner of an impressive collection of objects, even if otherwise poor - as far as the financia point of viewl, the Museum of The Romanian Peasant in spite of all these, has managed to put in practice a special type of museology. The original poetics developped in relation to the object was certain one of the reason why the Museum was awarded the EMYA - European Museum of the Year Award.

• Nicolae Ceausescu create his "Civic Centre", the center piece of which was a building of monumental proportions - the "House of the People", now the Palace of Parliament.With a total surface aria of 265,000 sq. m., it is the biggest in Europe and the second biggest in the world, after the Pentagon.

• Bucharest is a true "green capital" of Europe, Bucharest has many verdant oases, such as Cismigiu Park (arranged by Viennese architect F. Meyer), Herastrau Park (on the banks of the lake with the same name, a pleasant spot for recreation and water sports), Carol Park and The Botanical Garden.

Eating & Drinking

• Food in Romania is very good and cheap if you compare to western prices. It seems expansive for local standard of living. Although international cuisine is available in better quality restaurants, make sure that you savour the local Romanian dishes. Typical Romanian specialities include a range of soup - "ciorba", bacon, potatoes and beef or chiken."

• "Sarmale" is a spicy dish of bitter cabbage leaves stuffed with meat, and "Mititei" are small grill sausages perfumed with aromatic herbs. A range of excellent white and red Romanian wines of the famous vineyards of Cotnari, Murfatlar, Valea Calugareasca, Odobesti accompany local and international dishes to perfection.

Bucharest Surroundings

• A short trip offers you the possibility to combine a short sightseeing tour of Bucharest with the surrounding beautiful landscape offered by Snagov Lake and forest embroidered with monasteries and palaces.You can cross Snagov Lake by boat up to an island where you can visit the Snagov Monastery.

Having fun

• Bucharest offers many possibilities for a night full of fun. There are a lot of bars, night-clubs, casinos, cinemas and cabarets waiting for your choice. And that's not all, there is also a great variety of art exhibitions, concert halls, operas and theatres that would satisfy all tastes. Prices are reasonable and the atmosphere in bars, restaurants and night clubs is welcoming, romanians are warm-hearted people who like to enjoy themselves. Why not join them and have fun?

• - gambling in bucharest is big business, and it shows with the large amount of casinos some of them are in very beautiful historical buildings, and they often have genuinely good restaurants, open well into the early hours. The most attractive are the Casino Palace, incorporating the Casa Vernescu restaurant, in the Lens-Vernescu palace at Calea Victoriei 133, and the Victoria Casino - One of the older and better known casinos, which also has a dinner show. Gambling is available in both dollars and lei. Drinks are free, and there is no admission charge and Casino Bucharest near Hotel Intercontinental.

• Clubs&Disco - Of all the wonderful things that Bucharest has to offer, nightlife is not the least of them. There is something for everyone in this town.Like most other things in Bucharest, you often have to travel to find what you really want. Twicehas an overall space of 1.500 sq.m, divided between two floors, each with its distinctive personality, nice music for dancing and drinking. Salsa You and Me - Head to Salsa You and Me for come-one-come-all Latin grooves. Club Maxx is a huge disco popular with the local students. Don't get seperated from your friends you will struggle to find them again. Be prepared for the raunchy shows on the podiums, male and female!

EuroCars Rent A Car Romania

• October - cold

• November - colder

• December - the coldest:)

Experts claimed that this winter,  Europe is going to meet the worst winter in the last millennium, so please make sure to ask for equipped cars and all safety measures possible.

Remember...with EuroCars.ro, every season is like summer!

Desi intr-o prima faza fiecare dintre noi, roman fiind, are un talent deosebit de a vedea numai partile rele ale faptului de a fi roman, in mod majoritar pentru ca se loveste de diferite situatii care ii dau aceasta dreptate, exista si nenumarate parti bune, care ofera avantaje fiecaruia dintre noi.

Situatie concreta... inchirierile de masini/ rent a car...lucrand aproape 2 ani in acest domeniu, cu diversi clienti din nenumarate colturi ale lumii, am ajuns sa cred, in urma repetatelor lamentari ale acestora, ca preturile in domeniul rent-a-car si conditiile in tara noastra sunt intr-adevar piperate si respectiv exigente (si aici ma refer in mod evident la conditii).

Am ajuns si eu in acest an in situatia de a apela la serviciile de rent-a-car, in calitate de client strain in tara Catalanilor, Barcelona - Spania.

Cum incepe de fapt acest proces? In primul rand o nevoie implica in mod evident solicitarea unui serviciu cu scopul de a satisface aceasta cerere din partea oricarui client. Primul pas...cautarea pe internet a companiilor de profil, in principal minim 3-4, suficiente pentru a face o comparatie de pret, masini disponibile, conditii de inchiriere etc.

Nevoia noastra initiala (a mea si a prietenilor mei) era de a inchiria o masina din clasa Convertible, pentru a vizita superba Costa Brava, pe parcursul a 2 zile. Dupa consultarea site-urile de profil pe care le-am gasit pe internet, dorintele noastre se destramau treptat...un autoturism din clasa Decapotabila, gen Renault Megane Cabriolet ne ajungea la pret de 560 euro pentru 2 zile, si o garantie returnabila de 1070 euro.

Bun....ne depasea cu mult bugetul, si am ajuns la concluzia ca ar merge si orice masina capabila sa duca 4 oameni si bagajele lor pe Costa Brava. Am incercat varianta unui Ford Fiesta cu un pret rezonabil de 100 euro pentru 2 zile, insa garantia exagerata de 560 euro si taxele de sofer "tanar" (pana in varsta de 26 ani) respectiv de 25 euro / zi (pentru Megane) si 6 euro / zi pentru Fiesta diminuau deja puterea atractiei. In plus, nu se acceptau in nici un fel platile cash pentru valoarea perioadei de inchiriere, sa nu mai vorbim de garantie care este in mod obligatoriu blocata pe card.

Prin urmare...dupa lungi discutii cu doamna "draguta" de la call center-ul uneia dintre companii, am recurs la o varianta mai ieftina, de turist tanar, respectiv autobuzul :)

Experienta nu tocmai placuta, m-a adus cu gandul la conditiile oferite in tara, si la cat de ieftine sunt serviciile noastre in comparatie cu tarile dezvoltate ale Europei. Nu stiu nici acum daca aceste preturi "piperate" mi-ar fi adus plusul proportional cu valoarea serviciilor propuse insa imi propun sa aflu pe viitor!

Pana atunci...sa ne bucuram de micile avantaje ale tarii noastre :)

Si...sa inchiriem cu spor :D

Desi anul acesta este marcat de cuvantul criza, anul 2010 fiind deja sinonim cu acesta, incercati sa puneti siguranta familiei pe primul loc, nefacand rabat de calitate ci urmand sfaturile noastre simple si sigure pentru unicul scop de a va afla in siguranta!

Daca bugetul dvs. este restrans, nu trebuie sa insemne ca vacanta dvs. nu va fi cea pe care vi-o doriti sau de care v-ati bucurat in alti ani. Imaginati-va cum doriti sa fie aceasta si nu va abateti de la aceasta imagine. Cu un gram de simt al planificarii si unele sugestii din partea expertilor, adica echipa EuroCars, veti constata ca va puteti bucura de inca o vacanta de vis.

In acest an, EuroCars este la dispozitia dvs. cu oferte adaptate timpurilor pe care le traim si cu solutii pentru bugetele limitate.

Impreuna cu dvs. putem pune in realizare ideile de vacanta, realiza itinerariul cel mai sigur si astfel, veti economisi bani pe intreaga durata a drumului.

In continuare, cateva sfaturi utile pentru a va ajuta sa incadrati totalul de plata al vacantei in buzunarul de la pantaloni:

Nu uitati înainte de a pleca …

- Planificarea itinerariului, transport, rezervare a biletelor si a hotelurilor se face din timp pentru ca astfel puteti fi asigurati ca ati obtinut cele mai bune preturi, economisind atat timp si bani.

- Rezervarile online va pot uimi prin oferte avantajoase, asfel veti evita diferite comisioane ale agentiilor de turism.

- De asemenea, incercati sa ajungeti in tara recurgand la zboruri cu o companie aeriana low-cost cu aterizare intr-un oras din apropierea destinatiei dvs, in orase precum Cluj sau Timisoara, ofertele sunt mult mai competitive decat Bucuresti, si in plus…

- De asemenea alegeti datele de plecare-sosire in mijlocul saptamanii, astfel veti evita numeroase taxe de weekend

- Calatoriti cu copiii atata timp cat acestia sunt la varsta la care beneficiaza de reduceri …

- Calatoriti cu copiii? Familiile cu copii si studentii beneficiaza adesea de reduceri pentru transport si la punctele de atractie precum intrari la parcuri, muzee care sunt deseori chiar gratuite.

- Pentru solutii mai ieftine de cazare puteti lua in considerare si diferitele locatii de camping din tara.

- Asigurati siguranta copiilor pe durata calatoriei cu masina, prin inchirierea de scaune de copii, care sunt obligatorii pana la varsta de 4-5 ani si chiar indicate pana la varsta de 6 ani.

De retinut:

Copiii sunt in mod evident mai protejati in masini din clasa Compact catre Full-size, care sunt bineinteles si mai spatioase decat cele din clasa mini-economy, permitand manevrarea mai usoara a scaunelului copilului si a lucrusoarelor acestuia.

Nu ezitati sa solicitati informatii care va vor fi utile pe durata sejurului in tara! Nu uitati, o grija in minus este un plus de satisfactie!

Principalele puncte de inchirieri masini oferite de EuroCars Romania sunt: Bucuresti, Aeroportul Otopeni, Aeroportul Baneasa, Cluj, Timisoara, Brasov, Sibiu, Bacau, Iasi, Arad, Oradea, Targu Mures, Constanta, Galati, Ploiesti, Craiova, Sighisoara, Focsani, Piatra Neamt, Suceava etc

O zi placuta in continuare

Imagine a Sunday without Top Gear show on Discovery channel...a PERFECT one! in my case :) Being almost forced to watch this show every time it's on this channel, I realised that I might also find out interesting things, that can increase my knowledge in this ever stunning domain...of CARS! Because this time, I found out a very spicy detail on one of the most famous car brands in the world and also most secure, I believe I can also share to you, our EuroCars' friends.

So, let me tell you about this Continental Sensor System in the new VOLVO XC60. Fancy name :) Let's get serious, and talk about real facts. You might not be surprised to find out that the risk of rear-end collisions is particularly great in city traffic with its constant alternation between braking and accelerating. True! A number of 75 % of the accidents recorded by the police occur at speeds below 30 km/h. It is precisely at these speeds, in slow-moving or “stop and go” traffic, that this sensor system, developed and manufactured by Continental around the Closing Velocity (CV) sensor, reduces the risk of a rear-end collision.

How does it work? Fitted level with the inside mirror in the area cleaned by the windshield wiper, the sensor uses three infrared beams to probe the road up to some six meters in front of the vehicle. In this case, the sensor picks up vehicles which are stationary or traveling in the same direction. If the gap is less than the distance which must be regarded as critical at the current speed, the system causes the brakes to be applied automatically. Pretty clever, huh?

Theoretically, if the maximum speed differential between the vehicles would be of 15 km/h, a rear-end collision would be avoided in most cases. And, at greater relative speeds, the severity of the impact would be considerably minimised. At the same time, the City Safety system optimizes occupant protection by providing additional data to the airbag control unit and triggering the restraint systems as required. Like the front and side airbag initiation sensors, this is also a Continental product.

All clear until now. But let's see what happens when the theory is put into practice. Just today, when I was looking for additional information about this innovating system that had really got me started into promoting this cool stuff from Volvo, I came across an article that totally changed my opinion in this aspect.

Let's see how, at a media event in Sweden, the Swedish manufacturer chooses to show off its latest technology: the new collision detection system on the S60.  Because the theory you already know it: the sensors in the car detect obstacles in the road ahead, applying the brakes to slow or even stop the car before a big crunchy mess occurs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJ6z3IArINI

As you can well see it...it was not a success. What did Volvo said about it? The blame in the failure of the technology was a battery issue which, would have been easily spotted by a human driver. Of course, as they claimed, the collision detection system had also worked perfectly several times before the crash.

Maybe the sensors have failed, but as we can see, if there had been a driver in the driver's seat, he would have been in safety, because the S60's crash structures were effective.

Must recognise that it was a surprise, but still believe that Volvo can put it together, because the safest cars in the world still belong to this Swedish brand!