http://www.rotaru.comCatalin news RSS feeden-us© 1997 - 2008 Catalin N. Rotaru Trademarks belong to their respective owners. All rights reserved.http://www.rotaru.com/index.html#tiernahttp://www.rotaru.com/index.html#tierna05 Jul 2008 00:00 GMTCompany holiday this year was at Tierna, right on the dam in Cerna's Valley. We hiked to Vanturatoarea waterfall and Tesna's keys.http://www.rotaru.com/index.html#travelshttp://www.rotaru.com/index.html#travels08 Jun 2008 00:00 GMTDone a bit of traveling lately, I didn't have the time to mention it here. A circuit last year in the USA: San Francisco to Los Angeles, Vegas, Yosemite, Tahoe and back to SF. Visited Barcelona and Costa Brava in Spain. Skied on glaciers in Carinthia. Went to Budapest and traveled in Scotland.http://www.rotaru.com/index.html#hthttp://www.rotaru.com/index.html#ht15 Apr 2008 00:00 GMTCompleted my Home Theater project. Full HD plasma, Playstation 3 as Blu-Ray player, HDMI A/V receiver, 5.1 surround sound.http://www.rotaru.com/index.html#crvhttp://www.rotaru.com/index.html#crv24 Nov 2007 00:00 GMTChanged the car, got a new Honda CR-V. Early Christmas present.http://www.rotaru.com/index.html#nat-geohttp://www.rotaru.com/index.html#nat-geo09 Oct 2007 00:00 GMTMy Cerna's springs photo from two years ago got published in the National Geographic Traveler: Romania.http://www.rotaru.com/index.html#butii-cheihttp://www.rotaru.com/index.html#butii-chei14 Jul 2007 00:00 GMTOur company outing this year was at Cheile Butii, at the edge of the Retezat National Park. We climbed Piatra Iorgovanului through breathtaking sights. Last year's outing was in Piatra Craiului.http://www.rotaru.com/index.html#marriedhttp://www.rotaru.com/index.html#married13 Jul 2007 00:00 GMTGot married to my sweetheart. The wedding was a blast, to my total surprise. Just us a couple hundred of our closest friends. See "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" to get an idea of what a Romanian wedding feels like.http://www.rotaru.com/index.html#ski-tirolhttp://www.rotaru.com/index.html#ski-tirol12 Jul 2007 00:00 GMTWent skiing both in Tirol (Austria) and Orcières-Merlette (France) this year. The snow wasn't too good (thank you, Global Warming!) but we had a great time nevertheless.http://www.rotaru.com/index.html#apparthttp://www.rotaru.com/index.html#appart11 Jun 2006 00:00 GMTI am moving. I bought a small apartment this spring and the renovating, fix-ups and improvements are finally done. Somehow I got involved enough to become PM on yet another project... Furnishing and decorating are still in progress though, but are they ever done?http://www.rotaru.com/index.html#skihttp://www.rotaru.com/index.html#ski17 Feb 2006 00:00 GMTI'm not skiing as much as I used to (no time, unfortunately) but I still manage the occasional trip to Straja. Also planning for a week in the Alps, in France, next month.http://www.rotaru.com/index.html#negoiuhttp://www.rotaru.com/index.html#negoiu23 Jan 2006 00:00 GMTHappy New Year! I spent mine at Negoiu Cabin in Fagaras Mountains.http://www.rotaru.com/index.html#marsa-alamhttp://www.rotaru.com/index.html#marsa-alam18 Oct 2005 00:00 GMTWent diving the Red Sea in Egypt again. This time it was in a dive camp close to Marsa Alam which is further south on the coast, towards Sudan. Unspoiled, breathtaking coral reefs. Dived with sharks, snorkeled with dolphins.http://www.rotaru.com/index.html#greecehttp://www.rotaru.com/index.html#greece05 Sep 2005 00:00 GMTWednesday I am heading to the southern Greek islands for a couple of weeks. Santorini, Naxos and Mikonos are on the itinerary. Pics when I'm back!http://www.rotaru.com/index.html#amsterdamhttp://www.rotaru.com/index.html#amsterdam01 Jun 2005 00:00 GMTBack after a Dutch week, enjoying Amsterdam, bungee jumping in Hague, and more.http://www.rotaru.com/index.html#valea-marehttp://www.rotaru.com/index.html#valea-mare16 May 2005 00:00 GMTTrip to Valea Mare, pics in the Album. Hiked all the way to Cerna's springs.http://www.rotaru.com/index.html#pietrenihttp://www.rotaru.com/index.html#pietreni25 Apr 2005 00:00 GMTAdded a couple of pics from the Pietreni trip.http://www.rotaru.com/index.html#picshttp://www.rotaru.com/index.html#pics23 Mar 2005 00:00 GMTAdded a Pictures section, containing a few unique shots I took lately.http://www.rotaru.com/index.html#carhttp://www.rotaru.com/index.html#car15 Jan 2005 00:00 GMTI am getting myself a new car, a Toyota this time (my first one was a Mitsubishi and my second Subaru). Maybe I'll find some time this year to drive around Europe a bit.http://www.rotaru.com/index.html#ny2005http://www.rotaru.com/index.html#ny200501 Jan 2005 00:00 GMTHappy New Year in 2005! This is gonna be a pretty interesting one, I bet.http://www.rotaru.com/index.html#egypthttp://www.rotaru.com/index.html#egypt29 Oct 2004 00:00 GMTDone! Two weeks diving in the Red Sea, visiting Dahab and Cairo in Egypt. Superb underwater scenery, gorgeous desert vistas, magnificent pyramids.http://www.rotaru.com/index.html#francehttp://www.rotaru.com/index.html#france27 Apr 2004 00:00 GMTJust came back from a week in France - Paris is truly beautiful in the spring. This trip has completely reopen my appetite for travel. Now I would really like to check out Austria, then to go diving in the Red Sea, in Egypt. Of course, with my work schedule being as it is, I don't know when I can do all that...http://www.rotaru.com/index.html#emailhttp://www.rotaru.com/index.html#email27 Feb 2004 00:00 GMTI changed my email address, please use the new one from the side-box on the right. The old one was getting an *insane* amount of spam. Something had to be done. I also updated the website with the occasion.http://www.rotaru.com/index.html#orkuthttp://www.rotaru.com/index.html#orkut25 Feb 2004 00:00 GMTYou can find me on orkut now. Same name and address. Let me know if you need an invitation.http://www.rotaru.com/index.html#sabbaticalhttp://www.rotaru.com/index.html#sabbatical24 Dec 2001 00:00 GMTI am getting ready for a year of traveling around the world. I'll be spending the first three months in Central America (Honduras, Cuba, Costa Rica) then three more in SE Asia (Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Malaysia) then I'll arrive in Eastern Europe in July and plan the second part of this trip. Adventure, unknown, mystery, fun - here I come. 2002 will be truly extraordinary, maybe one of my best years yet!Departure date: January 13th, 2002. I'm counting the days.