Fairytale Travels Through Romania + Visiting Dracula's Castle

Romania is every travelers fairytale fantasy of towering castle walls, cobblestone promenades, dark forests and folklore of centuries past such as Count Dracula. Take a tour of some of the most famous castles such as Peles and Bran Castle, walk though the old Medieval town of Brasov and enjoy my sleep deprived (but still truly excited) commentary! Hope you enjoy it! xo
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[@verandi3882]

I have yet to see one country in Europe that isn't beautiful and fascinating and filled with rich culture and history , the castle is breathtaking , Romania is absolutely nothing short of captivating.

[@verandi3882]

@Samael I was completely ignorant about that , thank you very much for the information, i might be wrong but i believe that soviet regime had a very negative effect on eastern europe ,it is probably a contributing factor to why the west is more developed than the east , also this makes sense because German castles look quite similar.

[@verandi3882]

@Samael i see what you mean , thank you very much for the reply, nonetheless I'm curious to why you think eastern europe would still be less developed anyway ?

[@verandi3882]

@Samael it is all clear and understood now , thank you very much for explaining, i hope eastern europe shall see better days, and that Romania becomes prosperous, i heard there is a conflict between Romania and Hungary over Transylvania

[@verandi3882]

@Samael i see , thank you again , i hope things get less heated but when both nations, peace the

[@iverson8154]

@Samael da ,așa este bah prostule Carol însuși a pavat străzile Bucureștiului, avea program de la 8 la 4 își punea salopeta pe el si asa sa reconstruit Bucureștiul

[@P.Whitestrake]

Transylvania! Such a mysterious yet beautiful place. The forest, the towers, everything looks great! Thanks to you, I finally can see how Bran Castle's interior looks like. Feels like you went beck in time to 15th century, I bet. Have a fabulous day, Alina!

[@AlinaMcleod]

I'm so glad! Thanks so much and same to you.

[@MirceaGavris]

Beautiful Alina, Thx for promoting Romania 🇷🇴 and all the unknown beauties of the world 🌎 out there 🙏

[@AlinaMcleod]

You are most welcome!

[@markszeto1209]

The drone shot was wonderful. Thanks

[@ddChuang0919]

Such a mysterious yet beautiful place. The forest, the towers, everything looks great!most wonderful castle I ever seen.

[@JLowe-uu8lr]

Oh my the bestest ever view of brans castle ive ever seen!=8) Inside and out😎😍

[@bobbyabrahamnatureloverdsp9104]

When i was studying my postgraduation , i got the book "Dracula , written by Bram Stocker" from my college library. I had hear this novel before i read this. Later i knew that this story is similar to the life of Vald The Impaler of Romania. I was deeply influnced by the places that drawn in this story. England and Romania are the main lands in the background of this story, especially Transilvania. River Danube is the route of travelling

[@franciscoespiritu9378]

wow... this is a world class video a must to see....

[@wiganer1953]

Just come back from Romania, what an amazing city Bucharest is. Went on the same trip, with Mr Tripp and it was fantastic if not tiring. Thanks for making this video, it was like reliving the visit all over again. Great to see it from a different angle from the drone shots. Thanks again x.

[@AlinaMcleod]

Oh that's so cool you did the same trip! It was such a great tour. Long day, but you get to see so much.

[@lordstudio953]

wow the most wonderful castle I ever seen

[@AlinaMcleod]

They are pretty epic!

[@ras2010able]

The drone footage looked great. Dracula castle looked like an t was worth the 15 hour trip.

[@AlinaMcleod]

Thank you! I thought so too. Great way to quickly see some other parts of the country.

[@kartinihanitio6010]

Hello Alina, not sure if you'll get this notification of my message, as this video is more than a year ago.I LOVE your choice of musics in your videos, seriously! For example, the first piece at 0:27 matches the mood perfectly on the castle view, and it's such a beautiful piece. As I watched further, your perfect choice of musics continued. I just want you to know that I really appreciate that, besides your beautiful shots/filming. I went to Peles Castle a year ago in December by train from Bucharest. It was SO cold, and it's my fault that I wasn't dressed for the weather. haha. It's a long story that I didn't go inside the castles (there's one other castle just 200m from Peles Castle). Anyway, I WILL return to visit in the non-winter season. haha. Thank you so much for the beautiful videos!

[@AlinaMcleod]

Aw thank you so much for saying that! This is actually one of my favorite videos that I've made because seeing these castles was such a special experience and I was a bit sad it didn't get as many views as I was hoping. I really hope you're able to visit when it's warmer out haha :)

[@tim.dunlap]

Haha your Dracula drone part...you are super cute lol. Seems you did a great job. Thanks for sharing. I am about to take off and become a fellow traveler for a year or 2! This is definitely one of my stops on my 7 continent journey/goal

[@AlinaMcleod]

Have fun!

[@jcberry9560]

Great video thanks.

[@erikacalvert9481]

Great vlog! We are planning a trip to Romania next year, so I was very excited to watch this. You should be proud of yourself, as the drone shots are fantastic (and your drone survived!). Thanks!

[@AlinaMcleod]

Aw thank you so much, Erika! I hope you guys have an amazing time!

[@bobjackson4720]

Eastern Europe is on my wannago list. You have found some beautiful sights.

[@goupigoupi6953]

You look your best when sleepy. And yes, it's a compliment!

[@nathansparrow1416]

your drone footage is always very good , keep it up ! I am watching through all of your filming this winter and I am hooked ! you brighten up the days and your smile is wonderful .

[@rudolfkasanpawiro644]

Very entertaining watching you at six in the morning, though l feel sorry for you. You look beautiful anyway. What is most amusing is to to see you doing the drone. Just like seeing a little girl that is so exited whit her present she just received. So precious expression. I am glad you survived the heartattack. It's another great video. Thank you Alina.

[@AlinaMcleod]

Haha thank you

[@Dollupwithayesha]

This place is one the top of my wish list from the past year and will remain there until I actually visit it. Thank you for the insight. Love all of your work!!

[@AlinaMcleod]

Thank you so much and hope you have a wonderful trip!

[@drewmo1]

I hit all these same places you did it's a great job to give me good memories of one of my favorite trips

[@kilpel2]

Nice video, beautiful country

[@tabishsid7482]

Beautiful video. Interesting and intriguing. You say that you are still learning how to use the drone but the video says you are good at it. Exciting music .... :-) I really enjoyed watching this video.

[@AlinaMcleod]

Thank you! I have gotten quite a bit better since the first couple of times, but there's so many cool tricks yet to learn!

[@adrianignat84]

If we have peace and love all around the world, all the places could be beautiful and amazing, giving us energy to go further, no matter what. With all my love for Alina! Signed : the crazy Romanian ❤️

[@rudabeggaginzburg5827]

Awesome!!!!! Alina very cool walking tour of Vlads castle. I just happen to love castles. I bet Vlad never thought his home would someday be a tourist destination. Lol thanx for the drone view it really gives a whole new perspective.

[@AlinaMcleod]

Glad you liked it!

[@cipaku]

Great vlog, edited masterfully and i particularily enjoy how you are so natural in front of the camera and you talk to it like you would to a friend. Also you shall be known from now on as "The Drone Whisperer". Fun fact: Alina is a common girl name in Romania i was surprised to learn you have no romanian origins.

[@AlinaMcleod]

Thank you! And yes, I was surprised to learn Alina was Romanian. It's an overall common name in Ukraine and Russia as well so I always assumed it was from there. Nice to see my name's country of origin haha

[@iverson8154]

@@AlinaMcleod yes, we have many girl/women with this name also men with the name Alin.

[@danielfl.9347]

I already miss Peles Castle watching this video. I went there in 2014 and spent 4 hours there. It was so awesome. Sinaia is a very pretty city, especially if you want to hike on the mountain (Sinaia).

[@KrispyCoins]

Such a cool video really enjoying these travel vlogs!

[@atlasfenix6995]

Wow those drone shots look amazing, very interesting and great video Alina!! 👍👍👍

[@AlinaMcleod]

Thank you so much!

[@awiranggayudha2063]

Kinda brings back memory of Old movies starred christopher Lee. No time for shot of local food? Anyway thanks for sharing. I will check this town one day!

[@AlinaMcleod]

Romania sadly didn't have a lot of veggie options as their traditional food haha. Bucharest had lots of options being so cosmopolitan, but Brasov is a lot smaller so wasn't as much choice. I really wanted to pizza though!

[@inapetrisor2874]

Beautiful video, beautiful music!

[@AlinaMcleod]

Thank you, Ina!

[@AgeCobra]

Nice good shots

[@Louise1775]

Sooo amazing. Thank you!

[@bernabecaneta6154]

Good morning ma'am Thaks for sharing this video GodBless yuo allways

[@64marro]

Enjoyed by Romania,Alina.My country is so special and unique.We kept our soul, culture and traditions unaltered.It's so different what the world knows about us and what you see with your eyes, that's right?I do not know if you can or have time ... go on the Transfagarasan for the most unique experience of your life. Nice work , dont worry , you will be emancipating in your work. you are a great prospect

[@AlinaMcleod]

Thank you! I will keep it in mind :)

[@spooky_electric]

“A fictional story.” That’s exactly what a recently bitten vampire would want us to think. 👀🧛🏻‍♀️

[@theodordan680]

how wonderfull to see a woman at its most natural state...when she wakes up in the morning:)

[@theodordan680]

love you 2 :)

[@davidjohnston710]

Spoooooookyyyy music. 6:00 a.m and “Oh, those castles better be worth it.” 😂 Alina, that was funny, no? Maybe not at the time, but haven’t we all had to get up early for something and said that to ourselves? I could relate! Thank God for COFFEE! That was sweet! Amazing castles, food, and music. So much romance and history. And wow, you are a drone pilot? Up on your spy tactics, huh? 😉LOL. Your videos are always astounding! Thanks!

[@emilyhorner3246]

Oh my gosh I'm so glad I watched this! I'm hoping to go to Romania this September and was wanting to visit Brasov as well as Bucharest :) looks like you had an amazing time

[@AlinaMcleod]

That's awesome!!! It was honestly such a great trip, would highly recommend! Have a wonderful time and safe travels!

[@emilyhorner3246]

@@AlinaMcleod thank you! Have fun on yours :) i was intimidated going alone from bucharest to Brasov so I'm so happy I found your video!

[@filmeseverin]

Wonderful Alina!

[@voodoochild3859]

First !!! Finallyyyyy. On my fav you tubers vid too!

[@xandris451]

Hey! Really nice video! The music fit perfectly. Do you have the soundtrack list? I hope you have an amazing trip! Cheers from Brazil.

[@AlinaMcleod]

Thank you. It's actually all music that can be found on the website Epidemic Sound. You have to pay for a subscription for royalty free music for youtubers or other projects. Sadly I don't think it's accessible any other way.

[@hoseaharoen7346]

Hello Alina...Good morning.. How are you...Amazing...👍👍🙏🙏

[@lupac3193]

I've watches some of your travel videos Alina and they are very nice, keep up the good work! The drone shots are stunning, even more so in this video, with the castles. What gear are you using?

[@AlinaMcleod]

Thanks! It's a DJI Spark. They don't make it anymore but Mavic Mini would be the new entry level or what I want next: Mavic Air 2.

[@lupac3193]

@@AlinaMcleod Thanks! Good to know if I ever wanna try this :)

[@laineslowski]

Your friend made a great recommendation 😉

[@hinchlnt]

Someone watching your live stream on May 24, 2020 posted this link, and so I decided to see for myself.

[@cristianstan7513]

So pretty pretty pretty

[@Blablagerman]

Very nice video.I have been there already several times with friends, and I also visited the real Dracula fortress where Vlad the impaler lived. Poenari fortress. I made a video about it...

[@filmeseverin]

Vlad the impaler has lived periodically also into the Bran castle.

[@darenbanford7969]

I've heard about bed head but have never really seen it so thanks for that! I saw your knight in shinning armour to bad a person couldn't take one home with them. Just a quick question before I close, Did you get bitten in the neck? you should have brought some fake Halloween blood and did a little acting skit for us and your drone videos are very good...I would have never known you don't have a clue how to operate it. Sometimes I read the instructions....what's that you ask?...well that's for another video.

[@victorflores1012]

Wao I travel a month in Ireland and see many castle's but these ones are amazing I have to ask were you find the music that plays on these video is pretty cool do you have a wave I can search for it thanks and keep on traveling

[@AlinaMcleod]

Thanks! I use epidemic sound for most of my music. Great subscription if you want to monetize your content.

[@victorflores1012]

Thanks will look for it

[@victorflores1012]

😘

[@musicalsteve82]

I grew up playing Castlevania IV so this was a bit of a letdown when I went there. Still, I have the urge to go back and film it myself.

[@BelusTraveller]

Castles always amaze me, But I think the insides are so depressing, Love ❤️ the Vlog Alina your doing amazing being so restrictive on your time issues, Keep it up, Loving It, I have crashed Four DJI Drones, Don’t feel bad if you crash, I have Mavic 2 Zoom Now, much safer,😁,Be Safe, Belus Traveller

[@JLowe-uu8lr]

Let's do the time warp again!=8) Just had a 15 hour day yeeks.👍👍👍👌😎

[@steven-k.]

Yeah, you're right, this is a good video. 👍 What's weird is that the first videos of yours that I watched were the ones in Moldova! Algorithm!! 🙄

[@AlinaMcleod]

Thank you!

[@makemefamousfornoreason8402]

My favorite medieval castle as a Romanian is Corvin's Castle from Hunedoara that's a fairytale castle and Peleș from Sinaia as the most luxurious..

[@AlinaMcleod]

Ooo hadn't heard of that one yet!

[@makemefamousfornoreason8402]

@@AlinaMcleod you can see it in this video .. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJWTXnZ9ar6AY7c

[@theodordan680]

Also do be carefull when flying a drone in Romania....there are permits needed for drones over 500 grams

[@HPCthulhu2011]

I bought a violin from Gliga who has their base operation in Romania, it was a custom design. The Prime Minister at the time happened to visit the factory and they had him on video holding my violin. Well I don't think that it is safe to go there for me though. Apparently you can get the dracula mug at the castle shop but it is kind of ugly looking.

[@chingon8890]

amazing videos woman wow

[@AlinaMcleod]

Thank you!

[@kayele]

I have 4 days, should I stay in Cluj and visit Brasov? Or stay in Brasov and visit Cluj?

[@ali_plz]

You’re so brave to be traveling by yourself! Beautiful views! ❤️

[@AlinaMcleod]

Aw thank you. I really enjoy travelling by myself (as well as with others sometimes of course) and overall I've been quite amazed how safe I've felt in all the different cities I've gone to.

[@jackgao3848]

Alina, if you make video in China, I can fly the drone for you, LOL

[@JLowe-uu8lr]

Lipstick what lipstick!=8)

[@romapping2105]

Dracula was the name of Vlad the impaler

[@rajanasir3342]

ich liebe dich. Alina ❤

[@samuelbrodoff7927]

Omg my mom was born in Transylvania. I am 1/2 Siberian (my dads from Irkutsk, Russia, in the Far East of Russia) and 1/2 Romanian my moms from Romania. My whole family is Russian Jewish. I have several people in my family who were Bolshevik soldiers fighting the White Russian Army. Do you have any family members who fought on the Bolshevik side of the Russian Revolution? Also Alina are you anything else besides Ukrainian and Russian? I’m dying to know those two things. I’m a proud supporter of the Russian Revolution. Fellow Eastern Europeans have to stick together you know

[@AlinaMcleod]

Hey there, well my Grandfather was in the army in during the 1960-1970's, but that's about it. My heritage is Ukrainian/Russian as far as a I know, but obviously I consider myself Canadian now too.

[@samuelbrodoff7927]

Which army?

[@sterianburghelea6567]

Too bad that the Revolution happened. It only brought deaths and misery to Russia and the surrounding countries.

[@Englezul777]

💕💕💕💕😉😉

[@valerys5988]

Hello !!! were you scared in Romania? I know there is in Romania terrible places!!!

[@sterianburghelea6567]

Like which ones?

[@costealucia5357]

@@sterianburghelea6567 This person obviously has no idea what he's talking about, if he knew he wasn't speaking such bs.

[@163fank]

Привет! Ты родилась и выросла в Америке? Хороший Безакцентный английский.. :)

[@AlinaMcleod]

Canada :)

[@SlavicUnionGaming]

Alina, I really think next time you visit kiev ukraine, depending on where you are, don't tell any true ukrainians that you have Russian blood, they could end up hurting you, and I worry about that, even me and your fans don't wanna lose you, Im sure your ok, but watch out for those Ukrainian nationalist who are nazi idealist supporters, becareful we all love you as a youtuber! 😘

[@AlinaMcleod]

That is definitely not the case here. Ukrainians first of all are not violent people towards civilians, second of all, most have a mix of Russian and Ukrainian heritage (Like myself; I was born in Ukraine even though my parents were born in modern day Russia) and third, in places like Kyiv Russian is still a spoken by the majority of people.

[@ToquzOghuzKhaganatekhan]

Mr Dracula wait me

[@cristiisop1228]

Vlad, a gruesome ruler? Come on, he wasn't much gruesome than the western rulers. In face of the Othman Empire, what was to be done? Think again! If wasn't for Vlad and the others romanian rulers, today you pray to Allah.

[@nannunbgd]

:)

[@StereoSpace]

What? Dracula is totally real. And all Romanians are themselves vampires, which is why, I suppose, they told you that silly fable about him being 'fictional'. Think back, remember how tired you always were on that trip...

[@YouTubenonesense]

So you are the one who caused an air-plane crash with the drone!

[@cydneycardinal7832]

Brenda Cardinal Please leave the pic long enough for a person to read !!! Annoying 🙏🏼

[@TommyPinkerton]

Hey, the way Tirana is pronounced is how some people say Toronto.