When you read this, you will either have recently arrived for the first time in Romania, or you may have been here for a while, but in either case we hope you will sense the friendly voice in the articles that follow. City Compass is written by friends, for friends – a community of likeminded
people who love Romania.

Thanks to our many contributors, this guide is a collection of heartfelt texts full of personal advice and original stories. This is not just a travel guide, nor just a business directory. It is a personalised and practical guide to Romania, written by people who took the time to discover the real Romania. In 2012, we take you further away from Bucharest, to discover new areas of Romania and give you a glimpse of how they look. We go to the wild Danube Delta, to the sunny hills
of Buzau, to the historic and religious Moldova, and to many more places you can discover in the Romania online guide section.

In the printed version you will find that the Bucharest guide has expanded.We took a stroll in the vibrant Old Town and also presented some of Bucharest’s main neighborhoods. A must-read for first-timers,and interesting information for old-timers, even for Romanians! We have added more practical information to our business directory and kept up with the changes during the year. This year we have a new chapter dedicated to children, and a whole new section on healthy living in Romania.

We have improved the design and made the book and the website even more practical. Enjoy the reading!