Romania
Vomit, Anal Beads and Crucifixes: The Things You Find When Moving into a New Place
The traces of the people who lived there before you can be horrifying.
How to Swear at Friends and Insult Strangers In Different European Languages
The Serbians will threaten to fuck the first row of people at your funeral, while the Danish will call you an "ass banana".
Photos of Students Hanging Out on the Balconies of their Dorm Rooms
Florin Țepârdea photographs his neighbour's from his girlfriend's room on a Bucharest university campus.
‘The World's Most Dangerous Drug' Grows Everywhere in Romania
Scopolamine is extracted from Datura, a bush that can be found all over Bucharest – from abandoned parking lots to people's backyards.
We Asked European VICE Offices What Refugees Should Expect in Their Countries
It seems that throughout much of the continent, civil society is better at helping refugees than governments are.
I Posed as a Romanian Day Labourer to Learn About Migrant Working Conditions in Britain
I spent my days outside a supermarket car park with people who paid to live in squats and were earning €30 a day.
Bucharest's Drug-Addicted Roma Are Being Left to Rot
Romania's most oppressed ethnic group is suffering from a drug-fueled HIV epidemic and nobody gives a damn.
Inside the Gaudy World of Romania's Wealthiest Witches
The country's fortune tellers have much fancier houses than you ever will.
Romania's Gravediggers Are the One Link Between the Country's Many Religions
Romania has 18 religions, none of which have very much in common with each whatsoever – bar the fact all believers are buried by the same men.
Romania's Roadside Barbecues
In Romania, stacking up the car with Tupperware is a way to boast about your social status.