Simona joined the Romania Insider team in 2015, first working on our travel guide in English and, later, writing features and interviews for Romania Insider. Since 2022, she has been Editor-in-Chief of Romania Insider. She holds a BA in Romanian and English and an MA in American Studies from the University of Bucharest and started her journalism career in 2003. Simona divides her time between her hometown Ploiești and Bucharest. While in Ploiești, she enjoys spending time with her family and taking long walks with the family dog. Going through an ever-expanding reading list and traveling, now replaced by travel literature and documentaries, are some of her favorite activities. You can get in touch with her for stories about arts, culture, and travel: simona@romania-insider.com
Bucharest International Dance Film Festival (BIDFF), scheduled to take place between September 5 and
The Velo Masterplan, which covers the development of a network of bike lanes in the city, has been
Vsevolod Maievskyi, a former first dancer of the Mariinsky Theater and current soloist of the
The Tour of Romania, set to gather 26 teams from 14 countries, will take place between August 14 and
Luminița Runcan has been appointed the general manager of OTP Bank Romania, where she will
Mixed reality (MR) gaming startup MixRift has raised USD 1.6 million in a seven-week pre-seed
Tata (Dad), the documentary film written and directed by Lina Vdovîi and Radu Ciorniciuc, will
Romanian athlete Mihaela Cambei won the silver medal in the 49kg weightlifting competition at the
Rubik Hub has opened the application period for the seventh edition of the accelerator Rubik Garage
The program Open Air Cinema (Cinema în aer liber) returns to Titan Park's Arts Island between August
The National Institute of Public Health (INSP) announced that 5,370 Covid-19 cases were recorded
Questo, the Romanian startup known for its gamified city exploration app, is launching a EUR 630,000