“I’m not afraid of one wolf,” says Oyntzen, who’s been expertly guiding our group through the region on an eight-day Exodus Travels’ tour titled Winter in Transylvania . BRASOV COUNTY, ROMANIA-While trekking through a snowy, shadow-filled forest in Transylvania, I begin worrying about being bitten — but not by who you might think. This mountain range gives Transylvania — a name derived from Medieval Latin, meaning “the land beyond the forest” — a natural border inside Romania, and a unique cultural identity. It turns out that in Transylvania, you need to be much more wary of a growing waistline than Dracula’s bite. Do this trip: The next Exodus Travels “Winter in Transylvania” tour (from $1,895, excluding flights) run this December through March 2018.

Source: thestar March 22, 2017 11:48 UTC