Jordi Kromwijk and Bente Haller began their new life in Romania five years ago, in the postal village of Runc, in the Apuseni Mountains. The Dutch couple has remodeled an old space and barn in what is now known as Tara Nomada, their home, still also hostel and camping for tourists wishing to spend a few days in a picturesque romanian domain.
Jordi and Bente come from the Netherlands and love nature and spend time outdoors, which is why the Romanian village of Runc and the unspoiled nature of the Ocolis Valley proved to be the best choice for them. But their lives have replaced a lot since they moved to Romania, as they had to get used to the new language and customs as they ran to remodel the old assets they bought here at their dream home (and much more).
Jordi, 34, grew up near Gouda, a city south of Amsterdam that stands out for its cheese, loves it and has visited many European countries, some in Africa, and has even spent almost two years exploring Asia. Holland, before moving to Romania, worked in one of Amsterdam’s largest knowledge centres.
Bente, 35, born and raised in Utrecht. Niña, what she liked most was to be on vacation in the mountains, where she could simply walk in nature and play with nature created there. After high school, she studied social painting and went to Six-Month Internship in South Africa: an opportunity that changed her life, because that’s when she learned that, of all the countries in the world, the Netherlands might not be right for her. She continued to paint as a social painter for ten years. Meanwhile, like Jordi, he has traveled the world whenever he has had the opportunity.
It was in 2010 that Jordi and Bente first visited Romania. “Call it luck, call it faith . . . Basically, airfares to Romania were the cheapest. And none of us had been here before. We liked what we saw. The other people were very friendly, the weather was nice and there is still a lot of wild nature,” Jordi Kromwijk told Romania-insider. com.
“It was just a vacation, but sowed a seed. A few years later, we actually sought to live closer to nature, and began to think about where we could achieve it. After much thought, Romania beat Sweden and Australia, and we made the decision to try. We took a 3 week vacation and started traveling through Transylvania in search of the best village. Actually, we didn’t have a smart concept of what deserved to be the best position before we got to Ocolis We really liked what we saw, and three months later we came back to stay. “
This happened five years ago, in the autumn of 2015, when Jordi and Bente moved to the small town of Runc, in the region of Alba, with their (then) one-year-old daughter. Since then, their total lives have been replaced, as they had to be informed of the new language and classical way of life of the population as they started their business and raised their families. But, as Jordi says, they should also notice the hospitality of the Romanian people: “The neighbors were wonderful and we made many very intelligent friends in the village. Some feel like family.
Shortly after arriving in Runc, the young Dutch couple began executing their project: transforming the old assets they had bought here in Tara Nomada: their new home and their new business.
“We bought a very old space with an old barn in the courtyard. We moved there with everything we had and started working on it, slowly turning the barn into a hostel and an apartment while using our space just enough to do. We had wonderful assistance from the BackArray neighbors who have helped us a lot. My non-public mentor, Marius, who has a lot of structure, revels and convinced me that I can do it all on my own. He taught me everything. I know the structure. Although I’ve worked on many jobs before, the structure has never been one of them. As Marius does not speak English, this was a very intense course in structure skills and in Romanian language at the same time. Array ended up knowing many words related to the most wonderful structure in Romanian than in Dutch,” Jordi recalls.
The hostel and campsite Tara Nomada welcomed its first visitors in 2017. The inn and apartment, located in the old wooden shed that has served as a sheep shelter for many years, still retains the original Romanian flavor while offering tourists relaxing accommodation spaces. , for example, it has been remodeled into an apartment with its own bathroom and kitchen and balcony with stunning views.
Visitors to Tara Nomada can also camp here, even if they come with a small motorhome or caravan. In addition, there are many things to do on site or in the surrounding area: take long walks in nature (the Apuseni Mountains are home to many wild animals such as deer, foxes or even grizzly bears), mountain biking or skiing, explore the life of the Romanian village or visit yoga or meditation classes Bente. La famous Turda salt mine (Salina Turda) is just an hour’s drive away , while the charming villages of Cluj-Napoca or Alba Iulia can also be visited in a day to Runc.
“We started welcoming our first visitors in 2017. Once I put us on the map (Google maps), the next day I won a phone call from a couple in Cluj. We weren’t even fit for visitors yet, but they were looking for it. So they came for a cup of coffee, and they came back to stay with us as soon as we opened. They come here once a month and they have our most productive friends, ”said Jordi Kromwijk.
The number of visitors has been growing slowly since then, and many have returned to Tara Nomada. The small lodging site has received visitors from Romania and abroad, basically from Germany and the Netherlands. However, the Dutch couple say that when it comes to their visitors. , “give more importance to quality than quantity”.
“We try to clear our consumers a little bit to have the right people in the right position. Our accommodation is smart but very basic. We do not allow parties or loud music, so as not to disturb our neighbors and others So we welcome other people who come to enjoy the tranquility of the life of the village and advise the barbecues for the general public, manele listening to the crowd to locate some other place for their vacation, Jordi explained.
This year also another for Jordi and Bente, as the coronavirus pandemic hit the tourism sector around the world. In a typical year, the 3 main nationalities of Tara Nomada visitors were German, Dutch and Romanian. In 2020, many foreigners had to cancel their reserves, and so the most sensible “has moved a little towards Romanian, Romanian and Romanian”.
But Tara Nomada is open all year round, and the Dutch couple are pleased to welcome visitors and share with them the exclusive appeal and reports of rural Romania.
Irina Marica, [email protected]
(Photos courtesy of Jordi Kromwijk and Bente Haller)
Jordi Kromwijk and Bente Haller began their new life in Romania five years ago, in the postal village of Runc, in the Apuseni Mountains. The Dutch couple has remodeled an old space and barn in what is now known as Tara Nomada, their home, still also hostel and camping for tourists wishing to spend a few days in a picturesque romanian domain.
Jordi and Bente are from the Netherlands and love nature and spend time outdoors, which is why the Romanian people of Runc and the unspoiled nature of the Ocolis Valley proved to be the best choice for them, but their lives have replaced a lot since they moved to Romania, as they had to get used to the new language and customs as they ran to remodel the old assets they bought here in their home dreams (and much more).
Jordi, 34, grew up near Gouda, a city south of Amsterdam that stands out for its cheese, loves it and has visited many European countries, some in Africa, and has even spent almost two years exploring Asia. Holland, before moving to Romania, worked in one of Amsterdam’s largest knowledge centres.
Bente, 35, was born and raised in Utrecht. As a child, what she liked most was to be on vacation on the mountain, where she could walk in nature and play with nature created there. After high school, she studied social painting and left for a six-month internship in South Africa, an opportunity that changed her life, because that’s when she learned that, of all the countries in the world, the Netherlands might not have been right for her. She continued to paint as a social painter for ten years. Meanwhile, like Jordi, the global whenever he had the opportunity.
It was in 2010 that Jordi and Bente first visited Romania. “Call it luck, call it faith . . . Basically, airfares to Romania were the cheapest. And none of us had ever been in ici. et there is still a lot of desert,” Jordi Kromwijk told Romania-insider. com.
“It was just a vacation, but sowed a seed. A few years later, we really looked to live closer to nature, and began to think about where we could achieve it. After much thought, Romania beat Sweden and Australia, and we made the decision to try. We took a 3 week vacation and started traveling through Transylvania in search of the best village. Actually, we didn’t have a smart concept of what deserved to be the best position before we got to Ocolis We really liked what we saw, and 3 months later we came back to stay. “
This happened five years ago, in the autumn of 2015, when Jordi and Bente moved to the small town of Runc, in the region of Alba, with their (then) one-year-old daughter. they had to be informed of the new language and classical way of life of the population as they started their business and raised their families. But, as Jordi says, they should also notice the hospitality of the Romanian people: “The neighbors were wonderful and we made many very intelligent friends in the village. Some feel like family.
Shortly after arriving in Runc, the young Dutch couple began executing their project: transforming the old assets they had bought here in Tara Nomada: their new home and their new business.
“We bought a very old space with an old barn in the courtyard. We moved there with everything we had and started working on it, slowly turning the barn into a hostel and a component as we ran into our space enough to do what we were given. wonderful assistance from the neighbors, who helped us a lot. I had my non-public mentor, Marius, who really enjoys the structure and convinced me that I can do it all myself. He taught me todo. la structure. Although I’ve worked many jobs before, the structure has never been a component of it. As Marius does not speak English, it was a very intense course of Romanian language and structure skills at the same time. , I ended up knowing many words similar to the wonderfuler structure in Romanian than in Dutch,” Jordi recalls.
The hostel and campsite Tara Nomada welcomed its first visitors in 2017. The inn and apartment, located in the old wooden shed that has served as a sheep shelter for many years, still retains the original Romanian flavor while offering tourists relaxing accommodation spaces. , for example, it has been remodeled into an apartment with its own bathroom and kitchen and balcony with stunning views.
Visitors to Tara Nomada can also camp here, even if they come with a small motorhome or caravan. In addition, there are many things to do on site or in the surrounding area: take long walks in nature (the Apuseni Mountains are home to many wild animals such as deer, foxes or even grizzly bears), mountain biking or skiing, explore the life of the Romanian village or visit yoga or meditation classes Bente. La famous Turda salt mine (Salina Turda) is just an hour’s drive away , while the charming villages of Cluj-Napoca or Alba Iulia can also be visited in a day to Runc.
“We started welcoming our first visitors in 2017. Once I put us on the map (Google maps), I won the next day a phone call from a couple of Cluj. We weren’t even in a position to get visitors yet, but they asked them to come for coffee then, and they came back to stay with us as soon as we opened. They come here once a month and have our most productive friends,” Jordi Kromwijk said.
The number of visitors has been growing slowly since then, and many have returned to Tara Nomada. The small lodging site has received visitors from Romania and abroad, basically from Germany and the Netherlands. However, the Dutch couple say that when it comes to their visitors. , “give more importance to quality than quantity”.
“We try to clear our consumers a little bit to have the right people in the right position. Our accommodation is smart but very basic. We do not allow parties or loud music, so as not to disturb our neighbors and other people. “So we welcome other people who come to enjoy the tranquility of the village life and advise barbecues for the general public, manele listening to the crowd to locate somewhere else for their holidays,” Jordi explained.
This year also another for Jordi and Bente, as the coronavirus pandemic hit the tourism sector around the world. In a typical year, the 3 main nationalities of Tara Nomada visitors were German, Dutch and Romanian. In 2020, many foreigners had to cancel their reserves, and so the most sensible “has moved a little towards Romanian, Romanian and Romanian”.
But Tara Nomada is open all year round, and the Dutch couple are pleased to welcome visitors and share with them the good looks and exclusive reports of rural Romania.
Irina Marica, [email protected]
(Photos courtesy of Jordi Kromwijk and Bente Haller)
Jordi Kromwijk and Bente Haller began their new life in Romania five years ago, in the postal village of Runc, in the Apuseni Mountains. The Dutch couple has remodeled an old space and barn in what is now known as Tara Nomada, their home, still also hostel and camping for tourists wishing to spend a few days in a picturesque romanian domain.
Jordi and Bente come from the Netherlands and love nature and spend time outdoors, which is why the Romanian village of Runc and the unspoiled nature of the Ocolis Valley proved to be the best choice for them, but their lives have replaced a lot since they moved to Romania, as they had to get used to the new language and customs as they ran to remodel the old assets they bought here in the house of your dreams (and much more).
Jordi, 34, grew up near Gouda, a city south of Amsterdam that stands out for its cheese, loves it and has visited many European countries, some in Africa, and has even spent almost two years exploring Asia. Holland, before moving to Romania, worked in one of Amsterdam’s largest knowledge centres.
Bente, 35, was born and raised in Utrecht. As a child, what she liked most was to be on vacation on the mountain, where she could walk in nature and play with nature created there. After high school, she studied social painting and left for a six-month internship in South Africa, an opportunity that changed her life, because that’s when she learned that, of all the countries in the world, the Netherlands might not have been right for her. She continued to paint as a social painter for ten years. Meanwhile, like Jordi, he would do the whole thing whenever he had the chance.
It was in 2010 that Jordi and Bente first visited Romania. “Call it luck, call it faith . . . Basically, airfares to Romania were the cheapest. And none of us had ever been in ici. et there is still a lot of desert,” Jordi Kromwijk told Romania-insider. com.
“It was just a vacation, but sowed a seed. A few years later, we really looked to live closer to nature, and began to think about where we could achieve it. After much thought, Romania beat Sweden and Australia, and we made the decision to try. We took a 3 week vacation and started traveling through Transylvania in search of the best village. Actually, we didn’t have a smart concept of what deserved to be the best position before we got to Ocolis We really liked what we saw, and 3 months later we came back to stay. “
This happened five years ago, in the autumn of 2015, when Jordi and Bente moved to the small town of Runc, in the region of Alba, with their (then) one-year-old daughter. they had to be informed of the new language and classical way of life of the population as they started their business and raised their families. But, as Jordi says, they should also notice the hospitality of the Romanian people: “The neighbors were wonderful and we made many very intelligent friends in the village. Some feel like family.
Shortly after arriving in Runc, the young Dutch couple began executing their project: transforming the old assets they had bought here in Tara Nomada: their new home and their new business.
“We bought a very old space with an old barn in the courtyard. We moved there with everything we had and started working on it, slowly turning the barn into a hostel and a component as we ran into our space enough to do what we were given. wonderful assistance from the neighbors, who helped us a lot. I had my non-public mentor, Marius, who really enjoys the structure and convinced me that I can do it all myself. He taught me todo. la structure. Although I’ve worked many jobs before, the structure has never been a component of it. As Marius does not speak English, it was a very intense course of Romanian language and structure skills at the same time. , I ended up knowing many words similar to the wonderfuler structure in Romanian than in Dutch,” Jordi recalls.
The hostel and campsite Tara Nomada welcomed its first visitors in 2017. The inn and apartment, located in the old wooden shed that has served as a sheep shelter for many years, still retains the original Romanian flavor while offering tourists relaxing accommodation spaces. , for example, it has been remodeled into an apartment with its own bathroom and kitchen and balcony with stunning views.
Visitors to Tara Nomada can also camp here, even if they come with a small motorhome or caravan. In addition, there are many things to do on site or in the surrounding area: take long walks in nature (the Apuseni Mountains are home to many wild animals such as deer, foxes or even grizzly bears), mountain biking or skiing, explore the life of the Romanian village or visit yoga or meditation classes Bente. La famous Turda salt mine (Salina Turda) is just an hour’s drive away , while the charming villages of Cluj-Napoca or Alba Iulia can also be visited in a day to Runc.
“We started welcoming our first visitors in 2017. Once I put us on the map (Google maps), I won the next day a phone call from a couple of Cluj. We weren’t even in a position to get visitors yet, but they asked them to come for coffee then, and they came back to stay with us as soon as we opened. They come here once a month and have our most productive friends,” Jordi Kromwijk said.
The number of visitors has been growing slowly since then, and many have returned to Tara Nomada. The small lodging site has received visitors from Romania and abroad, basically from Germany and the Netherlands. However, the Dutch couple say that when it comes to their visitors. , “give more importance to quality than quantity”.
“We try to clear our consumers a little bit to have the right people in the right position. Our accommodation is smart but very basic. We do not allow parties or loud music, so as not to disturb our neighbors and others So we welcome other people who come to enjoy the tranquility of the life of the village and advise the barbecues for the general public, manele listening to the crowd to locate somewhere else for their vacation,” Jordi explained.
This year also another for Jordi and Bente, as the coronavirus pandemic hit the tourism sector around the world. In a typical year, the 3 main nationalities of Tara Nomada visitors were German, Dutch and Romanian. In 2020, many foreigners had to cancel their reserves, and so the most sensible “has moved a little towards Romanian, Romanian and Romanian”.
But Tara Nomada is open all year round, and the Dutch couple are pleased to welcome visitors and share with them the exclusive appeal and reports of rural Romania.
Irina Marica, [email protected]
(Photos courtesy of Jordi Kromwijk and Bente Haller)
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