Bucharest's historic district of Lipscani with its swarm of restaurants, cafés, pubs and bistros welcomes non-smokers and people who have a condition aggravated by smoke with a strong, rude, primitive message: scram, you're not welcome here. This is a smokers-only area so fuck off.

Now this is a city brand at its best: Real Bukresh love!

BucharestApp is a map rendering of Bucharest based on OpenStreetMap data, with a place finder panel and routing — Mac OS X Leopard (10.5) required.

Via Loudhush.

Mr. Gontz' run down on Bucharest pollution: RespiRo video.

Are any other places in this whole wide world where lazy-assed taxi drivers refuse rides "because they're not interested to go in that direction"?

Novices! You've seen nuthin' until you observe the honking habits in Bucharest.

I just discovered Town Frames — an intriguing collection of fossilized, anachronistic signage from Bucharest — too bad the blog itself gathers dust since february 2006, just like its inhabitants.

Ikea a couple of weeks ago, now Starbucks opened in Bucharest the first outlet. Knowing we're on the right track feels reassuringly good.

Did you know that you can pay for the fare with credit card when using Fly Taxi cabs? Now you know. The tip will be included in the charge. How things change!