Shepherds, Saxon Villages and Bear Tracks in Transylvania
Recently, we hosted SUITCASE Magazine's Lucy Kehoe on a journey through the rolling hills and wildflower meadows of Transylvania. In her piece, Lucy captures the soul of Romania’s rural landscape and the indomitable spirit of its people. Reflecting on her time in the saddle, she writes: "Each day, we fall asleep to a chorus of village dogs and wake to cocks crowing. It’s a rhythm that quickly begins to feel less like a trip and more like a temporary way of life."
Read on for an exclusive excerpt of her journey through the Saxon villages, and bear tracks of Transylvania.
"That sense of multiplicity reveals itself most clearly at the table. Meals are hearty and deeply rooted in place: polenta with sheep’s cheese, fizzy, sour soups, paprika-rich goulash, forest mushrooms gathered that afternoon. Hungarian influences sit comfortably alongside Romanian ones, the result of centuries of shifting rule. There’s little sense of performance here – just food cooked as it always has been, and shared generously.
We move slowly through all of this, and yet cover unexpected ground – not in distance, but in understanding. The further we travel, the less Transylvania feels like a fixed place on a map and more like a collection of lived traditions, held in the hands of the people we meet along the way."
You can read Lucy's article in full here.
You could also discover this " landscape where ... time moves differently. And in slowing down to meet it, you begin – just briefly – to move differently, too." Join us for a slow cycle in Enchanted Saxon Transylvania or get in touch to find out more.
