A Russian Family Was Isolated for 40 Years, Unaware of WWII (2013)

Re:A Russian Family Was Isolated for 40 Years, Unaware of WW... by oblio on Sunday August 28, 2016 @06:17AM (#12376001)

If you want remote experiences in Europe, check out Apuseni or Maramures in Romania. Entire remote regions with people mostly living like hundreds of years ago.

Apuseni: http://szelmob.com/viatori/images/Blog/transylvania/Apuseni-...

Maramures: http://romaniatourism.com/images/maramures/maramures-barsana...

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Re:A Russian Family Was Isolated for 40 Years, Unaware of WW... by madaxe_again on Sunday August 28, 2016 @08:34AM (#12376246)

Or pretty much all of Moldova outside of Chisinau. Cobbled streets, gas lighting, donkey carts. I doubt it's changed much in the past four years.

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Re:A Russian Family Was Isolated for 40 Years, Unaware of WW... by paganel on Sunday August 28, 2016 @07:50AM (#12376159)

+1 for this (even though as a Romanian I'm a little biased). For comparison, I got to visit Switzerland this summer. One of the most beautiful places I've visited, the mountains looked gorgeous, but I was continuously feeling that vibe that it was all a man-made park.

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Re:A Russian Family Was Isolated for 40 Years, Unaware of WW... by theklub on Sunday August 28, 2016 @07:09AM (#12376089)

When I was little I remember thinking everyone in Europe lived like that for some reason.

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Re:A Russian Family Was Isolated for 40 Years, Unaware of WW... by digi_owl on Sunday August 28, 2016 @09:19AM (#12376380)

And sometimes it feels like that is exactly what the tourist office wants.

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Re:A Russian Family Was Isolated for 40 Years, Unaware of WW... by ddalex on Sunday August 28, 2016 @11:05AM (#12376787)

Yes, please visit Transylvania. The vampires need fresh blood.

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