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I recently got back from an 8-day tour of Transylvania. Data sheets on Sibiu and Brasov will follow soon, but I'm going to share the info on what I thought was the best of the three cities I visited, Cluj (nobody says the Napoca part).

Before you read this, bear in mind that I rate my game as intermediate with western girls, but I'm closer to beginner status with girls in countries like Romania, i.e. I still have lots to learn and frequently fuck up. If you are an absolute beginner or a seasoned player, adjust your expectations accordingly.


The bottom line: Is Cluj the best city in Eastern Europe? Hard to say since there are many well-regarded places I haven't been, but for a horny player it's hard to imagine anywhere that beats this place.


City overview: Cluj is a pleasant second-tier city of 400,000 people, 60,000 of whom are students. It's not as picturesque as Brasov or Sibiu (or Prague or Krakow or Riga etc.) but you have enough nice squares, Austro-Hungarian influenced buildings and big Orthodox churches to keep your eyes happy. Where Cluj beats other Romanian cities I've been to however (including Bucharest) is the vibe. It's small enough to get around easily, but big enough to be interesting. It's busy but not too busy and the mix of ages, ethnic groups and types of people gives it a really cool atmosphere. Most importantly, being a student city it's busy every night, unlike e.g. Brasov which is jumping on Saturday but dead on Sunday. Don't worry if you're an older guy (I'm 27); you see enough older people out every night that you're not out of place. Critically, this place is definitely not on the Easyjet stag-do route so although foreigners aren't a total novelty due to foreign exchange students and backpackers, you'll receive a warmer welcome than in one of the many EE cities that have been ruined by British lager louts.


Sight seeing: Very few must-sees, but as mentioned above some nice old buildings, churches, squares, a university, botanical gardens, a few decent museums and stunning countryside a short trip away.


Girls: I hate when guys over-hype places, so I'll try to refrain. However, out of the 30 or so countries I've visited, I'd say the average Romanian girl is as pretty as anywhere I've been (including Poland, Lithuania, Brazil etc.) Not necessarily hotter, but just as decent. If the average in a UK street is a 5, in Cluj she's probably a 6.5 or 7, but this figure rises on the university campus or in many clubs/bars. Girls in Cluj are slim and petite and many are slightly lighter-featured than in Bucharest due to greater German/Hungarian ancestry. They're also friendlier than in Bucharest and as with most Eastern Europeans, very feminine in the way they dress, talk and act. Romanian culture is slightly more conservative, religious and traditional than Western culture so bear this in mind. I didn't get laid here, but if you're an advanced player here for a couple of weekends, I'd rate your chances quite highly.


Lodging:I stayed in Translyvania Hostel on St. Iulia Maniu, right in the city centre which had really helpful and cool staff. Another good hostel is Retro on St. Potaissa. If you want to rent a short-term apartment (which in hindsight may have been a better option since hostels don't allow guests) you can check out http://www.maxintermedia.ro. There are also several more upmarket hotels near the middle of town.


Day game spots: The centre of Cluj is dominated by two large squares (Piata Avram Iancu and Piata Unirii). Both are generally busy with girls sitting alone on benches reading or studying. The shops aren't great for day game in the middle of Cluj but there may be some malls further out of town. There are many good coffeeshops however. The squares are connected by two busy streets and one quieter street. The best times to daygame here are around lunchtime and between 4-6pm when most people are out of work/class. Just north of Avram Iancu is a bunch of narrow streets surrounding Piata Muzeului, where lots of students hang out for a coffee or beer between classes. Then you have the main university campus (Babes-Boylai) as well as a street called Clinicilor just outside the city centre where lots of students hang out. There is a big park near the football stadium but it's not the best for day game as there aren't many good spots to sit and most girls are on the move.


Night spots: Cluj is absolutely fucking jumping. Every night has something happening so whether you prefer to game in student bars, pubs, loud electro clubs or fancy VIP-type places, there will be somewhere for you. Since I was only there for 4 night I can't possibly give a comprehensive breakdown but I found the following venues to be pretty pick-up friendly (good guy/girl ratio, good quality of girls, areas not too loud to talk, places with traffic to stand if you're alone):
Shto College Bar (St. Memorandului)
Seven (St. Herman Oberth)
Flying Circus (St. Iulia Maniu)
Janis Club (St. Herman Oberth)
Strada Clinicilor (in general)
Obsession Club (St. Republicii - a bit snobby but not too bad)
There are obviously many other places I didn't try but I'd say all the above venues are pretty good. Being a student city, it's busy every night when the students are there so keep exploring - you don't need to go far to find somewhere decent. You can find out up-to-the-minute info at http://www.partytude.ro (Romanian) or http://www.sapteseri.ro (Romanian/English).


Other important information: While not absolutely dirt cheap, Romania is cheap by Western standards. Prices for most things are half or less than half of what I pay in the UK. Cluj is a compact city and very easy to get around via foot, taxi, bus or tram. As with the rest of Romania (even Bucharest) it is extremely safe, certainly safer than the UK or the States. Romanians are generally laid-back and non-confrontational people and cockblocking hasn't been an issue for me. In major cities (Cluj included) almost everyone under 35 speaks English, plus Romanian isn't hard to understand if you speak French, Italian or Spanish.


My personal experience: As I stated before, I don't wish to over-hype anywhere, so I'll acknowledge that my experience may have been partly down to pure beginner's luck. Out of my first 10 approaches I got 3 numbers, 2 of whom wanted to meet up with me the following night (I chose the one I thought I had a better chance of banging). In the end I didn't bang her, as detailed in this thread: /thread-7712.html but if my game/logistics were a little sharper I no doubt could (should?) have done so. All 3 girls were 20-22 years old and around a 7 for looks. For someone who considers their game to be beginner-to-intermediate, I'd say they aren't bad odds.

Since I was in a state of high confidence I approached a girl in Flying Circus club who was as close to a 10 as I've ever had the balls to approach. I was on a roll and had a very strong confident frame and she seemed pretty receptive (big smiles) until her boyfriend came up after a minute or so. It's hard to say whether she was impressed by me or just being friendly, but my confidence surged even further afterwards regardless.

In short, I'm pretty confident I could have got laid if I stayed there a few more days and I think if your game is tight you should be able to do so if you stick around there for a week or so. I'll certainly be back.

Post: #2

I was there in Jul / Aug and was kicking myself a bit because it was a ghost town and all the students had left.

Bad timing on my part.

Liked the city though and already made a mental note to go back when it was lively.

Post: #3

(11-07-2011 03:18 PM)alchemist Wrote:  Girls: I hate when guys over-hype places, so I'll try to refrain. However, out of the 30 or so countries I've visited, I'd say the average Romanian girl is as pretty as anywhere I've been (including Poland, Lithuania, Brazil etc.) Not necessarily hotter, but just as decent. If the average in a UK street is a 5, in Cluj she's probably a 6.5 or 7, but this figure rises on the university campus or in many clubs/bars. Girls in Cluj are slim and petite and many are slightly lighter-featured than in Bucharest due to greater German/Hungarian ancestry. They're also friendlier than in Bucharest and as with most Eastern Europeans, very feminine in the way they dress, talk and act. Romanian culture is slightly more conservative, religious and traditional than Western culture so bear this in mind. I didn't get laid here, but if you're an advanced player here for a couple of weekends, I'd rate your chances quite highly.

Had quite similar experience in the Ukraine, though a bit better success and girls average can be 7.5.
Anyhow sounds like a very cool spot to check.
If you still in Romania I heard good stories on Iasi, not far from the Moldova border, maybe you wish to check it out.

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(11-07-2011 03:51 PM)Lumiere Wrote:  I was there in Jul / Aug and was kicking myself a bit because it was a ghost town and all the students had left.

Bad timing on my part.

Yup. We've all made that mistake. It is a fact that Easter Europe is a bust during the months school is out: July thru Oct. The cities are almost empty!

The only places to visit during summer months in eastern Europe are: Montenegro, and Croatia!

I found this out while in Slovenia in Sept. School does not start until October.


Mixx

Post: #5

FYI, school starts at the beginning of Sept in Ukraine. September is a great time to be in Ukraine.

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Exactly report!

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(11-07-2011 07:29 PM)MiXX Wrote:  It is a fact that Easter Europe is a bust during the months school is out: July thru Oct. The cities are almost empty!

The only places to visit during summer months in eastern Europe are: Montenegro, and Croatia!

Not exactly correct. The people are in the country, just not in the cities - they go to the beach! Not so sure for Hungary, Czech and other land-locked countries, but all others from Poland in the north all the way down to Bulgaria in the south, the beach resorts are banging in the June-July-August period.

Post: #9

(11-07-2011 03:18 PM)alchemist Wrote:  Since I was in a state of high confidence I approached a girl in Flying Circus club who was as close to a 10 as I've ever had the balls to approach. I was on a roll and had a very strong confident frame and she seemed pretty receptive (big smiles) until her boyfriend came up after a minute or so. It's hard to say whether she was impressed by me or just being friendly, but my confidence surged even further afterwards regardless.

First. Fantastic report! +1 'cuz I never even heard of this city!

next time you approach a hot girl, get the logistics down first so you don't get blown out by surprises after you shell out your uber-confident mack vibes to her.

Your first queation should be:

1. Who are you here with?

** This is a random, non-confrontational question that any woman would quickly answer. It would prepare you for how to calibrate the rest of your interaction/game. If she is there at the venue with her boyfriend, chances are she is leaving with him so move quickly to number-close or move-on to another target and save your energy.

The second question is, how did she get to the venue? Does she have to give someone a ride home, does she have to get up early and take a bar exam etc.etc.


These logistics questions at nightclubs/bars/lounges help you identify if you have a target that will end up in sex, or will end up with an inflated ego and you with blue-balls.

Mixx

Post: #10

(11-08-2011 07:11 AM)K-man Wrote:  

(11-07-2011 07:29 PM)MiXX Wrote:  It is a fact that Easter Europe is a bust during the months school is out: July thru Oct. The cities are almost empty!

The only places to visit during summer months in eastern Europe are: Montenegro, and Croatia!

Not exactly correct. The people are in the country, just not in the cities - they go to the beach! Not so sure for Hungary, Czech and other land-locked countries, but all others from Poland in the north all the way down to Bulgaria in the south, the beach resorts are banging in the June-July-August period.

Oh yeah, forgot the black sea in Varna, Bulgaria.

Unless you are going to a beach destination, cities in EE should be avoided during summer months.

Unfortunately, Slovenia is the size of the state of Vermont with no beaches. So it really felt EMPTY!!

Mixx

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(11-08-2011 09:38 AM)MiXX Wrote:  

(11-07-2011 03:18 PM)alchemist Wrote:  Since I was in a state of high confidence I approached a girl in Flying Circus club who was as close to a 10 as I've ever had the balls to approach. I was on a roll and had a very strong confident frame and she seemed pretty receptive (big smiles) until her boyfriend came up after a minute or so. It's hard to say whether she was impressed by me or just being friendly, but my confidence surged even further afterwards regardless.

First. Fantastic report! +1 'cuz I never even heard of this city!

next time you approach a hot girl, get the logistics down first so you don't get blown out by surprises after you shell out your uber-confident mack vibes to her.

Your first queation should be:

1. Who are you here with?

** This is a random, non-confrontational question that any woman would quickly answer. It would prepare you for how to calibrate the rest of your interaction/game. If she is there at the venue with her boyfriend, chances are she is leaving with him so move quickly to number-close or move-on to another target and save your energy.

The second question is, how did she get to the venue? Does she have to give someone a ride home, does she have to get up early and take a bar exam etc.etc.


These logistics questions at nightclubs/bars/lounges help you identify if you have a target that will end up in sex, or will end up with an inflated ego and you with blue-balls.

Mixx

Another excellent piece of advice Mixx to add to what you told me before about getting more sexual with a girl before trying for same-night sex. At this point in my development I'm noticing that tweaking small things is having a very positive effect on my game. These two pieces of advice may have made all the difference if I thought about them before I went to Cluj, but now I'm back in Bucharest I plan to make full use of them.

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General advice on Romanian cities (based on a mixture of personal experience and research/word of mouth):

Bucharest, being a large capital city (2.2m people), is busy all year round, although a little quieter in the height of summer when it's scorching hot and people head to the beach.

Romanians head to their small stretch of coastline (many Constanta, Mamaia and Vama Veche) in the summer. Apparantly Vama Veche is the party spot, but Constanta is a reasonably-sized city so should be lots of fun as well.

Iasi on the Moldovan border apparantly has Romania's most beautiful girls - I got a number from an Iasi girl in Bucharest who was a solid 8, although the bitch did flake unfortunately. The region surrounding Iasi is relatively poor and undeveloped and apparantly a little more conservative than e.g. Bucharest, but girls in the city itself should be more liberal.

Cluj and Timisoara are THE main university party towns, though significant numbers of students exist in other cities too. Go from Oct-May when the students are there.

Brasov and Sibiu are probably the most touristy cities but they aren't overrun with them and most are the geeky backpackers with hiking boots/middle aged couples on bus trip types of tourists. Girls in Brasov aren't hostile to foreigners, though this might be different in the summer when more tourists flock there.

Other larger towns off the beaten track a little include Tirgu Mures, Arad, Roman, Oradea, Baia Mare and Ploesti. I plan to brush up on my Romanian and check out a few of these places myself. I'm particularly interested in Ploesti - it's an hour away from Bucharest with a population of ~200,000 but it's a completely un-touristy industrial dump. When I go there I'll let you guys know what kind of reception I get.

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(11-09-2011 05:21 PM)alchemist Wrote:  General advice on Romanian cities (based on a mixture of personal experience and research/word of mouth):

Bucharest, being a large capital city (2.2m people), is busy all year round, although a little quieter in the height of summer when it's scorching hot and people head to the beach.

Romanians head to their small stretch of coastline (many Constanta, Mamaia and Vama Veche) in the summer. Apparantly Vama Veche is the party spot, but Constanta is a reasonably-sized city so should be lots of fun as well.

Iasi on the Moldovan border apparantly has Romania's most beautiful girls - I got a number from an Iasi girl in Bucharest who was a solid 8, although the bitch did flake unfortunately. The region surrounding Iasi is relatively poor and undeveloped and apparantly a little more conservative than e.g. Bucharest, but girls in the city itself should be more liberal.

Cluj and Timisoara are THE main university party towns, though significant numbers of students exist in other cities too. Go from Oct-May when the students are there.

Brasov and Sibiu are probably the most touristy cities but they aren't overrun with them and most are the geeky backpackers with hiking boots/middle aged couples on bus trip types of tourists. Girls in Brasov aren't hostile to foreigners, though this might be different in the summer when more tourists flock there.

Other larger towns off the beaten track a little include Tirgu Mures, Arad, Roman, Oradea, Baia Mare and Ploesti. I plan to brush up on my Romanian and check out a few of these places myself. I'm particularly interested in Ploesti - it's an hour away from Bucharest with a population of ~200,000 but it's a completely un-touristy industrial dump. When I go there I'll let you guys know what kind of reception I get.

Alchemist, do you speak any Romanian? Did the language barrier present any major problems or you mostly approached girls who spoke English?

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(11-09-2011 08:57 PM)Hokie30 Wrote:  Alchemist, do you speak any Romanian? Did the language barrier present any major problems or you mostly approached girls who spoke English?

In Bucharest and Cluj almost 100% of girls under 30 speak decent English, with many of them fluent. The figure was slightly lower in Brasov and more of them spoke English only at an average conversational level, but the figure is still pretty high. It's probably lower in small backwater places but in all of the places mentioned in this thread, language isn't an issue at all.

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(11-10-2011 12:51 PM)alchemist Wrote:  

(11-09-2011 08:57 PM)Hokie30 Wrote:  Alchemist, do you speak any Romanian? Did the language barrier present any major problems or you mostly approached girls who spoke English?

In Bucharest and Cluj almost 100% of girls under 30 speak decent English, with many of them fluent. The figure was slightly lower in Brasov and more of them spoke English only at an average conversational level, but the figure is still pretty high. It's probably lower in small backwater places but in all of the places mentioned in this thread, language isn't an issue at all.

I been there and most are not fluent in Bucharest. They speak decent level, but no where close to fluent. Bucharest is the capital, and like with all other places of Eastern Europe, you need dough or they have to know your important if you want the hot babes.

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" Bucharest is the capital, and like with all other places of Eastern Europe, you need dough or they have to know your important if you want the hot babes."

Obviously, there are golddiggers anywhere in the world and I don't see why former communist Romania should be an exception. Whereas such generalizations might have a core of truth, they're not really helpful and miss the diversity of what you may actually find on the ground. Just try to find your niche, if anything, that's about it.

A few things I experienced in Romania:

Plenty of warm blooded, open-minded, easy-going, super nice girls. Break the ice and you'll be surprised by what you get. In a sometimes depressing reality, laughter, having a good time, dancing can be the most desirable antidote. That's something you can provide for free if you have it in you.

Something that helped me a lot was the exotic food trick. They'd get very curious and this sped up the process of getting a girl or two to my apartment. Cost: well, what you spent in the supermarket.

Once, through pipelining, I set a date with a rather well-known model (I didn't know that, she wouldn't send me a picture online or give me more details and I took the risk - she told me however her measurements were 90-60-90- so I went for it). Later I found out she had been on the cover of magazines, she presented the weather forecast on TV for a while etc etc. She was, for my standards, a Goddess, in my opnion a 10. After some time I managed to take her to the mountain town of Sinaia for a weekend. Cost? The hotel room. We even shared the other bills such as drinks (I was kind of broke at that time and I was quite honest about it.). The exotic food trick worked with her as well after that memorable weekend plus other low cost proposals (she especially enjoyed learning bossa-nova lyrics, the more so after the lessons were transfered to the shower.....).

I wasn't important, or rich, or especially good-looking. And these are some concrete examples I can share. Guys, never let yourselves be intimidated.

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(11-17-2011 07:15 AM)Locksmith Wrote:  " Bucharest is the capital, and like with all other places of Eastern Europe, you need dough or they have to know your important if you want the hot babes."

Obviously, there are golddiggers anywhere in the world and I don't see why former communist Romania should be an exception. Whereas such generalizations might have a core of truth, they're not really helpful and miss the diversity of what you may actually find on the ground. Just try to find your niche, if anything, that's about it.

A few things I experienced in Romania:

Plenty of warm blooded, open-minded, easy-going, super nice girls. Break the ice and you'll be surprised by what you get. In a sometimes depressing reality, laughter, having a good time, dancing can be the most desirable antidote. That's something you can provide for free if you have it in you.

Something that helped me a lot was the exotic food trick. They'd get very curious and this sped up the process of getting a girl or two to my apartment. Cost: well, what you spent in the supermarket.

Once, through pipelining, I set a date with a rather well-known model (I didn't know that, she wouldn't send me a picture online or give me more details and I took the risk - she told me however her measurements were 90-60-90- so I went for it). Later I found out she had been on the cover of magazines, she presented the weather forecast on TV for a while etc etc. She was, for my standards, a Goddess, in my opnion a 10. After some time I managed to take her to the mountain town of Sinaia for a weekend. Cost? The hotel room. We even shared the other bills such as drinks (I was kind of broke at that time and I was quite honest about it.). The exotic food trick worked with her as well after that memorable weekend plus other low cost proposals (she especially enjoyed learning bossa-nova lyrics, the more so after the lessons were transfered to the shower.....).

I wasn't important, or rich, or especially good-looking. And these are some concrete examples I can share. Guys, never let yourselves be intimidated.

Everything about the women is true. However, your story makes you full of shit. Romania, like all of Eastern Europe, the women want men of money or certein importance. Not a billionare. If you are making minimum age, they know it. Also, the food trick never works, neither does that stupid crap in asking directions. It is considered in Eastern Europe to be strange to do such action.

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I have shared here some first-hand experience I had in Romania.

If you can't conceive at least the possibility of giving my testimonial the benefit of the doubt and, moreover, that makes me "full of shit" while some tactics that worked out for me "are crap", that's your call buddy!

No matter how much you stick to your dogmatic point, no reality is as absolute and one-sided as you imply here.

I had a lot of fun with limited resources and I'm actually sorry for you that you seem to believe this is impossible.

Post: #19

Cluj on weekdays, some observations etc..

I've been to Cluj about 5 times since January 2013, and its a city I keep scratching my head in, but at the same time keep coming back to.
I have never been there in a weekend, I can only assume a few things that would be better.
(High end bars start working with higher end girls?)
Keep in mind that Cluj is a 250 000 people city, that gets to 350 000 when students arrive.

First time January, really cold, about -18 degrees, perfect weather though, no snow in the city. Walked my ass off around everywhere trying to find parties from tuesday to thursday, Janis was the only one working. Decent student type crowd, a few nice ones, average quality not so bad. Ratio slightly worse than 1:1. I saw many girls in pairs, where one of them or both ended up making out with random dudes as time progressed.
Running solo was not so easy here. Romanian dudes here look good. About me I'm 40+ trying to be 30, chasing 20s..
I pipelined like a mad man before going, and the places I used was simpatie.ro and badoo.
I have sent 100's of messages on Simpatie with basically no bites. The only ones that answer are "escorts" or “students” or whatever they try to be ( I do not know this until they answer..), eventually their terms come out. One of these ones, I tried to shore, with no success, but bang and BJ was great, girl looked good too. A few have sent me messages, but no-one of these passed the boner-test. So I cannot recommend Simpatie.ro for Cluj, maybe in BUC it works better.
One more observation from these pages is that I never see any girl over 30 looking good, can be many things, it might that Romanian women in general don’t age that well?

Second time end February. Slightly warmer. Same routine. Walking around like crazy to find best party, hitting on random girls along the way. A few bites and join me here and there, before they flake. Quality is average, with a few stars. At cafe’s quality is higher, but they all arrive or leave in their BMW X5, Cayenne and so on?? But I’m taking 8s and higher here. I figure these girls or similar ones can be found at the clubs/bars that only are open during weekend. Diesel club was told by many girls to me were the best with the hottest girls. Looking at the webpage they could be right.


Cluj Diesel club talent

Now can someone comment on how this selection compares to similar Kiev/Prague selection?

Next time was just before Romanian easter, (Apr/May). Weather was again perfect, I have to recommend this place only for weather. 29 degrees, probably first hot days of season, café culture and social circle heaven it seemed like. Many nice girls in groups I was not able to crack. If you are a social circle master cracker, or if I had a wingman, this could MAYBE work, but realist gamers know how hard this can be without really looking like an asshole. People were sitting out until late, eating and sipping wine, this crowd was 25+.
Walked same route again (Yellow on map) trying to find a place that worked. Again only Janis was working. All the other places mentioned here had less than 20 people in them or empty/closed. People were either sitting outside the cafees (Since it was warm outside) or gone home. Bad ratios at Janis, at least 2-3:1
Made out with a French student in the slow section at Janis (Not downstairs, but all the way in on street level), number closed, looked ok, but I eventually tried to secure the bang with someone nicer or more DTF, and failed. Called and SMS’d the day after, no reply. She was with a group of 3 girls, French, Martiniqe and Marocco. They all looked quite good, +/-19 yrs old, French had BF, I regret not hitting harder on Maroc girl as she looked sluttier..

Next was August, (No students) went there twice, PERFECT weather again. 30-36 degrees and sunny, this is where you MUST find a place with outside pool. Most and possibly only porno place in town is Grand Hotel Italia. 5 minute taxi drive from center, so not the best if you meet girls, but really, the best girls will love to go there because they know its nice. No pool action at night, but during the day girls pay to go here, you can be king and eat well, get drinks at sunbed and enjoy life while you plan next move or talk to girls. During the weekend if good weather, they have to refuse people here due to crowds. I found weekdays to be perfect, less people, you can target better. Girls working at hotel are great. (But really only 2-5 targets per day here during mid-week)
New pipeline project came through this time, met, ate, had fun downtown, nice bang same day.
Stayed with her for 3 sessions a day for consecutive days, but still went downtown to have a look, saw a few super nice ones, again, all high end in flashy cars etc. Probably hard to get those ones unless they go wild in club. Again, Romanian dudes look good. Really nice in the city when weather is so good.
Went to Janis again, only place in town that was halfway working. Sad sad ratio, I swear 10:1, so more or less ran out after 1 drink. No nice ones.
If you don’t score you could pick up chicks/street pro’s along the way home to hotel, some of them looked really hot, but again, each to his own.

Summary:

Romanian guys look good, I can only look different, not better I think. Taller maybe. (Im white northern European)
Not much foreign factor due to university with foreign students etc.
The best Romanian girls look up there among the best, but quite far between. Maybe they come out during weekend?
I have to be neutral to the average (What most of them look like) appearance of girls. Only bangable on a really bad night out and if they threw themselves at me. (Which they never did..)
Cluj is a great city with nice weather, I always have great food there. Price is good.
Daygame during winter Ulius mall (5 min taxi from centre) will be warm and cosy. Also nice girls working at Sora shopping center in city centre. (Marked with red)
Of course these malls also work well in summer.

   

Summer daygame along red route on map, and progress to surrounding streets and parks.
Nighttime walk along yellow route in order to scan the area, drop into bars marked with blue.. In weekends I suspect you do not need to do this, just enter any of the bars mentioned in previous datasheet (I would go to Diesel club or Midi Club or Kharma) and see what you can do. Weekday (And weekend) nightlife spots marked with blue in map. I’ve only seen Janis among those blue dots being really crowded on a weekday.
Best food was had a the two green dots. (Via restaurant and cant remember the other ones name)


City plaza Hotel good for anytime when weather is not perfect, as it has indoor pool, nice girls working in Spa, basically in centre.
Grand Hotel Italia is really great place from June-Aug when temp is good and sun is out due to outside pool.
I think summer months are good if you go during weekends, for weekdays it is too slow unless you pipeline or make hard effort at daygame/social circle cracking.
Smoking. You can smoke in bars which I hate, I also don’t like all the smoking girls, it seems like they all do it. (I am obviously non smoker)
Simpatie.ro didn’t work well for me although I cam through after lots of effort, maybe others have better experience with this?
Questions, just ask!

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'Now can someone comment on how this selection compares to similar Kiev/Prague selection?'

Selection is much better in Kiev,Prague.

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(11-07-2011 03:18 PM)alchemist Wrote:  Romanians are generally non-confrontational people

are you serious?

Post: #22

I'm in cluj right now.. came up by car from Budapest.

Gypsy mansions exist and it's hilarious

Post: #23

badoo works wonders in cluj

Post: #24

Isn't Cluj crap compared to Bucharest?

Post: #25

I wouldn't know..
I haven't been there and it doesn't look like you have either , to give a good comparison.
But it's good though that I got laid.
I rarely pull the race card..buti haven't seen one black guy around and I feel famous with the amount of staring I get