Ep. 54: We APOLOGIZE for complaining (but not really). Romania to Moldova Travel Guide

Okay, we're leaving our hotel this morning for the second time

Yes, you heard me right. I said for the second time. We left a little while ago because we wanted to be proactive here in Romania

and go get bus tickets ahead of time before the bus left

But here they have these mini buses. And so the bus is supposed to leave at 1 according to the schedule

but it'll leave earlier depending on how quickly it fills up. So we got to the bus station at about 11 30 and the bus driver is telling us well

we're gonna leave in about a half hour. Well, we didn't have our backpacks. We

didn't have anything with us because we just went there proactively to buy these tickets. So he said oh, but we'll probably leave at 12

It's that feeling when it rains, it pours. Lately. The last couple weeks have just been really rough

I didn't say weeks. I was thinking like a couple days. A week

So in my eyes, it's days. The odd reason it's weeks. It just feels like it really bad

It's the public transportation. It's awful. Airbnbs haven't been so hot. So when you talk about how you're getting from one place to the next

and where you're sleeping, That's like a big part of your day. Yeah

So we apologize for everybody that watching me We not trying to be complaining but it really rough It really rough And we just went to the bus station and they basically said the bus is full the mini bus is full and we have to wait for the next minute to come

It's supposed to come in 10 or 15 minutes, supposedly. But they said it's full, and they're telling me, well, it's full, then why is it

I'm like, well, why isn't it leaving? Why is it still here if it's full? They're supposed to leave when they're full. I'm just sitting there

So it could be God knows how. There's just no rhyme or reason to anything that's taking place

And when you're people that are planners and scheduling and trying to figure all this stuff out, you want consistency and planning

And it just, I think that's why we've been so frustrated. I agree. And, you know, we're supposed to tell our Airbnb host what time we're arriving in Chisano, Manolva

And no one even knows really how long it takes to get to Manolva from here. With buses, some people say 3 hours, 15 minutes to as high as 4 and a half hours

Trains is anywhere I've seen from 7 to 8 hours. It's just mind-boggling

Back at McDonald's. So we're back at the bus station after we walked about two blocks to McDonald's

sat down, went on the internet, had a couple hamburgers, ordered at rush hour

I mean, it's like about 12.30 when we order. It's been at least a half hour since we left here

And they told us, oh, the bus will be here in 10 or 15 minutes. So the bus is still not here

And thanks to our benches to row up. Disgusting. What is it

Stop putting gross stuff on close-up on the GoPro camera. On the vlogs

I want them to get a sense of what we're dealing with. Well, I did want to take footage of the bathroom yesterday

After the train was complete. After the train ride. So you have to show the stuff

It's our duty. It's our ethical, the ethical duty of a travel vlogger

Maybe we need to get a new duty. Maybe this is a good time to talk about switching from budget travel to luxury travel I think it getting to be that time Okay we made it to the border here at Modova

and Romania. We're about to get our passport stamps. We're getting stamped right now, right

Here we are! So we actually sat in the bus for about, I would say 45 minutes to an hour before it left

so it showed up about a half hour late then we had to sit on the bus for about

45 minutes before it left and now it's 3 o'clock and we left at about 11 a.m. to

get bus tickets today. just another day of traveling, huh? slow travel. slow travel

through Romania Shishinau Moldova after a very very very long bus ride oh my god it's so hot in

there I'm sure Audrey will have some details to share but we're just trying to

hunt down our apartment right now we know we're close so let's go find it

okay we're in Moldova we left our apartment we went to go look for a

grocery store I'm being very quick and short here because I don't know how much

Okay, we just made it into Madolda. We left our apartment about an hour ago to go look for a grocery store to get simple things for breakfast

I sorry I have had nothing to eat today It now about 8 at night I am so running on MC I can even believe I standing up at this point We haven even had water Because you can drink the water here You not really supposed to drink the water here So we went to go look for water milk yogurt something for breakfast just a few things

And there's nothing open. Nothing. We walked for like miles. Not even that there's nothing open

There's like nothing. So now we know there's a restaurant down the street

A Mexican restaurant we're going to go to. and that's where we're just going to overindulge because we don't know when our next meal is going to be

and we can't just go to even a convenience store on the side of the street tomorrow because we can't get cash out of the ATM

Everything has to be credit card. So we might end up buying water at this restaurant for tomorrow and tonight

God only knows. Our luck is changing. We found a grocery store and a restaurant

So we have food for tomorrow. How many blocks do we have to walk to find a grocery store

Wait a bit. And it closed at 9 and it's 8.52 right now

I think we've both been looking at each other like, is our credit card not going to work? It wasn't getting off

It wasn't at first. Then we had to enter a PIN, which you usually don't have to. So that'll be the next thing

Then we'll really be screwed. Oh my god. We asked our Airbnb host, where can we get basics

Milk, yogurt, water, toilet paper? Her response was... I didn't even hear this. What is it

All the shops are closed now. Thanks. We found one. But we walked probably about, I'd say close to 2 or 3 miles

Maybe 2 miles. Walking the streets to find anything. Shops nearby may be closed now

So, we're getting a little ex... I should say I'm getting a little excited. I'm getting a little excited for my split vacation

And I said, let me check the weather. And remember in an earlier vlog it said, where is it 75 and perfect

Check out the weather and split