# national holiday (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover national holiday. Page: Feed: --- ## [Dog Days of Summer in Europe](https://andytrincia.substack.com/p/dog-days-of-summer-in-europe) _2026-08-15 · Andy Trincia · The Neighbor's Goat: An American in Romania_ Substacking Frequency, Beating the Heat ## [Ode to Transylvanian Summer, Sans Dracula](https://andytrincia.substack.com/p/ode-to-transylvanian-summer-sans) _2026-08-08 · Andy Trincia · The Neighbor's Goat: An American in Romania_ A video popped up this week in my Instagram feed from an American vlogger who was wandering through Brașov, Romania, a picturesque city that I know fairly well, spouting off: ## [Corn Puffs and Communist Nostalgia](https://andytrincia.substack.com/p/romania-corn-puffs-and-communist) _2026-08-01 · Andy Trincia · The Neighbor's Goat: An American in Romania_ Like most of Eastern Europe, communism in Romania ended in 1989. ## [Cyprus: Beach Volleyball, Friendships and Geopolitics](https://andytrincia.substack.com/p/cyprus-beach-volleyball-friendships) _2026-07-25 · Andy Trincia · The Neighbor's Goat: An American in Romania_ I scanned the empty horizon of the azure Mediterranean, interrupted momentarily as a small pleasure boat whizzed along the placid waters. ## [Write the World: Reflections on Judging a Teenage Writing Competition](https://andytrincia.substack.com/p/go-teenagers-write-the-world-reflections) _2026-07-18 · Andy Trincia · The Neighbor's Goat: An American in Romania_ I read with intensity as each teenager took me on a journey, revealing raw feelings, unpacking soulful reflections and exposing literal and figurative wounds. ## [Summer’s Coming in Hot, Romanian Tomatoes and Romanians’ Feedback – Rambling in Return](https://andytrincia.substack.com/p/summers-coming-in-hot-romanian-tomatoes) _2026-06-27 · Andy Trincia · The Neighbor's Goat: An American in Romania_ Romanians insist that summer begins every year on June 1, which is also a national holiday for International Children’s Day, as they follow the meteorological calendar, separating each season into a neat package of three months. ## [Rewilding Bison and Restoring Pride in Romania](https://andytrincia.substack.com/p/rewilding-bison-and-restoring-pride) _2026-06-20 · Andy Trincia · The Neighbor's Goat: An American in Romania_ A few months ago, a magazine editor in Copenhagen, Denmark, contacted me to see if I was interested in writing about the reintroduction of European bison in the Southern Carpathians mountain range of Romania. ## [Romania in June: “Life is a Bowl of Cherries” After All](https://andytrincia.substack.com/p/romania-in-june-life-is-a-bowl-of) _2026-06-13 · Andy Trincia · The Neighbor's Goat: An American in Romania_ Meeting a friend for coffee this week in Timișoara, Romania, I noticed the next table. ## [Not “The Pitt” but Pitt in Romania](https://andytrincia.substack.com/p/not-the-pitt-but-pitt-in-romania) _2026-06-06 · Andy Trincia · The Neighbor's Goat: An American in Romania_ American college students who partake in a study abroad program – if they have such an opportunity – usually go to Italy, Spain or the United Kingdom. ## [Romanians Are Winning, Despite It All](https://andytrincia.substack.com/p/romanians-are-winning-despite-it) _2026-05-30 · Andy Trincia · The Neighbor's Goat: An American in Romania_ Romania has been on a roll. ## [A Friend Gave You $30 (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/B0Lk7CEYEXM7) _2026-05-30 · **Sponsored**_ Sign up, deposit $5 within 30 days, and start investing with expert guidance. ## [$108 million: Brâncuși Gets the Last Laugh](https://andytrincia.substack.com/p/108-million-brancusi-gets-the-last) _2026-05-23 · Andy Trincia · The Neighbor's Goat: An American in Romania_ Headlines screamed: $107.6 million, the second-most expensive sculpture in history. ## [Taste of Transylvania: Three Americans, Three Days](https://andytrincia.substack.com/p/taste-of-transylvania-three-americans) _2026-05-16 · Andy Trincia · The Neighbor's Goat: An American in Romania_ I’ve been on the road again in Romania, but this time playing tour guide. ## [Sunday Strolling in Romania](https://andytrincia.substack.com/p/sunday-strolling-in-romania) _2026-05-09 · Andy Trincia · The Neighbor's Goat: An American in Romania_ Sundays are sacred in Romania. ## [Musical Memories on a Hungarian Highway](https://andytrincia.substack.com/p/musical-memories-on-a-hungarian-highway) _2026-05-02 · Andy Trincia · The Neighbor's Goat: An American in Romania_ I was on my second short podcast when I neared the Romanian-Hungarian border, just over an hour after leaving my house. ## [Bloodwork in a Palace: Feeling Foreign, Bracing for Ro-ti-tude](https://andytrincia.substack.com/p/bloodwork-in-a-palace-feeling-foreign) _2026-04-25 · Andy Trincia · The Neighbor's Goat: An American in Romania_ Yesterday morning, after walking my son to his elementary school, I continued on to a medical laboratory for routine bloodwork, a list from my family doctor in hand. ## [Staying at the Gate](https://andytrincia.substack.com/p/staying-at-the-gate) _2026-04-18 · Andy Trincia · The Neighbor's Goat: An American in Romania_ Romania’s Village Tradition ## [Tale of Two Easters](https://andytrincia.substack.com/p/tale-of-two-easters) _2026-04-11 · Andy Trincia · The Neighbor's Goat: An American in Romania_ Tomorrow is Easter Sunday here in Romania. ## [Boys’ Night Out: Immersed in Monet and Matisse](https://andytrincia.substack.com/p/boys-night-out-immersed-in-monet) _2026-04-04 · Andy Trincia · The Neighbor's Goat: An American in Romania_ Monet and Matisse caught my eye on the invitation. ## [Spring’s Sakura: Pink Tunnel of Love](https://andytrincia.substack.com/p/springs-sakura-pink-tunnel-of-love) _2026-03-28 · Andy Trincia · The Neighbor's Goat: An American in Romania_ When I hear “Tunnel of Love,” I immediately think of the classic ’80s songs by Dire Straits and Bruce Springsteen. ## [Earn crypto from idle GPUs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/JscsZtKSfotg) _2026-03-28 · **Sponsored**_ Run one CLI command, connect your GPU, and start receiving crypto payouts. ## [Beautiful, Bustling Budapest](https://andytrincia.substack.com/p/beautiful-bustling-budapest) _2026-03-21 · Andy Trincia · The Neighbor's Goat: An American in Romania_ Last Sunday afternoon, dueling political protests on a national holiday saw hundreds of thousands of people filling the streets of Budapest, Hungary, ahead of the country’s polarizing parliamentary elections in April.