For many people temporarily living in Bucharest, temporary residence registration is one of those formalities that becomes important only when a specific need appears: enrolling a child in school or kindergarten, dealing with local institutions, accessing certain public services, proving that you li... Read more
An important event in Bucharest can mean many things: a wedding, a baptism, a corporate party, a gala, a photo shoot, a concert, a prom, an anniversary or a meeting where you want to look polished without running across the city at the last minute. The capital has many salons, makeup studios, nail b... Read more
Bucharest offers many options for children who need extracurricular activities, from sports, dance, theatre and music to robotics, foreign languages, painting, chess, creative workshops or holiday programmes. For parents, the challenge is not the lack of options, but choosing an activity that suits... Read more
Having a child in Bucharest does not only mean the obvious expenses, such as clothes, food, school supplies or extracurricular activities. For many families, the real costs appear gradually: daily transport, after-school programmes, school trips, gifts for classmates, days off when there is no one t... Read more
Rahova is one of the Bucharest neighbourhoods that still carries a heavier reputation than the everyday reality described by many of its residents. For some Bucharest locals, the name of the neighbourhood automatically brings to mind the image of the 1990s, rough areas, old apartment blocks and stor... Read more
Bucharest has more than 1,300 civil protection shelters, popularly known as “bunkers” or “anti-atomic shelters”. However, the official term used by the authorities is “civil protection shelters”, and information about them should be checked through official sources, not only through maps or lists ci... Read more
Baccalaureate results remain one of the most closely watched benchmarks when parents and students compare high schools in Bucharest. However, a ranking based only on average grades can create an unbalanced picture, especially when the same list includes high schools with hundreds of candidates and i... Read more
Children’s Day is one of the best reasons for a family outing in the city. In Bucharest, many restaurants and terraces have started adapting their spaces for parents with children: playgrounds, kids’ menus, generous terraces, green areas, weekend programmes or special activities. However, before mak... Read more
For an expat who has recently moved to Bucharest, choosing a family doctor may seem like a minor bureaucratic detail until a medical problem appears, a referral is needed, a compensated prescription is required, or proof of access to the public healthcare system becomes necessary. In Romania, the fa... Read more
The summer of 2019 remains one of the most intense periods for Bucharest’s live music scene. On August 14, Metallica took the stage at the National Arena in front of more than 50,000 people, in a show that quickly became one of the most talked-about music events ever organized in Romania’s capital.F... Read more