Got this from facebook unknown if this is true
Serbianoutdoor 4x4
Although we've been planning to reinstate our (once very popular) Romanian tours in 2020, we've ditched the idea. The Romanian authorities are sending a clear message to overlanders that they're unwelcome in Romania, so we'll grant them their wishes. Just today an elderly couple that I know have fallen into the trap of the notorious Romanian "mountain jendarmerie", practically without knowingly doing anything wrong, and they've told them that they owe the Romanian state 4000 RON (about 800 Euros) for the fine. What did they do? They were, as tourists, driving around roads west of Uricani, and they've turned on a sideroad, with a barrier that was open. Driven as far as it was possible to drive, hiked a little bit afterwards, went back to the car, drove the same way back, but now the barrier was locked, and two of these policemen in a Duster were waiting at the barrier to "catch" them. Obviously a dirty trap! They did nothing really wrong, and they're, as I said, an elderly couple of tourists, not some offroader adrenaline junkies. But someone in Romania has obviously come to the idea to set up these traps as an easy way to provide income for the government. Well, we just don't seem willing to become their victims in the future. And you, dear readers, probably don't want to be their victims either.
So long Romania - there are so many other places in the Balkans where people can roam and enjoy their time freely, with no dirty traps of this kind!
Serbianoutdoor 4x4
Although we've been planning to reinstate our (once very popular) Romanian tours in 2020, we've ditched the idea. The Romanian authorities are sending a clear message to overlanders that they're unwelcome in Romania, so we'll grant them their wishes. Just today an elderly couple that I know have fallen into the trap of the notorious Romanian "mountain jendarmerie", practically without knowingly doing anything wrong, and they've told them that they owe the Romanian state 4000 RON (about 800 Euros) for the fine. What did they do? They were, as tourists, driving around roads west of Uricani, and they've turned on a sideroad, with a barrier that was open. Driven as far as it was possible to drive, hiked a little bit afterwards, went back to the car, drove the same way back, but now the barrier was locked, and two of these policemen in a Duster were waiting at the barrier to "catch" them. Obviously a dirty trap! They did nothing really wrong, and they're, as I said, an elderly couple of tourists, not some offroader adrenaline junkies. But someone in Romania has obviously come to the idea to set up these traps as an easy way to provide income for the government. Well, we just don't seem willing to become their victims in the future. And you, dear readers, probably don't want to be their victims either.
So long Romania - there are so many other places in the Balkans where people can roam and enjoy their time freely, with no dirty traps of this kind!