OUR NEGRUZZI FLAT IN THE CENTER OF CHISINAU IS FULLY AVAILABLE NOW AND LATER
10 EURO BEDS AND 15 EURO PRIVATE ROOMS IN CHISINAU AND TIRASPOL ARE AVAILABLE FROM MY FRIENDS
PLEASE, INQUIRE FOR LATER DATES OR TO MAKE YOUR BOOKING WITH MARISHA VIA EMAIL

What I can do for you

My speacial thanks to Uncle Pasha who helped to creat this website and keeps supporting it.
Visit Pasha's sites:
Main index: www.unclepasha.com Accommodation
in Moscow:
www.cheap-moscow.com
Horse rides & trips: www.russian-horse-rides.com
Errands & "serious" business services: www.oldmanfriday.com Small towns & villages between Moscow &
St. Petersburg: www.staritsa.info
and others.

Contributions of materials welcomed.
Thank your homestay host by sending me a hint.
Quality materials related to Moldovan travel, work, and living are invited.

- Marisha

Please, note that my hubby Kris, our two doughters and I are currently living in the UK. We usually visit Moldova in summer when kids have summer holidays, but are located most of the year in Manchester.
You will be looked after by my family and friends while in Moldova.
Enjoy Moldova and its people!!!

Marisha's Friendly Moldova

LONELY PLANET RECOMENDED: Marisha and her services are recomended by LP guide to Europe on a Shoestring, LP guide to Eastern Europe, LP guide to Romania&Moldova, 2007 edition

News, announcements, changes, updates

January, 2012

An attempt of blogging about Moldova is performed by me here . Useful information, news and our trips in Moldova and Transdniest will be discussed on the blog. Two new posts has been placed on the blog recently : "Playing the Moldovans at Tennis movie is due to release in spring 2012" and "Photos of Moldova and Gagauzia on Flickr by one of our guests"

December, 2011

The fixture list for 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil has been announced. Moldova is playing in the group H together with England, Ukraine, Poland, Montenegro and San Marino. The games that are to be played in Moldova are as following :

07/09/2012 Moldova - England

12/10/2012 Moldova - Ukraine

22/03/2013 Moldova - Montenegro

07/06/2013 Moldova - Poland

11/10/2013 Moldova - San Marino

Please, secure your accommodation in Chisinau long in advance as the demand for the dates of the games is very high.

July, 2011

Offers of private flats in Odessa are available to book through us. Apartments in downtown Odessa and near the beach. Cost from 50 USD per night in high season. Check out our page for more details

Our Romanian driver does transfers from Chisinau to Brasov or from Brasov to Chisinau. Comfortable car. Up to 6 passangers. 160 Euro one way. Please, book by email

Rock Festival "Forest Kap 2011" will take place on July 23 and 24 in Capriana forest reservation. Among participants : Bad Captain, Prepare of the Worst, SoundPark, Compas, El Pepino Feliz, Cronograf, Iron Bee, Old School, Ferrum, Alive, Inside, VV Krab, CheMD, Morons, Before Christ, Deadline, Main Engine, The Cursed, Linia Out, Timur i ego komanda, Svinarium, Tsepesh, Abnormyndeffect, Infected Rain, Aeon of Death, Gandul Matei, Puti Sonta. Ticket cost 50 MDL for one day and 80 MDL for two days. Book your ticket via phone : +37379401079, + 37360258723 and +37379694320. Videos from last year festival can be seen on YouTube

May, 2011

For accommodation in our neighbourhood, please, check out the list of budget to top range hotels in the center of Chisinau at the walking distance from our flat and from the train station in Chisinau.

We didn't come first, but we made a colourful entrance! For those of you who liked the performance of our Zdob si Zdub band at Eurovision 2011 in Dusseldorf, please, visit their website . They will be having gigs in Romania, Ukraine and Germany this year and tickets can be booked by email .

April, 2011

For those of you who are looking to spent a night or more in Gagauzia, please, check out our page with suggestions of hotels in Comrat, Ceadir-Lunga and Vulcanesti

December, 2010

We would like to wish every visitor of this website and to all of our guests a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!! We hope you enjoyed our services in Moldova and look forward to seeing you all in the New coming Year! Have a Joyfull holydays and do come back in the year 2011!!!

November, 2010

The timetable of the suburban train Odessa - Chisinau has been updated. The train leaves Chisinau at 7 am daily and Odessa at 15:30 daily. For more details see the page

TEECH 2010 Shoe Box Appeal : TEECH is returning to Moldova for Christmas 2010 to visit several orphanages and schools and they need your help with orphan and food parcels, as well as winter clothes and shoes to take on this mission. More information on this event can be found on the website http://teech.org/shoe-box-appeal-2010

Please make a difference by donating your Xmas shoebox untill December 17 and make Christmas special for these poor families in Moldova.

The heating has kicked in at our Negruzzi flat in Chisinau and it's nice and cosy in the flat now. We are ready for the winter cold and long days now!

September, 2010

Car transfers from Otopeni airport and Baneasa airport in Bucharest to Chisinau are available for 100 Euro per car. Can fit up to 6 people in one go. 8 hours one way. Please, email me for details or to book.

Train Odessa - Chisinau is coming back on rails starting from 1st of October. Timetable to be updated

Moldova won the game of football vs Finland 2:0. Go on Moldova!!! But lost 2:1 in Hungary :( Boo!!!

National Day of Wine or Wine Festival 2010 will be taking place between October 9 and 10 at MOLDOEXPO exhibition center in Chisinau. The programm should be announced shortly on its webstie http://en.moldexpo.md/exhibitions

August, 2010

GUSTAR Ethno Music Festival first edition takes place in Orheiul Vechi on 29th of August. The program of the festival comprises tours of Orheiul Vechi, craft shops, exhibitions, tasting of traditional food and wines and live concert of ethno groups from Moldova and abroad.

Read our suggestions of restaurants, pubs, bars, fastfoods in the center of Chisinau here

European Football championship is soon and Moldova is paying in group E with Finland, Netherlands, Hungary, Sweden and San Marino. The games will take place on the ZIMBRU football ground in Chisinau on the following dates :

Moldova v Finland, Gp E, 17:30, Friday, 3 September 2010 European Championship Qualifying (Moldova 2:Finland 0)

Moldova v Netherlands, Gp E, Friday, 8 October 2010, European Championship Qualifying

Moldova v Sweden, Gp EFriday, 3 June 2011, European Championship Qualifying

Moldova v Hungary, Gp E, Tuesday, 6 September 2011, European Championship Qualifying

Moldova v San Marino, Gp E, Tuesday, 11 October 2011, European Championship Qualifying

Other international fixtures in Moldova are the following :

Moldova U21 v Romania U21, Gp 1, 14:00 Wednesday, 11 August 2010 UEFA Under-21 Championship Qualifying

Moldova v Georgia, 17:00 wednesday 11 August International Match

Moldova U21 v Faroe Islands U21, Gp 1, 16:00, Saturday, 4 September 2010 UEFA Under-21 Championship Qualifying

June, 2010

Train Chisinau - Bucharest is running on daily basis now. The timetable is changed and it leaves Chisinau at 16:10 and Bucharest at 21:30. See more details on this Prietenia train on here

Our Negruzzi flat is undergoing some improvements this summer. We have put new thick curtains in the master bedroom to protect our guests from the burning hot sun this summer. Also, we've got a broadband in the flat and now our guests can check their emails/internet in the flat. Wi-fi is coming soon.

Strawberry season is opened at Katherine's guesthouse and farm. Every guest who is staying with us or having a lunch on the way after a tour of Orheiul Vechi monastery will be given a big plate of sweetest and most delicious strawberies collected strait from the field. Our seasonal salat is made of raddishes, spring onion, latuce. Cucumbers and tomatoes are coming soon.

The legendary English writer and comedian Tony Hawks is launching a movie this year based on his book "Around the Ireland with the fridge". On his website Tony has announced that he is filming a new movie based on his other book about Moldova "Playing the Moldovans at Tennis". Extras are needed for this movie!

We can organize a tour to KVINT factory for our guests. From 60 USD per person for a tour of the factory with tasting of 10 types of cogniac, lunch & souvenirs. Please, request with Lena with a cc to Marisha if interested.

May, 2010

I've been recently suggested a link that may be interesting to travellers visiting Chisinau http://www.fest.md . It has information on theater, cinema, club performancies in Chisinau and museums programs. Has an English version as well as Russina and Romanian. I personally use http://afisha.md/ for outings, but it's only in Russian.

Times of buses from Odessa to Chisinau have been updated.

January, 2010

Read about the immigration rules for Business owners and how one car obtaine a residency permit in Moldova on "Law in Moldova blog"

We have updated the page of our Negruzzi apartment in Chisinau center and placed a map with direction on it.

November, 2009

The forum at www.englishmoldova.com has been sold to Brendon (Ben2006 member of the forum) and we are transfering it to his hosting. Please, do not email me on marisha@englishmoldova.com as I will not be able to check this email any longer. Please, email instead on inbox@marisha.net or trandafir_dela_moldova@yahoo.co.uk.

Upon a request of some of my customers I have made some suggestions on a 10 day itinerary around Moldova and Transdniestr with sites to see and things to do. Most of the famous tourist destinations and rural stay are included in the itinerary. Most of the destinations can be accesed by public transport, but some require a private car to get there. Please, feel free to make comments or ask for additional information on the tours.

October, 2009

I am selling my forum at www.englishmoldova.com, as I really strugle to maintain and contribute to it (mainly due to family circumstances and the new baby on its way). Anyone interested to purchase can email me on trandafir_dela_moldova@yahoo.co.uk. My emails at inbox@marisha.net and marisha@englishmoldova.com may be not working properly, so please send a copy to my yahoo email when writting me.

August, 2009

We are moving downtown!!! A 2 rooms flat on Negruzzi boulevard is available from us. The flat is in the walking distance from the Train station, Central and North bus stations (Gara Centrala si Gara de Nord) and to hotels National, Chisinau, Flowers, Cosmos and Manattan. Plenty of good pubs, restaurants, nightclubs, supermarkets are nearby. See more details about the flat and the neighbourhood here .

Added information on our guide Inna in "our team" section of this website.

July, 2009

Marisha and Kris are visiting Moldova and working at the country house in Ivancea. We are doing the interior decorating works at the house and making it functional for our guests. The house has a finished double room, a single room and unfinished 4 bed dorm and kitchen. The house has very basic facilities : the toilet is outside in the garden and the water supply comes from the water well across the road. Katherine who lives nearby can cook breakfasts and dinners for the guests of the house. Prices : 5 Euro per night for a basic sleep or 15 Euro per day for accommodation and 2 meals at Katherine's . The photos of the house and our work in process will be published on the website soon.

June, 2009

"2 seats are available in my car in the route to Chisinau. I'll ride in 4th of July. Route: Gliwice (POLAND) - Cieszyn - Zilina (SLOVAKIA) - Kosice - Satu Mare - Iasi - Chisinau. Anyone interested, please, email to Grzesiek on kowal.grzegorz@gmail.com."

4 places available in a car travelling from Germany to Moldova on friday 19th of June: Hamburg, Berlin, Krakow, Lviv, Mamaliga, Balti, Chisinau and back on Thursday, June 25: Chisinau, Balti, Mamaliga, Lviv, Krakow, Berlin, Hamburg. Please, email Oliver if interested

Photos of our 4 bedroom apartment have been added to its page

Found some articles about Moldova: one is in Czech language Nepolibene Moldavsko by Ian Plesinger and the other is a story in English about a short journey from Chisinau to Balti and back on ILIUSHIN 18D aircraft.

May, 2009

4 room apartment in Ciocana, Chisinau is added to our list of properties to let in Chisinau. Private single and double rooms, as well as beds, are available for short term and long term rentals. Photos are coming soon

Timetable of buses to/from Odessa that go via Palanca/Tudora borders avoiding Transdniestr and also of buses from Chisinau to Suceava was updated here

Happy Victory Day to all those who fighted in the IIWW and their families!!!

March, 2009

Links page was updated with a link to www.teech.org a UK based charity who are focusing this year on a small village of Falesti in Northern Moldova to help repair and decorate the village school and orphanage.
Our team page was updated with the photo and details of our new guide Elena
"Recommendations on how to travel from Poland to Chisinau" are added to our Transportation to/from Moldova pageTimes and ticket costs updated for the train Chisinau-Kiev.
Happy Martisor Day! We celebrate the first day of spring on the first day of March and the week after and give each other red and white amulets to each other. Read more about Martisor
Happy Women's day to all the female readers of our webpage! We celebrate it on the 8th March and it's a very popular holiday in Moldova. It's common to give flowers/presents or a special treat for your beloved woman on this day and many families will have a festive dinner in the evening.

February, 2009

Times of the buses/minibuses that depart from Chisinau to Ivancea, the home of Katherine's guesthouse

January, 2009

Despite of the gas war between Russia and Ukraine, we are somehow getting gas and heating in our flat in Chisinau. And the water in shower is heated in an electric boiler, so no inconveniences for our guests so far.

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