Black Sea, Romania

Tues 5th - Thurs 7th August

Bevan's tapping his foot and I'm dancing in my chair while Romania's hottest pop singers echo throughout the camp site. The holiday spirit here is infectious and I can't help wanting to jump up, gather my camp site neighbours into a circle and start dancing. (Or is that the 3rd beer that's talking??)

Regardless of my intoxication level, I've decided that I love Romania. And here's why:

The smaller your Speedo, the sexier the barbeque
It appears to be completely socially acceptable and even encouraged for men to barbecue in Speedos. T-shirts are optional but why wear extra clothes if you have to slave over a hot fire? Smoking a cigarette and swaying to the music while flipping the sausages is even hotter.

Romania is a CD hospice. All of your favourite one hit wonders come here to die.
Ace of Base, Huey Lewis and the News, and Vanilla Ice are still cool and belt out over the beach side speakers. I feel so young and hip!!

Neptun beach's Dino Expo is hot this season

Body shape is irrelevant. Everyone is allowed to wear a bikini.
I love that I can walk out to the beach without a single ounce of self conciousness. The women here fully embrace their beauty, no matter what their size or age. Wearing a thong swimsuit appears to be a symbol of feminity and it doesn't matter what age you are - just go for it. I'm not kidding. I've seen 2-years olds and 90-year olds crawling across the beach with their cracks on display, tanning it up. And best of all... none of the men are ogling.

Just do it. There's no shame.
Can't swim? No worries! Just strap some of those orange floaty inflatable wings to your arms and enjoy the waves. It doesn't matter if you're a 120kg man and 50 years old. No one gives a sh*t so just have a blast.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.
And get bloody used to them because you're going to have no privacy while you're on holiday. Just smile, wave and crank the music loud enough so that your neighbour can enjoy it as well.

Not much room for privacy at Romania's trendiest camp sites

Go ahead and look if you're curious.
Wondering why these white people speaking with funny accents are living in a purple van? Don't be shy - just take a good long stare and say a prayer that they finally find a proper home some day.

Worried about tan lines? Do the sensible thing.
How many times have you laid out on your back or tummy only to have your sides still completely white? Why on earth wouldn't you just stand up with your arms in the air and slowly spin like a rotisserie chicken?

Romania just makes sense.