Thank you for watching another installment of our adventures around Europe. As you can see in the video. We are absolutely loving Romania. We couldn't recommend it enough! If you have visited or you are from Romania, then please leave any must visit suggestions in a comment below. We are currently heading south west from Brasov. Take care and all the best to you all! 👍❤️ www.linktree.com/louandsylw
@@Adi-lv9bo Thank you for watching Adi. We just followed a route recommended by the ranger at the entrance to the park. We didn't leave the trail. Maybe the sign was intended for that piece of forest behind the sign. All the best 👍
I think it is called the red lake,because in the fall,the leaves fall on the lake water ,and because of the oxidation,the water become s red.Only in the fall,before the winter.
About that dog in the beginning I once visited a place in Romania, high up in the mountains, and they had 2 guard dogs. One was a girl german shepherd. The other was another half german shepherd girl, but half wolf. Seems the old lady had some desires and she free roamed around the cabins... she found a mate in a wild wolf. There were no other male dogs in the area. 2 cabins very high in the mountains. In an area known to have free roaming wolfs, that have become more and more domesticated over the years. It's not inconceivable. The resulting dog was freaking incredible. In speeds and stamina and intelligence. When I was there one of the times she was 6 months old. And already was beating her mother at everything. Was super careful with the tourists. And just butted herself into everyones lives and food. She would not let you leave the cabin on walks without her supervision. And she was just relentless. One day I had this big stick, that she had to take away from me, and when she clamped on it, she didn't let go. I was a kid too, and pretty stubborn as well. I dragged her by the stick for 2 hours. And eventually I gave up the stick. She was so proud of it, and had to show everyone she beat me eventually, and one minute later she let go of the stick as well. It's the best dog I ever met. Had such positive energy. Always willing to play or eat or cuddle. Whatever. She was prolly tired of the same old guy living there, and the other dog (her mom). All she had was tourists.
What a brilliant story. Thank you for sharing. It's hard to say what Misha is crossed with but I would guess she is half GSP. I couldn't think of another breed that has those colours and her size. She is coming onto 7 months now and she is about 25kg. So she is going to big about the size of a male GSP when fully grown I should think. Hope you are okay and all is well. All the best 👍
The gorge and it's surroundings kind of reminded me of back home in the UK. Beautiful green hills everywhere. Romania is well worth a visit of you ever get chance. Best of luck with the new pup. Hope he gets better for you! 👍❤️
Welcome to Romania. In the Sibiu area you can travel on Transfagarasan or Transalpina roads. Jeremy Clarkson said after crossing the Transfăgărăşan that he walked on "the most spectacular road in the world". In Romania live over 60% of the bear population of Europe. You often see them on the roadsides or on the outskirts of mountain towns looking for food. Be careful. In summer you can also visit the Black Sea coast and the Danube Delta. Have a nice trip !
Thank you John. We really appreciate you watcing, commenting and for the suggestions. We are in Sibiu today. We visited Balae Lac and the Transfagarasan highway yesterday and although the top half was closed because of the snow, we still really enjoyed it and took the cable car to see the road a the top. Phenomenal place! A true work of art! 😍 Ps. We love Romania! 👍❤️
Thank you very much brother. We are actually loving it in Romania. I never thought I would be saying that! 😅 But its true. Hope you and the kiddies are all well 👍
amazing views! I knew Romania is beautiful, but your video convinced me to visit this country. I think 15-20 min films are also a good option, although today the video was so interesting that I could watch for an hour more!
Thank you Ewa 😍 Sylw wants one a week but I am not sure atm. We will definitely work our way to 1 a week. Romania is beautiful btw. The best is yet to come! ❤️👍
Wow just Wow what a beautiful country another fantastic upload guys informative and brilliantly put together as usual. Looking forward to the next update on your guide to Europe. Stay safe guys.👍🏼
Thank you 😍 We are loving Romania. It's beautiful here. It's really hard to show everything you love about a place in a short video on here. But I must say the first place in the next video is probably the best place we have seen in Romania! 😍 Ciacus Mountains 😍👍
Hi Lou Sylw, what a beautiful country,the views are outstanding you take me to some of the most beautiful places I have ever seen,it is great to see Sylw back looking as lovely as ever what a fun loving woman 👩,Lou you do some marvellous drone shots it shows so much that you would not see without the drone,just love the Banter banter between you it’s so entertaining lol just love it ,can I ask you wear did you to first meet up ,so glad you did you are made for each other,although you do try to punch each other of the mountains ⛰ lol ,it’s so nice to see all 5 dogs getting on so well together it must cost a fortune to feed them just love all of them,well you two this was a first glass blog everything in this blog was beautiful stunning fantastic one hell of a place,till next time take care keep yourself safe love 💕 you both,John 🥹💕😂🤣🤩👀☃️❄️🌨⛄️🏰🥂🦮🦮🦮🦮🦮🧑🦽👨🦽
Thank you as always John. We met in the US nearly 11 years ago working in a summer camp. All 5 dogs are great and your right. It does cost a fortune to feed them! Especially seeing as they won't eat the dry food on its own. We have to mix in some wet food with it! 😂 All the best! 👍❤️
Another great adventure for you guys in beautiful Romania, love watching your videos , great team , such excellent footage and great production, hugs to all the dogs xx
Thank you Andrew. This is so very kind of you to say. I was trying to get a video up yesterday but Sylw is in a cast on her ankle now and I have been too busy with all the dogs! 😅 All the best to you 👍
Thanks for this one guys. Hadn’t really ever considered Romania before, but enjoyed your update and agree it’s worth a visit. Look forward to the next one, long or short, it’s up to you
Thank you for watching and leaving such a lovely comment. We didn't know what to expect with Romania but its absolutely beautiful. We are so happy it isn't how we imagined it to be. I am not just saying this but look out for the next one, it gets better here 😅 Stay safe and all the best 👍
Absolutely loved this one guys, quality footage without having to click bait people in, well done! Loved seeing the tops of the tops of the trees and your banter, is it wrong that our favourite bits are Lou falling??? 😂😂x
Thank you guys. We really appreciate you for watching another one of our videos 😍 The top of the tree comment is the main reason I don't like doing the talking over... I just can't speak properly 🤣 I also had to slide down that mountain on my backside for the top 20% of it but my camera died and I couldn't record it. But it was sketchy and very dangerous tbf! 😅 Ps. I never know which thumbnail to use or what title. I am kind of beyond caring about that now. I just stick the video up and hope for the best! 🤷🏼♂️ 😂
Glad to see you two are enjoying our country!:) It is called the Red Lake because of some local legends where some people died and their blood got in the lake. So, it doesn’t matter that his water is green, the red title comes from the legends. :)
Brilliant. We love it here in Romania. The next video we explore the Brasov region and we are currently on the outskirts of Transfagarasan which will be another video 😅 Anyway, thank you so much for the information! The signs were only in Romanian and we couldn't find any information online. It is a very beautiful location and the gorge around the corner was amazing to. Unfortunately it was just too windy to get the drone up, so that will keep that in our memories! 😍👍
@@Lou_Sylw_Bulgarian_Rescue_Dogs That region is indeed, gorgeous! 😍 You’re welcome! I’ve been there when i was little in the summer, and i tried to enjoy a lake ride, but i was to afraid of the roots that kept sticking out of the lake. 🤦♀️Hope you’ll enjoy the rest of your travel trough Romania. The Transfagarasan it’s a wonder!
Well, you have chosen the worst season to visit those places. Try to see them on autumn when the vegetation is green, yellow, brown and reddish. You'll love it.
We were there for the summer too. I just haven't had time to put the rest of the videos together yet. It's also nice to see these places without 1000's if people. I let my imagination make everything green 😂👍
Hello! Welcome to my country Romania! I wish you to enjoy your stay in my country. I am from the extreme south of the countryside in Romania. But I definitely have to say visiting the mountains is the best decision for tourists and travelers because there is where nature truly hides the beautiful treasures. If you can I recommend to visit the city Sibiu, it's a charming city and the people are nice. I have found memories of the city from years ago. In the countryside in the south there is not much to see other than us the local farmers. And villages are slowly starting to get modernized. If you are not vegan or vegetarian then for food I definitely recommend sarmale our most famous national dish. Other good dishes are ciorbă de perișoare and also mici.
Thank you very much for all of your tips and recommendations. We are loving Romania. It's absolutely beautiful here. We are currently exploring the centre close to Sibiu. So we will definitely visit there in the next few days. Then we will move down to the south and explore there too. We have about 3 weeks left here and we already don't want to leave!! 😅👍❤️
Wonderful video and such stunning views with great walks and the wild life must be amazing? Watch out for the bears though. Keep on enjoying and staying safe. Best wishes to you both and catch up again very soon. X X
Thank you Andy. It gets better here aswell. I must admit though. The bears do put me on edge. We saw one last week about 20 yards from the van and they are big fellas 😅 Hopefully all these dogs we have pay us back with protection 😂 All the best mate! 👍 ❤️
Thank you Dave. You have to back yourself don't you. As long as I get the first hit in I should be fine 😂 I read that a grizzly can take a mooses head off with one hit 😨 I definitely couldn't outrun one either as they they can shift 50 yards in 3 seconds. So a straightner it is! 😅💪
Brilliant update guys. You are definitely the new Alan Whikker & Judith Chalmers! I visited Romania in 1983 as a kid with my parents when Ceaucescu was in charge. Flew into Constanta and went to the beach resort of Mamaia. 1. I recall statues and posters of Ceaucescu everywhere 2. Old fashioned trams. 3. Food poisoning from the hotel! 4. The currency (Lei) was that up and down. Bread 50p one day, next £2.50 - they issued food vouchers! 5. Men knocking on hotel room door selling tights! 6. People queuing for basic food when the shop was empty. I'm so pleased to see you can now visit these places - under Communism you were only allowed to visit certain areas. Take care guys - Oh & btw Sywl English is impeccable! She even knows the Northern slang terms!
Thank you Jonathan 😂👍 We were actually just recently talking about Sylw's accent. She was curious if the people watching could understand her clearly. I bet it's changed some since then. We have been speaking to some local people, who actually said they preferred Romania in that period. They said the people were much kinder to each other and the community spirit was high! 🤷 Anyway, we are not just saying this but Romania is turning out to be one of our favourite places. We thought it might be similar to Abania in terms of the dogs and litter but it's quite the opposite. The landscape and roads are also unbelievable. Not to forget the people have been so welcoming and very accommodating. Which is rare when people see the campervan 😅 Take care and all the best! 👍
Wow, it was in no shape or form pleasent under communism but man are you blowing it out of proportion...statues of Ceaușescu everywhere? It's like you describe North Corea :)))
@@jonathangoddard3426 since is my country I should know better :)))), and yes it was bad but North Korea, really? It was the same shit as any country under communism at that time...so we all lived in as you call it North Korea.
@@jonathangoddard3426 actually it was a lot of austerity but with a real sense of sovereignty and economic independence. We replaced that with the new economic imperialism today being just a colony happy with the glass balls of the western prosperity. We did some sacrifices for a better future until the financial world leadership understood that romania will not feed anymore the American banks and, as Barack Obama said about the China, we would not help anymore America to keep up them good life standards from the increasing interests of the American banks. After '90 al we built in 30 years was break down in the next 10 years after the American-Russian (agreement) "revolution". Today everyone understood that was a foolish politic to produce everything cheap in China because we will have to begg later everything from them. What still can be seen in Romania is a very few of what could be saved in '90 with a good conservation politic in terms of cultural and economic heritage.
Another enjoyable video with superb footage Loui. Glad your back on the trail and away from the tragedy in Ukraine, nice to see a smile again. Looking forward to the next one, as for length of video, keep it the same, it's good for two cups of tea. As for Romania, I remember top gear did an episode there, spectacular is too small a word.
Thank you Glenn 😊👍 I am with you on that one. Sylw is much happier now too. She is loving Romania. She said it reminds her of Poland growing up. I think it's beautiful here. It gets better everyday aswell 😍 Top Gear did a trip of Transfagarasan. We are heading there this week. It will be the start of the third video 👍
Thank you for another kind comment mate. This is a little disagreement we have been having tbh 😅 Sylw thinks I should make 2 shorter videos of around 20 minutes and put out 1 a week 🤷🏼 Anyway, I hope you are well. Take care and all the best! 👍
We love watching you guys, you are both like sunshine, bright and cheerful, very welcoming, and leaves you wanting more. Really loving your furry family, they are amazing and so well behaved. Stay safe guys, sending love and very best wishes xx
Thank you Mike & Donna. So very kind of you to watch another one of our videos and leave such a lovely comment. The dogs are great but they all have there good and bad habits. But I am sure you already know that having owned so many dogs yourselves 😅 Take care and all the best to you both and of course Billy & Willow 😍🐶🐶
Another stunning vlog you two ❤️ Totally LOVE your drone footage. I need to learn to fly ours. It's great to see you back winding each other up and back on your travels 😁. Look forward to the next one 💜x
Thank you very much. Your both to kind! 👍 I will teach you my top tips one day in the near future. I say be brave and keep it simple. Start with just up and down. Its the easiest way as you can see everything in its flight path. If you have a DJI drone you could also use the 'Quickshots' tab. It completely controls itself with that 😅👍❤️
There is so much unexplored by tourists in general. Glad that you share us places that most tourists don't record. You have the receipe for fun, not going to lie over this, i really had fun watching this.
Thank you. Romania is just so beautiful. We want to move there now. We tried to see everything but its impossible. The country is so vast and there is so much nature to see. We have 2 more videos to make as well. 👍
Aw brilliant. Thank you for watching. Its absolutely beautiful. You should take a camping car or tent up there in the summer. You wouldn't regret it! 😍👍
Red Lake was created about 200 years ago when a big rock from the Ucigașul peak slide down and blocked the valley where two small rivers met each other and formed the lake.
omg you two come away from the edge 🤢 stunning views and glad to see your back safe and sound and the doggies and safe and healthy ….your both going to be as fit as a butchers dog (Northerner saying lol) climbing them hills 😍😍😍😍keep each other safe and keep enjoying life 💋💋💋
Thank you for watching 😊👍 I definitely feel fitter than I did at the start. Struggled to walk up a hill at the start and now we can do these mountain treks! 😅 Anyway, we hope your all well and out enjoying yourselves! 👍❤️
Sorry am late to the party mate, had a bit going on. Romania surprisingly looks really good, didn’t imagine it to be like that at all but looks decent. Just the 13 on the beautiful count, love that Sylw is getting involved in it. I did her a count also she had just the 3, so needs some practice but I’m sure you can nurture her to be the best she can be. I love the effort you put into them you proper put your back into it, beauuuuuutiiiffffullllllllllll. You also said it in the first 4 seconds and twice in the first minute. Shame we never seen any bears on the hike, I would back you anyway I know what your capable of. But I would of like to seen you square off with one, could of boxed it’s head off like that John West advert. Hope your both okay and I’ll see you both on the next instalment now xx
Hello my mate. I hope you are well. We absolutely love Romania. Thinking about it as a permanent residence in the near future. It's the opposite of what we first expected. But yeah, I seem to be slacking a bit on the 'Beautiful' count and falling heavy on a jovial 'anyway!'. But I will make sure to stick a few extra beautiful's in the next video! 😅 As for the Bears. They are scary fellas aren't they 😂 I read that in 'general' they are scared of dogs though. So with the 25 I knock about with I should be fine. But imagine coming across one of those bastards in the middle of a forest. They don't have weakness 🤣 A Grizzly Bear is about 8ft and they weigh around 80 stone. They can also shift 50 yards in 3 seconds. I move like a fridge freezer. So I think I would have to go in with the head down windmilling. Not a chance I am playing dead! I would probably drown in a mixture of my own shit and piss 💩😂
I'm a little confused. In one image you're driving through the snow. In the next, Sylvia is dressed for the tropics. And you said it was early spring. Can you provide more detail about when you visited and when you recommend others to visit?
We were in Romania in April 2022. The videos are from the same week! 😅 The snow is high up in the mountains and the sunshine is at low altitude. Personally, I would recommend April/May before the tourists start to come in. Sorry for the late reply 🫣
You are a lucky man! Found a cute girlfriend that has a guy's sense of humor that's perfect combo and probably more rare than an unicorn! Hope you enjoyed your Romania adventures but is a pitty you visited it during winter. Should have came in late spring/summer so you could see it all green. Oh well maybe that is an excuse to come again:)
Thank you for watching and leaving a kind comment. We are loving Romania. We are currently close to the Brasov area. We have another 3 weeks here. So hopefully we will get to see the last stage of our trip in its full glory. Where we are now is already turning 😍 ❤️👍
Thank you Glen. I hope you are still enjoying your travels out with Bertie and the other half! 👍 Another warm day for us. As long as the park up is decent... The weather is welcomed 😅
@@Lou_Sylw_Bulgarian_Rescue_Dogs loving the last couple of days me and Nicola just in awe of the Pyrenees…… nice and cool for a couple of days but back in france now and turned hot again…. 😎
@@Gallivantinggriffiths Excellent. I am glad you are enjoying yourselves. You managed to meet many people out? We have only met a handful of people since August. Be nice to meet a few now and again! 😅
Thank you Paul. We couldn't recommend Romania enough. The first place in the next video is our favourite place in Romania so far. The Ciacus Mountains 😍👍
We can't watch your vlog properly cause Holly is barking at your dogs and the imaginary bears😅 The little one is getting bigger and bigger she won't be little anymore😍 Tarnita lake looks amazing it's very steep looked like you were going up the stairs there! Mamma mia the Gorge looks goreous!! The drone shots of the snowy trees ohh it reminded me when we were in Austria so beautiful!!!! Must have been hard for you to vlog in that snow but a big well done to both of you 😍😍 we have totally forgot about winter now 😅 can't wait for the next one!!!
Thank you guys! 👍 Romania is just so beautiful. Since recording this one the trees everywhere have started to go green! 😍 So we look forward to seeing the rest of Romania in its full beauty. I believe the best is yet to come! Hopefully, I don't get mauled by a bear before seeing it 😅 Safe travels to all 3 of you and all the best... I will see you over in the comments of your latest video 👍❤️
Thank you Will. It cleanses the soul when you let out a beautiful doesn't it!? 🤣 I find myself saying it at least 5 times a day. Initially I tried to stop myself from saying it but it just comes out so naturally now! 🤷🏼♂️ I hope you enjoyed your time in Cornwall. I visited about 10 years ago. We will be exploring it again after October 👍
I'm actually fed up ppl telling us that romania is a huge surprise...if people knew history or any other facts they would know that romania 🇷🇴 has soo many beautiful people and places...and not to be a shock to them! Anyways thanks for promoting our country
Thank you for watching. I am from the UK and I have to be honest. I knew nothing about Romania at all except it has/used to have a big stray dog population. So we were dreading visiting for that reason. But we were actually pleasantly surprised to see that it wasn't too bad and that the landscape of the country was absolutely beautiful. All the best! 👍❤️
You know we love all your videos, that said, truly believe this was the most beautiful (copyright pending on that word) video you have done yet. Seriously brother, just breathtaking! To answer your question: Personal preference on video time is max 20 minutes. Also....I have some bad news for you regarding your knife and a propper BEAR 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Much love you you all from us. Keep slaying it! (the videos...not the Bears...because...well, you know....that knife) 🤙🤙💖💖😎😎
Thank you so much Chris. I do find the videos a little easier to put together now. I daren't look back at some of the earlier ones 😅 Sylw wants me to make 2 x 20 min. If we got a few people agreeing I would do it but we shall see. Oh and the knife makes me feel better but I already have my eye on a larger one I saw in Bulgaria! 🤣 That knife also saved my life on the way down from that last mountain. I slipped and managed to stab it in the ground. My GoPro ran out of battery so I couldnt show the route down but it was stupidly dangerous 😨 All the best to you both! 👍❤️ Ps. we saw a grizzly the other days about 20 yards from the van and I can confirm they are huge and if I see one in the forrest I will probably piss myself and cry 🤣
@@Lou_Sylw_Bulgarian_Rescue_Dogs 🤣🤣 Be careful...Grizzlies are attracted to urine and tears...your only hope is to throw him a can of sardine and make the sound of a wounded deer 🤣🤣
@@KattieMetChris Yes probably 🤣 My darling Lola is my only chance of survival. I heard Bears on the most part runaway from dog's because they naturally think it will be in a pack 🤷 I also read that they can take a mooses head clean off with one swipe 😨😅
Looking at your new puppy 🐶 your going to need a new van. Also don't over walk her whilst her legs are developing please 🙏 Also she'll need about 8oz of "cheese" a day for calcium. Need it for good bone development apparently
Thank you Julie. She seems to have stopped growing a bit recently. I imagine she will be about the same size as a GSP. But yeah we spoke to the vet about her diet and he recommend a good puppy food for her. She only gets short walks. She is very calm and relaxed, unlike Pepper (the black dog). She can't sit still for more than a few minutes. They are like best friends now! 😅