Landi
@Girlie
Greek expat in Romania
Forum posts
69
Contacts
10
About me
Greek
Lives in Bucharest, Bucuresti
Speaks English, Romanian and a bit of French
Registration: 11 December 2009
Activity
Is my salary is enough to live in Bucarest? by tunisianmum
Hello everyone, Me and my husband are going to sign a contract with a company in Bucarest. They propose to me 1000euro as a salary (COBOL DEVELOPER WITH 6 years of experience), and my husband 400euro (as a junior). We have 2 kids aged 4 years and 2 ...
No, your husband should ask for 1400-1500 euros net, money in your hands, so you two should have a budget of 2000 euros monthly together. This way you will live comfortable and enroll the children in a good kindergarden. Read More
Halal Food, Butchers and Paki/Indian grocerry Store by Asifgardezi
Hi All, Just moved to Bucharest and trying to find Halal Butchers (names &addresses please) food (names&addresses) and indian/Paki grocerry stores in Bucharest. I live in Voluntari area near US Embassy in Bucharest. Thank you in advacnce ...
Hello there....My English partner and I like very much lamb meat. Unfortunately , Romanians eat Lamb mostly on Easter. But we found a Turkish butcher in Bucharest very good and sells fresh kebabs and other cuts, spices etc. This is there website: ... Read More
Getting your Residence permit by Girlie
Guys, this is hands-on information about your Romanian Residence permit. Is easier than ever to apply for one. If you want to apply for self support permit , you just need a bank statement with 50 pounds or the romanian equivalent in RON. Fill the ...
Well, my long term English partner just applied in December and they believed him regarding his address without any proof. Of course, he told the truth because he needed the residence permit for the car insurance and the address must be correct, to ... Read More
Insurance by Peter Nicholas
I need Romanian insurance on UK plates. Anyone your help greatly appreciate
I know many Brits , who insure the car in UK, drive it annually for its MOT and nobody knows they live in Romania. If something happend, you were on holiday in Romania... This is what someone else said about car insurance in Romania, quote: ... Read More
Getting your Residence permit
Guys, this is hands-on information about your Romanian Residence permit. Is easier than ever to apply for one. If you want to apply for self support permit , you just need a bank statement with 50 pounds or the romanian equivalent in RON. Fill the ... Read More
Best cities to live in Romania by Julien
Hi, ItÂ’s not always easy to decide in which area to settle in when moving to Romania. According to you, what are the best cites to live in? Which regions offer most of the job opportunities, a good quality of life, an affordable cost of ...
My vote goes to Cluj and/or Bucharest. Read More
Best cities to live in Romania by Julien
Hi, ItÂ’s not always easy to decide in which area to settle in when moving to Romania. According to you, what are the best cites to live in? Which regions offer most of the job opportunities, a good quality of life, an affordable cost of ...
Brașov can become boring and lonely, after the first year, if mountaineering is not your cup of tea;) Also, there is not a strong expat community, so don't dream having a new circle of friends in town. Brasov people tend to keep to ... Read More
Liquor market on Bucharest ? by Jingol
Hi Which store is best for buy spirits in Bucharest ? Alcohol store for buying Whiskey or Vodka original brand Any help would be much appreciated
Jingol hi, check this out: http://theliquorstore.ro/ Cheers! Read More
Buying a Sim Card by fidobsa
My Hungarian T Mobile phone does not work in Croatia for some reason and I'm thinking of getting a sim card in Croatia. How easy is this? I had to get a new sim card in UK the last time I was there as my old account expired. There it was just a case ...
I can suggest Tomato network and their prepaid tariff for 49kn + 20kn activation for which you get 1000 minutes, 1000 SMS and 1GB data for the whole month. You can buy SIM card with 20kn credit on it for 20kn on any newstans, store, post office... ... Read More
Satnav by fidobsa
I have had my Garmin satnav for about 3 years but have not tried to update it until today. When I got it I wanted one that covered eastern Europe and it has worked fine in Hungary. Yesterday I was using it in Croatia and I've found it only has very ...
We drove many times to Croatia.Last December we celebrated New Year's Eve in Rijeka and our Tomtom was going wild as we approach the border. But we knew the way into the country, so we took the motorway to Zagreb. Check this sites for your Garmin ... Read More
függöny (curtains)
Hi, everybody! Where I can buy cotton,linen curtains? Seems that the market is full of curtains 100% polyester...terrible material. Read More
Looking for a Job in Romania by Verenush
Hello everybody! After living in China for 1 1/2 years I am looking now for a new challenge in Romania. Whats the best way to find a expat job in Romania? Cheers, Verena
Verena, there is a large german(saxon)community in Brasov, Sibiu and Tarnava Mare area. You should get in touch with them and advertise yourself as a German speaker. Tourism, teaching, management assistant are some of the fields in which you should ... Read More
Poison Milk in Croatia? by nash13
Could someone tell me how come the milk was poisoned? and how did a poor country like BOSNIA discovered this,not even by the croatian authority?
Nash, where was the poisoned milk, in which supermarket? Could you tell us more? Read More
RENOVATION in Budapest is full of surprises. by MOHCTEP
Hello all. Let me start by saying that me and my wife purchased lovely apartment on Museum korut. We figured, we can paint it and rent it for around 100K just to cover common costs and keep it warm in the winter. When we started pricing the job and ...
The price seems Huge!, you should ask more contractors before committed to one. If you are in Budapest, make a list with the materials you need for let's say renovating one room. Go to Praktiker or Baumax and ask how much it will be. Then you will ... Read More
English speaking Doctor by Ingie
Hello, I've been having an acute cough that probably turned into an allergy for the past 1.5 months, because now I can't stand any strong smells, perfumes, chemicals...etc. I tried going to the hospital where my insurance says I should go, at ...
I am sorry that you had such a bad experience. If you can afford, go to a private doctor. It's worth paying the money for your health. You know how is here...it's the Hungarian way or no way. You cannot say a word to anybody.It happened to me the ... Read More