It’s pretty hard to find some cool real paintings at a decent price nowadays so I thought I’d give you a good tip if you are looking for some highly original decorations for your walls. Teodor Moraru is a Painter and Professor from the University of Arts in Bucharest and when he’s not teaching, well, he paints :)

Feel free to browse through his portfolio at www.teodormoraru.ro and see wether you find something that you like. On the right you can see my personal favorite.

It’s a pity that great painters like Teodor Moraru don’t have the means to promote themselves in a proper Romanian online gallery - maybe some of you art lovers out there will find this an interesting idea someday. Think about offline artists, artists that don’t create in Photoshop or other digital tools, what chance do they have in this Internet era?

Besides Mr.Moraru, I know personally two other great painters that sell only to close friends - because they never had means to promote themselves or money to organize a gallery. Another good friend of mine paints bottles of wine in a unique way. Galleries from Paris heard about him and buy his stuff occasionally, but do we care? Internet should help in this area, don’t you think?

Later edit: Others have recognized Teodor Moraru’s value. Great articles in Ziarul Financiar and Jurnalul National.

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Great stuff:

If you buy my product but don’t read the instructions, that’s not your fault, it’s mine.
If you read a blog post and misinterpret what I said, that’s my choice, not your error.
If you attend my presentation and you’re bored, that’s my failure.
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via Seth Godin (read the full article)

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Metallica, originally uploaded by kirk jarvis.

Although we already bought tickets for Metallica concert in Prague, Metalhead comes with some great unofficial but pretty certain news - Metallica will perform in Bucharest on 26 July 2008, probably at Romexpo. This makes a lot of sense, as they are performing one day before in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Seems that Bucharest is the place to be in 2008 if you are a fan of live concerts - we will host this summer performances of: Kylie Minogue, Lenny Kravitz, Manowar, Nelly Furtado, Metallica, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Kaiser Chiefs and even a rumor that Madonna will perform in Constanta in late May…….wow that’s a lot of …ahhmmm …money!

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Am actualizat siteul ZAN Hotel (Voineasa) si au aparut doua noi oferte care cred ca v-ar putea atrage atentia:

1. ZAN Hotel Aniversar - in Noiembrie ZAN sarbatoreste 1 an de la infintare - astfel aveti discount de 10%, respectiv 20% pentru 1 noapte, respectiv 2 nopti petrecute la ZAN. Daca stati 3 nopti, a 3-a este gratuita.
2. ZAN Hotel - Pachet special de CRACIUN - cu 340 Eur, respectiv 400 Eur puteti sta 4, respectiv 5 nopti cu toate cele incluse

Totodata au aparut si tarifele complete. Worth every penny!!!

Camera în regim single …………………..120 Ron/noapte (include micul dejun)
Camera în regim double …………………200 Ron/noapte (include micul dejun)
Închiriere bicicletă ……………………………………..5 Ron / ora
Închiriere zona SPA …………………………………..15 Ron / ora
Închiriere teren sport ………………………………..50 Ron / ora
Închiriere teren sport nocturnă …………………100 Ron / ora
Minge fotbal ………………………………………………5 Ron/ ora
Rachete badminton ……………………………………10 Ron/ora

Enjoy, si nu uitati sa incercati SPA-ul ! BONUS - in poza de mai sus, 2 dintre cei 3 craci sunt ai mei :)

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I just launched the new website of ZAN Hotel (www.zanhotel.ro), a great place that can accommodate you in Voineasa, Romania.

This is not just an article to promote a new website that I created, but it’s a sincere recommendation for those of you looking for a nice place to relax and enjoy some cool days in this time of heat. I’ve had the occasion to spend some days at ZAN Hotel and let me tell you - it was a great experience that I would be willing to repeat at least every weekend (Mr. Manager - do you hear that? :)). I was there to take pictures for the website, but unfortunately the weather was cloudy and I could not capture the essence of ZAN’s exterior beauty. I’ll get back there as soon as I can to fix this.

The thing that shocked me most was that you don’t expect to find such conditions in Voineasa - mountain resort that did not attract to many investors and is still considered to be one of the remains of the communism era in Romania. Except from ZAN, you can find almost only old hotels that were renovated a century ago but with up-to-date prices.

It’s a pity this happens, because Voineasa is a great place to relax - it offers you many hiking/trekking trails, a beautiful scenery, lots of activities to perform in all seasons: skiing & winter sports, mountain biking, hiking, trekking, ATVs, horse-back riding, hunting for wild cocks, boars and bears, etc. Also the place is recommended for it’s super clean and ionized air and is considered to be a national health resort.

ZAN Hotel offers you 4 star accommodation, with very stylish interiors, rooms with air conditioning and internet and a bunch of facilities you can use: restaurant, pub, conference room, football field (that can used also during the night - nocturnal) - and in the basement, the best SPA i ever had the chance to try. Let me tell you, this SPA has it all: wet and dry sauna, solarium, fitness center, pool and the incredible jacuzzi. The SPA can be used any time of day and night, and if you get lucky to be the only one using the jacuzzi or pool, you can lock the doors and enjoy the ride to paradise.

Spending some time with your friends at ZAN Hotel makes you feel at home, like you own the place and it’s your private mountain chalet. All of this happens thanks to a friendly staff, a cozy atmosphere and a great cook.

You can book a room online and the price is extremely good: 34€ for a single room and 64€ for a double room - it’s great value for this money.

The website is only in Romanian for now but it will soon have an English version. Please don’t hesitate to make any recommendations for the website - constructive criticism and praises ;-) are highly appreciated.

If you get the chance to visit ZAN Hotel and take some cool pictures at the location, send them to me and I’ll be happy to host them on ZAN Hotel website.

Thanks!

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