Articles By: Estrella Azul

STAFF WRITER ESTRELLA AZUL is a young emerging writer, passionate about reading, floral art and photography, with an artistic personality and a soulful outlook on life. She is a Hungarian girl living and writing from Cluj-Napoca, Romania, the capital of historical region Transylvania. Estrella is our European correspondent and she dreams of embarking on a round-the-world trip. To read more of her creative writing, her thoughts and daily happenings, visit Life’s a stage – WebBlog© (http://estrella05azul.wordpress.com).

The Salt Mines of Turda

By staff writer Estrella Azul. Photos Copyright © Estrella Azul. I ONCE VISITED the Salt Mines of Turda when I was in fourth grade or so. I can still recall mostly everything from then. Once my mom got some time off work last summer, I decided to go for a little road trip with her. While she has never...

May 15th, 2012 | STAFF | Read More

Truth or Fiction: Are Parisians Rude to Tourists?

By staff writer Estrella Azul. Photos Copyright © Estrella Azul. Paris is swarming with tourists! I did my research before leaving and read several articles on different websites. This one here, Why Paris Sucks by Bellanda in Paris, about how the city can and does suck sometimes, is the funniest. Given...

April 13th, 2012 | TIPS&SECRETS | Read More

Some Medieval and Natural Gems of Lillafüred, Hungary

By staff writer Estrella Azul. Photos Copyright © Estrella Azul. From the very first visit I was enchanted by all the beauty Lillafüred’s landscape had to offer. I didn’t think I could like a small place such as this one as instantly and deeply as I did. Especially as it’s only a...

March 13th, 2012 | STAFF | Read More

Christmastime in Kolozsvár

By staff writer Estrella Azul. Photos Copyright © Estrella Azul. DECEMBER LITERALLY starts off with a bang in my city of Kolozsvár here in Romania as fireworks light up the night sky on the 1st of December. This day is the country’s national holiday, Unification Day, which celebrates the unification...

December 22nd, 2011 | VIDEOS | Read More

Day of the Dead

By staff writer Estrella Azul. Photos Copyright © Estrella Azul. IF YOU EVER visit Romania in the Fall, and if you like visiting graveyards, try and arrange to be here around the end of October through the first couple of days of November. In Romania, on November 1st, is the celebration of Világítás—Hungarian...

November 21st, 2011 | STAFF | Read More

Smart Tips for Your First Time in Paris

By staff writer Estrella Azul. Photos Copyright © Estrella Azul & Ian Fraser. IF YOU EVER visit a city of which you don’t know the language, I advise you to do proper research before leaving. It may or may not be that mild case of OCD I suspect myself of having, but nonetheless I think it’s...

October 31st, 2011 | TRAVEL PREP | Read More

The Citadel in Cluj-Napoca, Romania

By staff writer Estrella Azul. Photos Copyright © Estrella Azul. IF YOU’VE READ my previous travel articles here on Milliver’s Travels, you know for a fact that I love walking. That is why one afternoon a few weeks ago, I decided to go for a walk. But not how I’ve decided and never...

August 31st, 2011 | STAFF | Read More