Romania, Greece, or Other?

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>>1218898
Can't comment on Greece, but Romania's not bad at all. Lots of nature and wildlife, lots of culture (check the Siebenbürgen) and certainly cheap. Bucarest or Cluj are party spots. Public transport is pretty functional as well, but it may be recommendable to book bus tickets in advance as busses fill up eventually - easily done online usually. Train tickets are cheaper the more in advance you book them. Excellent hiking trails with world class waymarking and lots of cabanas aka manned huts. Don't forget the country is quite big, so it takes some time to get around. Internal flights exist.

Random pic in the Făgăraș, Podragu to be precise.

What are you into? I've not been to Romania but Greece has it all.

Obviously it has incredible history if you're into that. Athens, Delphi, Sparta etc.

It has some of the best beaches in the world. Just pick an island really but Skiathos, Ios & Crete are my favourite.

Stunning scenery. Meteora and Santorini should be bucket list entries for everyone.

Amazing hikes. Samothrace, Valia Kalda, Vikos gorge, Zagorochoria, Hydra.

Great summer nightlife. Don't go to Mykonos though, stupidly overpriced.

Super friendly people. Don't be put off by recent events, people still want you to come and it's still got an amazing vibe. Just perhaps avoid the islands near Turkey.

I've lived in Greece for 7 years and seen a lot of it, please feel free to ask about any of it.

>>1218898
I would make Braşov a base for a few days if I were you. Nice mountains, chill clubs, good food, cheap af.
Fogaras also cool.

If you end up having extra time left, better drop by to Sarajevo and/or Mostar, rich history, some more nice mountains.
But I mean, Romania and Greece have enough to do for a lifetime.

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>>1219051
second this. spent 4 days in brasov in november just gone and really liked it. lots of history and places you can day trip to. nice walks in the hills or skiing further up the valley. cool bars and great food. absurdly cheap (im australian) you can train there from bucharest, and stop in Sinaia to see the last kings palace abd base for hiking or skiing trips.
Sighisoara and generally the fortified churches in the plains between Sibiu and Brasov are pretty cool but you really need a vehicle to check them out. further West of Sibiu theres some Dacian settlement ruins in the forest (Dacians were a society overtake by the romans).

as others have said the further in advance you book internal flights/trains/buses the cheaper they are. public transport in romania exists but is slow.

i've heard Timisoara is nice, Cluj is a uni town with not much prettiness.

pic related. fucking slab of meat in local lunch spot in brasov, it and large beer and side cost me probably 10-15$ AUD

after we left romania we flew to Greece, which we also absolutely loved but only spent a few days in athens and mykonos so cant really comment with any authority. Both are great choices IMO.
March might be a bit cold for Romania (if that puts you off)