Taxi wars (Caption competition)

Those who have recently visited would have noticed our ‘informal’ mass transport system, more commonly referred to as ‘black taxis.’

Unlike taxis which you are familiar with these take the form of 14-24 seater minibuses, ignore most road signs, rules and regulations, are often (very) poorly maintained and are all privately owned, needless to say routes are closely guarded and turf wars often break out.

Here’s an example of two smaller operators having an argument. Continue reading “Taxi wars (Caption competition)”

Let’s have a row!

Or, at least, a vigorous discussion to liven up a dull, rainy Sunday, (dull and rainy in Bucharest, at least.) Before President Obama was elected, I opined that he was nothing more than Tony Blair writ large. Sometime later I wrote that the American public seemed to be catching on to him much more quickly then we did to our own version. There is more